Will you need a host or hostess gift? Compose your pitch. Instead of preparing a formal elevator pitch, think of one simple sentence that will get people's attention. How do you know the host? After: Thank the host on your way out. Some of your best business opportunities will be at social events. Or try to. MORE >>

Its surprising and not surprising that Brown has been at this for 15 years and its not unexpected that they recently hosted an event providing prizes for bad ideas. 15th Annual Brown Entrepreneurship Program Forum is this Saturday. EP is a student-run organization that acts as the extra-curricular side to entrepreneurial learning. MORE >>

ve written about the “elevator” pitch before. was at a crowded event, Launchpad LA, at the SLS Hotel and had drunk several beers and as the host had a ton of people waiting to chat. It’s hard to imagine that somebody pitching a content business business in LA really could have captured my attention – there are so many of them. MORE >>

You can choose gender-specific hosted events such as Women 2.0 Know your elevator pitch. Want to grow your business? Do what men do. Have big networks filled with people who can connect you to money, markets and talent. To be as successful as the boys, you don't have to grow a pair. That was then, this is business. MORE >>

If you pledge $2,000, you get the same as well as phone support, hosted service and a computer. Their video pitch seems to have hit the right chords (moxie, passion, hard-core geekiness), which appears to resonate with many of the same people.  The more you pledge, the more you get.  Most likely a combination of the two.)  Get it?  MORE >>