Brooklyn Elevator Pitch Competition ...2nd Annual!

UPDATE: one of our members is pitching in the final round... Go Katie! (https://www.meetup.com/startups-in-high-heels/members/177960382/)

Founders, business owners, app developers & entrepreneurs... apply for the 2nd annual Brooklyn Elevator Pitch Competition!

The competition is open to the public... anyone who meets the rules can enter.

Apply by Monday, May 18th... (http://bit.ly/apply-to-pitch) final round takes place live on Thursday, June 4th.

CHALLENGE

No projector, no slides, no deck... it's an "elevator pitch" competition!

You'll have 90 seconds to present using words alone to create mental images that make a lasting impression.

Two of our members won top prizes (http://bkstartups.com/elevator-pitch-competition-winners/) last year.

PROCESS

1. Apply by Monday, May 18th at 11:45pm. (http://bit.ly/apply-to-pitch)

2. Seven finalists will be chosen to pitch at the event (mentor panel from Brooklyn Innovation will select finalists).

3. Judges will choose the winnners live at the event.

Note: RSVP here is to apply to pitch. Tickets for the live event will be posted separately.

PRIZES

To be announced... (2014 in-kind prizes were over $40K in value).

RULES

• tech startup founders and brick & mortar owners can enter

• founder must live or work in Brooklyn or Manhattan

• must be unfunded, self-funded/bootstrapped (no major outside funding)

• you don't need to have a company & there is no fee to apply to pitch

• you must be a member of Brooklyn Startups meetup to receive a prize

• decisions of the panelists & judges are final

Apply to pitch now... (http://bit.ly/apply-to-pitch) don't wait!

NOTE: RSVP here is to apply to pitch. Tickets for the live event will be posted separately.