elevator pitch
a very short and convincing sales talk
TRANSLATION
elevator pitch = ein kurzer Überblick einer Idee für ein neues Produkt, eine Dienstleistung oder ein Projekt (Wikipedia) --- GOOGLE INDEX elevator pitch: approximately 500,000 hits
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IN THE PRESS
The best ELEVATOR PITCH for you is the one that works, opens doors, raises eyebrows and gets the right people to ask questions like “how do you do that?" or even better, "can I buy it now?"……..
(American Venture Magazine)
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That's the ELEVATOR PITCH of William Coleman, founder and CEO of Cassait, a 3-year-old company with a computing vision built on virtualization and automation technology……….
(adapted from Network World Magazine)
(American Venture Magazine)
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That's the ELEVATOR PITCH of William Coleman, founder and CEO of Cassait, a 3-year-old company with a computing vision built on virtualization and automation technology……….
(adapted from Network World Magazine)
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elevator pitch
slang
- An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project.
(Wikipedia)
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WORD ORIGIN
The word pitch has several different meanings, one of which is to attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner. Thus an elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project that can be delivered in the time span of an elevator ride.
The term is typically used in the context of an entrepreneur pitching an idea to a venture capitalist to receive funding. Venture capitalists often judge an idea based on the quality of its elevator pitch and use it to quickly sort out bad ideas.
It's said that that many important decisions made on the floor of the U. S. House or Senate are made "in the time of an elevator ride" as staff aides whisper into a congressman or senator's ear while they head down to the floor to cast their vote.
A variety of other people, including entrepreneurs, project managers, salespeople, and job seekers, commonly use elevator pitches to get their point across quickly.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“I gave our head of product development an elevator pitch while standing in line at the cafeteria today - he loved my idea."
slang
- An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project.
(Wikipedia)
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WORD ORIGIN
The word pitch has several different meanings, one of which is to attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner. Thus an elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project that can be delivered in the time span of an elevator ride.
The term is typically used in the context of an entrepreneur pitching an idea to a venture capitalist to receive funding. Venture capitalists often judge an idea based on the quality of its elevator pitch and use it to quickly sort out bad ideas.
It's said that that many important decisions made on the floor of the U. S. House or Senate are made "in the time of an elevator ride" as staff aides whisper into a congressman or senator's ear while they head down to the floor to cast their vote.
A variety of other people, including entrepreneurs, project managers, salespeople, and job seekers, commonly use elevator pitches to get their point across quickly.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“I gave our head of product development an elevator pitch while standing in line at the cafeteria today - he loved my idea."
