Comments on: Scrap the Obituary, the Elevator Pitch is Alive and Well http://www.michelledamico.com/2010/06/is-the-elevator-pitch-dead/ Getting your message to media that matter Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:45:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle Damico http://www.michelledamico.com/2010/06/is-the-elevator-pitch-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Michelle Damico Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:44:36 +0000 http://www.michelledamico.com/?p=84#comment-98 thanks for the comment Tim. I think the elevator pitch applies to everything in life - finding jobs, making friends, you name it. thanks for the comment Tim. I think the elevator pitch applies to everything in life – finding jobs, making friends, you name it.

]]> By: Tim http://www.michelledamico.com/2010/06/is-the-elevator-pitch-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Tim Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:52:02 +0000 http://www.michelledamico.com/?p=84#comment-89 Hi Michelle: I'm not involved with the VC industry either, but I would agree with you. I am currently in transition and I attend a great number of networking events and events at my local career center. I hear so many people speak endlessly about themselves and their career aspirations. Sometimes these mini-speeches can take a couple minutes. I agree...whether you are a person who's in transition at a networking event or a business looking for funding (or even employees, for that matter)...there is a huge need to get to the point very quickly. We live in a world of short attention spans...and I think the elevator pitch, however it is used, can help grab and keep someone's attention. Hi Michelle:

I’m not involved with the VC industry either, but I would agree with you. I am currently in transition and I attend a great number of networking events and events at my local career center. I hear so many people speak endlessly about themselves and their career aspirations. Sometimes these mini-speeches can take a couple minutes. I agree…whether you are a person who’s in transition at a networking event or a business looking for funding (or even employees, for that matter)…there is a huge need to get to the point very quickly. We live in a world of short attention spans…and I think the elevator pitch, however it is used, can help grab and keep someone’s attention.

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