7th pace pitch & reception

5:00-5:30 reception 5:30-7:30 concepts 7:30-8pm Awards Ceremony & Networking Open to all. Based on the Elevator Pitch concept, popular in the venture capital community. 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.. Finalists in the New Business Concept category & 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, MIT, NYU, Princeton. Special Guest Sal Khan, who is also "Bill Gates' favorite teacher".