A small change: include the type of feedback wanted

There will be a change going forward with Pitch Zoo.  The change deals with the feedback from the audience. Pitch Zoo was designed to get feedback on the content and the delivery of the pitch.  However, in the first two Pitch Zoos I have seen it be difficult to separate the feedback on the pitch (the content and the delivery) …

Have July be a Pitch Zoo targeted specifically for software developers?

I am thinking about making the July Pitch Zoo event be targeted to software developers.  The idea is that up to 6 entrepreneurs would do pitches targeted to software developers.  The entrepreneurs would have 3 minutes to pitch their business idea in a format to excite software developers.  There would not be Q&A.  But rather the entrepreneurs would grab a …

WMU PITCH Results

WMU hosted a pitch competition, PITCH, on April 5th and 6th, with 32 teams competing. Here are the final results: 1st: Fish Ninja, Pitcher: Nathan Norman ($1,200) 2nd: TPimpawster, Pitcher: Erik Chmelar ($700) 3rd: Tech Guardian, Pitcher: John Fry ($400) Most Entertaining, as voted by the crowd: Erik Chmelar, TPimpawster ($200) There were 8 business ideas that made it to the final …

The second Pitch Zoo

The second Pitch Zoo event this past Monday (April 1st) was fun — being that it was on April Fool’s Day.  Ryan Goins was the timekeeper and was able to have fun with the chattering teeth and duck calls.  And several people in the crowd used their false teeth when supporting the “pitchers” and asking them questions / providing feedback. …