Sentences with phrase «minute pitch»

For the course ending Up - Start Competition, teams of students will present a 10 - minute pitch for a business idea they have and apply what they have learned from the course.

In an article in the September 2003 Harvard Business Review, «How to Pitch a Brilliant Idea,» Kimberly D. Elsbach, professor management at the University of California, Davis, wrote about a six - year study in which she observed 50 Hollywood film and TV producers fielding scores of 30 - minute pitches from screenwriters.

The program culminates in Demo Day, where founders give a 5 - 10 minute pitch in front of investors and community members, with the hopes of getting funded.

Presented by HIMSS, the Venture + Forum half - day program and semi-final pitch competition provides a high - energy, 360 - degree view on health tech investing and features exciting 3 - minute pitch presentations from early and growth - stage companies, investor panels and a networking reception.Casper de Clercq will be a judge.

One - on - One Pitch Sessions Every attendee may register for one free 10 - minute pitch appointment with an attending agent or editor.

Each award winner will present a 5 minute pitch at the Chicago Kent Auditorium on October 24 and have an opportunity to exhibit during the event.

Attend an Open Call where you will be given the opportunity to do a 1 - minute pitch of your business / product / idea to a member of the Casting Team — just like you would as if you were on the show.

Highly Commended Award: BioFiltro, of Davis, Calif Judges selected the Highly Commended Award winner, Biofiltro, from the ten 1.5 - minute pitch companies.

Education funding advocates, including actress Cynthia Nixon, made a last minute pitch for extra money for schools in the state budget.

After the lecture, the group divided into three rooms to practice delivering their two minute pitch directly to either Mr. Kosberg; Keith Ogorek, Senior VP of Global Marketing for Author Solutions; or Caroline Weiss, Author Solutions» Director of New Media.

Submission will require a brief writeup, 5 minute pitch video, 3 to 5 action shots, and the game rulebook

Her ability to dissect the job posting and provide me with specific examples of how her previous experience could apply to this role, all in a five minute pitch sold me.

That's why the Mets made a big last - minute pitch for David Cone on the free - agent market this winter.

I had an unnerving 10 - minute pitch session with an editor from Harpers at a writer's conference.

At the finals, each contestant presents, to an assembly reminiscent of a TED talk, a 3 - minute pitch in English explaining how their research meets the announced standards, followed by several minutes of questions from the judges.

Presented by HIMSS, the Venture + Forum half - day program and semi-final pitch competition provides a high - energy, 360 - degree view on health tech investing and features exciting 3 - minute pitch presentations from early and growth - stage companies, investor panels and a networking reception.

Ten - minute pitch appointments fly by, and many are wasted by the author who spends... way... too... much... time... explaining (1) his protagonist's backstory, (2) his world - building elements, or (3) all the cool historical facts he discovered when researching his novel.

Then came the main event: the eight - minute pitches from the six JOLT teams.

«All you're trying to do, whether it's a three - minute pitch or a six - or eight - minute presentation, is to whet the appetite for a follow - up and get an in - person meeting,» says Somak Chattopadhyay, principal at Greenhill SAVP, an early stage venture capital fund in New York, and a longtime Pace judge.

You're judged on every informal conversation you have — over lunch, over coffee, even while exchanging business cards in the hallway, Ebrahim says: «It's not just the 15 - or 30 - minute pitch session.

Limited to 10 companies that will be selected through a competitive application process (open now --- applications due by 12 noon EST on January 27), Catapult offers instructional courses and culminates with a competition, centered on a 15 - minute pitch, with the winner receiving a year of business coaching and a cash grant, among other considerations.

So, we set up training for recruiters to help them message and speak about the company's strengths and differentiators just like we did for sales and marketing; the training involved role - playing, one - minute pitches, email messaging, cold call prospecting, and SLAs for response times.

And of course there were the swarms of lobbyists scurrying through Capitol hallways making their last - minute pitches for clients.

WASHINGTON — Members of Upstate New York's congressional delegation are making a last - minute pitch to the Pentagon, asking military leaders to consider building a $ 3.6 billion missile interceptor site at Fort Drum.

PHILADELPHIA — The arena wasn't quite full, and it was hours before that other New York City mayor was slated to speak, but Mayor Bill de Blasio made his seven - minute pitch for Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump with gusto.

The last - minute pitch is a bid to siphon votes from Democrat Kay Hagan so that the Republican can advance.

The daily fantasy sports industry today turned to two retired NFL quarterbacks — Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and Vinny Testaverde — to make a last - minute pitch to ensure the popular contests are legalized in New York.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren was in Albany yesterday, making a last - minute pitch for state assistance in the budget — including $ 100 million for a new arts center.

Members of upstate New York's congressional delegation are making a last - minute pitch to the Pentagon, asking military leaders to consider building a $ 3.6 billion missile interceptor site at Fort Drum.

With New York state lawmakers trying to finalize a budget, advocates are making last - minute pitches.

Education funding advocates, including actress Cynthia Nixon, made a last - minute pitch for extra money for schools in the state budget.

It can be useful to have prepared a 2 - 3 minute pitch (the so - called «Guinness» pitch)-- all jargon removed — just in case you bump into one.

Entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers will present their ground - breaking projects, business plans, entrepreneurial and social initiatives in three - minute pitches.

TwoMangoes presented a 2 - minute pitch to a panel of leading business professionals.

EXCLUSIVE: Armed with a four - minute test reel and a passionate 20 - minute pitch, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia co-creator and co-star Rob McElhenney has closed a significant deal at Legendary Pictures to make his feature directorial and screenwriting debut.

Oscar nominations are due this Friday, so there's a lot of activity all over the place as everyone makes their last - minute pitch to get their named called on January 14, when the nominations are announced.

An expert panel judges students» five - minute pitches, choosing two teams to compete next spring at the EF Global Student Leaders Summit in Shanghai, China.

Ferguson told her to come back the next day with a 10 - minute pitch.

At a tech conference geared to pitching new ideas, the Pied Piper team mans a booth and prepares for its six - minute pitch.

«An objective of mine is teaching and having students experience public speaking [and] communication, and also convincing people and being able to take questions on the fly,» Merseth says, noting that a the end of the course, students should be able to state why their charter school is needed in a one to two minute pitch.

«I gave him the two - minute pitch I had given so many times that even I wasn't interested in it,» Stevens remembers.

Open to all higher education personnel (faculty, staff, administrators, students, etc.), and driven by a live pitch - off event, PitchLX brings together 7 - 10 select participants to deliver two - minute pitches for existing or theorized innovative ideas which have the potential to significantly shape the future of teaching and learning with technology in higher education (we welcome moonshots).

To enforce the two minute pitch, a bell would ring to let authors know that it was time to end their pitch and move on to the next representative.

Around 15 - 20 developers will run the gauntlet, giving their all in quickfire 5 minute pitches to demonstrate that their title is worth the PC Indie Pitch crown, and coverage in the PC games media.

Execute company / organization research, job search strategies, such as informational interviews, the one - minute pitch, and interviewing skills to help them distinguish themselves and compete in the professional marketplace.

5 New Orleans artists / 5 minute pitch / $ 5,000 prize and a guaranteed exhibition spot at a premier ArtPrize venue — the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan for Art!

UC Carbon Slam 2016 brought students from all 10 campuses to Silicon Valley to present their climate science and carbon reduction research in three - minute pitches and posters at a live competition before a panel of esteemed judges and guests.