For the uninitiated, Peak Pitch is a decidedly Vermont take on a "venture fair" (so we're told - we'll find out more tomorrow), meaning it's less formal and takes place on a chair lift and skis.
Entrepreneurs are paired with investors and then get onto a chair lift together, at which point the entrep. has four minutes to make his/her "elevator pitch", leaving a few minutes for Q&A or embarrassing silence!
If the pitch goes OK, we presume the pair elect to ski down together, at which point this snow-bound match-making cycle repeats itself. If not, we presume they part ways on top. Awkward!
Wait, it gets even crazier! Investors are given three votes/chits for the day, which they parsimoniously hand out to the entreps. who they feel make the best pitches.
Then, later in the day, the three entreps. with the most chits face off in a pitch-off over lunch, in front of the whole early-stage Vermont business community (all of about 30 people, it seems!).
Can you imagine? I'm not sure what's worse: not getting a chit on the tail-end of the chair lift ride or winning a chance to pitch off over lunch in public!
Anyway, casting aside all fear of public speaking, we've been honing our pitch, which has been substantially dusted off and improved since we last had to trot out in front of local angels in Fall '09.
And for extra ammo, we had our supplier ship us 20 samples of our Outdoor Skin Protector with SPF 13 (yup, 13!), which we're naively hoping will make an unforgettable impression on a big sugar daddy/mama!
Actually, the Skin Protector's really good... we shouldn't knock it. Really good. Maybe it'll help bring home the bacon.
Btw, there's some upside in this Peak Pitch we haven't mentioned: thanks to all the sponsors, entrepreneurs get a free lift pass! This means we'll get to pull out the downhill boards for the first time this year - now that could be embarrassing.
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