I present to you, dear reader, Harvard Business School's Elevator Pitch Builder. It's incredibly user-friendly and also explains in a slickly designed template what the different aspects of a ...

That’s where writing a pitch deck comes in. Well, this is exactly what elevator pitches are for – something that businesses use to convey everything they’re about in just a few seconds, whether ...

Luckily for me—and you—I recently came across a great tool from Harvard Business School: The HBS Elevator Pitch Builder. This (FREE) tool takes you through building your pitch by asking you ...

from elevator pitch contests at MIT, Purdue, Duke and elsewhere. To help entrepreneurs get started writing a solid pitch, the Harvard Business School created a nifty interactive tool that breaks ...

Every cold call or first-time business encounter starts with an elevator pitch. When you meet people at a conference or tradeshow, the first question they ask is, "What do you do?" You should have a ...

I know a guy whose elevator pitch turned a chance meeting at a wedding into an opportunity to get funding his new business idea. So, does a good "elevator pitch" sound like something worth having?

If you were given fifteen seconds to make a successful elevator pitch about yourself, could you? Harvard Business Blog says it's time to learn how. Photo by Rennett Stowe. We've previously covered ...

If you are interviewing or conversing with recruiters, human resources and other professionals at networking events, it is imperative to have a captivating elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a ...

How do you craft a memorable elevator pitch that effectively communicates your personal brand? We asked seven business leaders for their best advice, and here’s what they shared. An effective ...

Today, elevator pitches are the economic equivalent of speeches at a beauty pageant: predictable, often vapid, always bland. Here’s a suggestion. Try a Dumbwaiter Pitch instead.