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Starting a Business

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 4 Episode 1: 'You Attacked Me!'

Our weekly pitch show is back as the investors judge whether four women are ready to take the next steps in their businesses.

Thought Leaders

Entrepreneurship involves a lot of blood, sweat and tears -- especially when your business is designed to make people sweat.

Buying / Investing in Business

The judges hear some excellent pitches, but only manage to come to an agreement with one startup.

Buying / Investing in Business

Is your business ready for an investment round?

Buying / Investing in Business

One entrepreneur has to rein in his enthusiasm after an excellent pitch meeting.

Buying / Investing in Business

It doesn't matter how great your idea is if you can't communicate it clearly.

Resumes & Interviewing

There's a significant and largely untapped resource available that many competitors are overlooking: academia.

Buying / Investing in Business

The investors have a healthy skepticism of bold claims.

Leadership

In business as in life, transitions are inevitable. When it's time for yours, don't screw it up.

Celebrity Entrepreneurs

Their messages remind us how Bezos cautioned shareholders to wake up 'terrified' of their customers and to stay focused on 'Day 1.'

Buying / Investing in Business

The judges say they take bribes, but mostly they give funding, credit and advice.

Marketing

Your goal should be to make your deals too good to resist. Is 50 percent off too high? Probably. But some companies have found it works.

Buying / Investing in Business

For a pitch to be successful, the judges must see a foolproof method of bringing a product to market.

Marketing

Gen Z loves micro-influencers, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram. What more do you need to know?

Fundraising

At times, it seems the contestants on our weekly streaming pitch show have the upper hand over our board of investors.