Put your best pitch forward, this week at TBIC

It is great to be an inventor but… so what, why should I care?  So you invented something, big deal…who needs it? 

These are the obstacles if front of every inventor, the wall that divides a great idea from seeing the light of day.  Your one chance to get over that wall is the “pitch”, how you describe your invention so that others will want to have it.  What do you say to remove the barriers to the sale or agreement?  How do you approach potential customers and make them customers?   We have had guests tell us how they pitch and this week at TBIC, our guest will tell you how to pitch. 

We are joined this week by Lou Caputo, President of Caputo Creative.  Lou has been a pitch man for HSN and you may have seen him recently selling Origami Shelves overnight.   He worked with Kevin Harrington to help teach new inventors how to pitch and he is sharing that knowledge with our council this Wednesday night.  Learn what to say, and what not to say when presenting your invention.  Learn how to act, think and feel when the opportunity presents itself to promote your product.  These are likely to be the most important lessons you can learn if you want to achieve success.

Also… we will have a short introduction to an event where you can test your pitching skills.  Dawn Maree Stanley will visit with us (early, so don’t be late!) to tell us about “Sum Of A Pitch” invention pitching contest on September 27^th in St Petersburg.  A variety of notables will be judging the event and elements will be recorded for a potential TV show! (Try to look nice!)

Finally, you will get to test your pitching chomps at our TBIC 30^th anniversary event on October 1^st!  If you haven’t registered yet, please do so right now!  www.meetup.com/TBIC-us/events/137074852

This will be a busy meeting so make plans to attend this Wednesday 9-11 from 7-9 pm!