10 extreme things entrepreneurs have done during a pitch competition
 

10 extreme things entrepreneurs have done during a pitch competition
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Entrepreneurs are, by nature, risk-takers. This quality can serve as an advantage during a startup pitch competition, but it can also go terribly wrong.

Curious about what kinds of risks pay off — especially when funding is at stake — I asked 10 entrepreneurs from the*Young Entrepreneur Council*about the craziest things they have done to get investors' attention.*

Their best answers are below.

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1. I said we were raising just the cost of a lunch to meet with me



I got up on stage and crushed our pitch. People loved it. At the very end, I said we were raising $18.33, what a lunch would cost to meet with me.*

This was a gutsy move but we ended up getting over 30 contacts from investors taking me up on my lunch. Every one of them referenced the amount in their email or in-person conversations. It's something different that stuck out in their minds.*

Investors don't care what you're trying to raise when they are first getting to k**w you. They want to k**w you. Do something that'll stick out in their minds. -*John Rampton, Due Read more...





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