10A - Elevator Pitch No.1



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  1. Bernard BynumFebruary 16, 2020 at 12:32 PM

    Hey Michael,

    Your first elevator pitch was pretty solid. You addressed what the problem was through your real-life example and explained how your product would fix the problem. There's only one suggestion that I think would be beneficial for your future elevator pitch assignments. Pryor talked about avoiding talking about yourself too much so I think avoiding the use of "I"s and instead going more in-depth about the markets your product would be targeted towards and the added benefits for those target markets specifically would greatly improve your future pitches.

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  2. Joseph PlotkinFebruary 16, 2020 at 5:34 PM

    Michael,

    Great job with your elevator pitch. I also agree with Bernard that you adequately addressed the problem in your video. This hole puncher idea of yours is definitely efficient and probably isn't that expensive of a product. I can see it being bought by schools and corporate offices. If you were to change anything with your video it would be to just make it longer. Hitting that 90 second mark is a great strategy to sell your idea.

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