So, the people at Pace University emailed me and asked me to post something about their annual elevator pitch contest in New York City with cash prizes this year of over $50,000. I’m pretty nice, so here it is!  (Although the event doesn’t take place until Thursday, December 3 in New York City – the deadline to register to compete is October 16).  All the details can be found HERE.

From the Pace website:

The Pace Pitch Contest is based on the Elevator Pitch concept, popular in the venture capital community. It is an extremely concise presentation of an entrepreneur’s idea, business model, marketing strategy, competitive analysis, and financial plan, which is delivered to potential investors. The premise is that it could be made in a few minutes, should the entrepreneur spot a potential investor on an elevator and have the opportunity to pitch their idea during the brief ride.

At this year’s Pace Pitch Contest, five finalists in the New Business Concept category and five finalists in the Social Venture category will each have exactly three minutes to pitch their new venture idea to a distinguished panel of judges and an enthusiastic audience. In addition to broad participation at Pace, we have been pleased to welcome student competitors from a number of other universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.

If anyone goes, I wan’t to hear about it!!!