Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
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Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
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Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#2This is probably a better link (actual page instead of newspaper article): http://www.perfectbusiness.com/theperfectpitch/twitter.cfm
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#3forcing you to explain a business idea in 111 characters really could reveal the megastar ideas
Finally, a reason to tweet.
[EDIT: This is hard! Words like technology, proprietary, and customizable consume too much of a limited resource. I guess I'll have to speak English to convey my idea.]
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#4Okay, let's give this a go:
Dropbox: Share files instantly and easily across mac, pc and web. For teams. Has file versioning. Freemium. (108 chars)
Grooveshark: database with millions of songs. Visit site to play music for free. (80 chars)
Amazon: sell books online. Cut out middle man (bookstore). Share profit with customers. (88 chars)
I haven't put much effort into this, but it looks like 110 characters is plenty.
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#5Thanks for the link. This micropitch will separate the men from the boys, the so called pitches, from the great ones. If it sounds great and can be easily and effectively conveyed to the audience while getting people excited, it can be a hit.
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#6Okay, let's give this a go: Dropbox: Share files instantly and easily across mac, pc and web. For teams. Has file versioning. Freemium. (108 chars) Grooveshark: database with millions of songs. Visit site to play music for free. (80 chars) Amazon: sell books online. Cut out middle man (bookstore). Share profit with customers. (88 chars) I haven't put much effort into this, but it looks like 110 characters is plenty.
Funny, your descriptions help me understand better than anything I've seen before. Maybe we're on to something here.
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#7Okay, let's give this a go: Dropbox: Share files instantly and easily across mac, pc and web. For teams. Has file versioning. Freemium. (108 chars) Grooveshark: database with millions of songs. Visit site to play music for free. (80 chars) Amazon: sell books online. Cut out middle man (bookstore). Share profit with customers. (88 chars) I haven't put much effort into this, but it looks like 110 characters is plenty.
Funny, your descriptions help me understand better than anything I've seen before. Maybe we're on to something here.
I think we're on to the idea of elevator pitches.
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny, your descriptions help me understand better than anything I've seen before. Maybe we're on to something here.
I think we're on to the idea of elevator pitches.
I must be a real geek, then. Limiting myself to x words, y sentences, or z seconds never helped. Limiting myself to 111 characters, now there's a unit of measure I can relate to.
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#9The nice thing about this tweet-pitch idea is that it allows larger number of investgors get less intimdated by and more exposed to a larger number of product ideas. This increases probability of finding a perfect match between an investor-beliver-in-the-idea and a founder-beliver-in-the-idea.
PG should be jumping of joy right now - this could be a major leap towards future where more people feel free to work on their business instead of the job thing.
Re: Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter
#10I guess if you were looking for ideas to... repurpose, here's an easy idea feed for you: