The show is that The Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, and challenges entrants to pitch their company to our board of investors during a 60-second trip to the boardroom. If investors like what they hear, the elevator doors open, and negotiations begin. If they don’t like what they hear, the elevator goes back down, and the businessmen leave empty-handed.
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Negotiations can be tricky, with investors often digging into the weeds of every little part of the business, from sales to overheads to team members’ training. But this week, our panel asked some unexpected questions that pitted the contestants at their core:
- You gave a good pitch, but does that mean you have a good product?
- What’s to stop a big company from coming in, duplicating your idea and putting you out of business?
This powerful episode has big questions – and big investments. Watch and learn from entrepreneurs who can sit still and convince investors to put their worries aside and gamble on the next big thing!
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Season 11, Episode 6 Board of Investors
- Marc Randolph, founder and original CEO of Netflix, is a master of measurement
- Kim Perell, CEO of 100.co, serial entrepreneur and investor
- Dani Jones, former NFL player and serial entrepreneur
Season 11, Episode 6 Entrepreneurs
- Aabesh De, founder of Flora, an app and device that provides care guidance for over 10,000 plant species.
- Kalyn Johnson Chandler, founder of Effie’s Paper, a black-owned and women-owned stationery business.
- Mario Soave, founder of CleverFi, which connects users to Wi-Fi automatically without the need for passwords.
How to watch
Season 11 of The Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch presented by Amazon Business. New episodes air Wednesdays on Entrepreneur.com and EntrepreneurTV. Follow up The Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch on Facebook, YouTube and IGTV.
