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Make Your Pitch

By: Christopher Knight and Ellen J Harris
  • Summary

  • Make Your Pitch podcasts are co-hosted by

    Christopher Knight and Ellen J Harris.

    The podcast is designed for Startup Companies to meet investors.

    The team invites Startups to participate if they can demonstrate a product or service that provides true value as well as being a market disruptor.

    If the startup has generated revenue, has a list and has their numbers in order, according to Knight and Harris, this is the criteria Investors want to see.

    Investors care about the return of their investment.

    The podcast will showcase for the audience what constitutes a good startup candidate.

    Startup Companies are not limited to technology. Most importantly, Startups must have a product or service that has commercial viability.

    Candidates go to http://Make-Your-Pitch.com and apply for consideration to be a guest on the Make Your Pitch podcast.

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    Listeners will discover what investors expect to hear, what experts have to say about your approach to investors and most importantly how to make the ‘killer' pitch.

    There will be guests on making their pitch so that you can more easily craft your pitch in order to appear on Make-Your-Pitch.

    In addition, for those investors who are listening to the podcast you will have an opportunity to find that next big hit.

    Why would you listen to us?

    Christopher Knight, a 40+ year serial entrepreneur, business coach, mentor brings his expertise and knowledge to the podcast bringing out core information from every guest. You will find him direct and specific given his years of experience.

    Ellen J Harris, a business owner with a 35-year corporate career in fortune 500 companies consults at the annual $300K business startup contest at NYU Stern School of entrepreneurship where she guided 18 winning teams to victory. On the podcast Ellen makes the guests think more deeply than they might otherwise.

    We know, once you have listened, you will also want to participate to achieve your goals and vision. Don't forget to subscribe to Make-You-Pitch and leave us a review.

    “Do You Have What it Takes”

    Apply at https://Make-Your-Pitch.com

    Best of Success to All,

    Ellen J Harris

    Christopher Knight

    Copyright 2023 by Christopher Knight and Ellen J Harris
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Episodes
  • "Now You Can Throw Away the Key to Access Your Computer Systems" Graeme Speak, after many years in the crypto security has dveloped the ultimate safe login system. Tell me what you think.
    Nov 18 2021

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    A Customer Relation Management system that provides a 4 Module Solution, Standard Customization by the CRM Engine Team, Unlimited Users, Unlimited Data, Unlimited Records, Cloud Hosting, Security Updates, and Daily Backups as well as On-Going support (Usually Same Day)

    Go Here to Learn More:

    Website: CRMEngine.co.uk/makeyourpitch

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    Make-Your-Pitch

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    Graeme Speak – CEO, Founder, MasterKey

    CEO, Founder of Bank Vault, Master Key, Rainmaker and GoPC

    Graeme is an Entrepreneur | Technologist | Kitesurfer - Rethinking Cybersecurity

    Graeme is an entrepreneur and technology innovator who for 25 years has led teams pioneering Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity. We solve tangible business problems through deep technical insights and then develop technologies that scale globally for commercial success.

    Notable products and companies founded (include 6x Patents filed worldwide):
    • MasterKey - CLIENTLESS cybersecurity for Passwordless Web Logins, Encrypted Keyboards, and Invisible-MFA.
    • BankVault – Internet Isolation / Remote Browsing for SMBs and Professionals.
    • Rainmaker – Futureproof-computing, built-in seconds. A self-evolving PaaS.
    (Rainmaker did in 2-seconds, what AWS did in 40-minutes)
    • GoPC – Cloud platform deploying virtual bespoke PC/Server networks inside a supercomputer.
    • LinFrame - the world's first Linux VDI SaaS which scaled to 16,000 users.
    • Cone of Australia's most successful ASPs (Application Service Providers).

    Career highlights:
    • Winning Top Fintech Start-up worldwide at the ‘World Cup Tech Challenge' hosted by Silicon Valley Forum and Microsoft.
    • Presenting our Encrypted Keyboard to the US President's Senior Advisor on Cybersecurity.

    After recovering from a serious kitesurfing accident I became very active as Secretary of the Western Australian Kitesurfing Association to promote safe kiting and co-founded Kitestock.com, the largest kitesurfing event in the southern hemisphere at the time.

    Keywords

    Western Australian Kitesurfing Association

    Encrypted Keyboard

    Linux VDI SaaS

    Rainmaker

    Passwordless Web Logins

    A self-evolving PaaS

    CLIENTLESS cybersecurity

    GoPC

    Cloud Computing

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    56 mins
  • "Play the Game on a Level Playing Field" Vox Pop Gaming is a platform desigend by Charles and Marc which allows the little guys to compete with the big gaming Corporations and get paid a fair price. You will be amazed.
    Nov 11 2021

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    A Customer Relation Management system that provides a 4 Module Solution, Standard Customization by the CRM Engine Team, Unlimited Users, Unlimited Data, Unlimited Records, Cloud Hosting, Security Updates, and Daily Backups as well as On-Going support (Usually Same Day)

    Go Here to Learn More:

    Website: CRMEngine.co.uk/makeyourpitch

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    Make-Your-Pitch

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    Voxpop Games Design

    Mark Anthony Rodriquez and Charles Yu CEO and founder

    Game developers and distributors

    VoxPop Games is a profit sharing games distribution platform focused on independent games.

    In the United States gaming platforms continue to grow consistently during the Covid pandemic and accelerated in 2021reaching $33.9 billion annually. Of that, $33.9 billion dollars, a little over $3.4 billion is independent games. That is comparatively small compared to the larger market.

    We talk about disruption a lot. How do we plan to disrupt? Using a method that will revolutionize the market. VoxPop uses a revenue sharing business model.

    Any game that is sold on the VoxPop platform, the developer gets a percentage share of that revenue.

    If my percentage share is set at 5% we offer 20% to specific users. What this model does is engage influencers.

    If an independent gamer has a killer idea, you have a great game already built but what you don't have is the money to buy marketing to help that game get sold. Advertising can be as much as two thirds of a triple A games budget.

    An example is Call of Duty with a $255 million budget, over $210 million of which was for advertising and only advertising. If you are an Indy Dev, you don't necessarily have the money to engage in a traditional advertising campaign. What you want is to engage influencers. Independent gamers live and die on streamers and ledge players. Among Us is a game that went so viral, 85 million downloads, that game came out 3 years ago but it was a complete flop. It was only during the pandemic when streamers picked it up at random that it created a cascading effect. One streamer picked it up then a group of streamers picked it up and all of their viewers got on board as well.

    You might wonder what was stopping developers of AmongUs from engaging streamers like this three years ago? The answer is streamers these days have an audience and gone are the days when a free copy of your game has meaning. Streamers want to keep the lights on, they are looking for sponsorship and with having their own audience, we are beyond the days when you can just give us a free copy of your game to a streamer. They want to keep their channel alive and what streamers want is a cut of the profits.

    So on VoxPoP developers engage streamers and say hey listen I got this new game, I want to showcase my game. If you recommend this game to your audience, I will give you 10%, 20%, 30% of every sale. Its an old model of reciprocity built into the system. You can attempt virality on another platform but with VoxPop you stand to earn a profit if people buy a proven model.

    Keywords

    Virality

    Sponsorship

    AmongUs

    Streamers

    Call of Duty

    Indy Dev

    Independent developer

    Reciprocity

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    51 mins
  • "Seeing is Believing" Can vision be improved using Ai? Chuck Gershman and his Company OwlAi is well on it's way to improving the safety of millions.
    Nov 3 2021

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    A Customer Relation Management system that provides a 4 Module Solution, Standard Customization by the CRM Engine Team, Unlimited Users, Unlimited Data, Unlimited Records, Cloud Hosting, Security Updates, and Daily Backups as well as On-Going support (Usually Same Day)

    Go Here to Learn More:

    Website: CRMEngine.co.uk/makeyourpitch

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    Make-Your-Pitch

    https://make-your-pitch.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this Episode is B.E.T. A business platform that gives you all the information and tools you need to advance your business as well as the understanding of how to run your business most effectively and profitably.

    To learn more check out the:

    Video: https://bit.ly/368rSKk

    Website: www.yvrbet.com

    The Co-Sponsor for this episode is CRM Engine.

    Our Guests-Chuck Gershman

    Chuck Gershman is cofounder of Owl Ai

    This startup develops sensor systems for satellite systems in outer space, defense applications, automotive applications, and medical applications. The firm developed a proof-of-concept thermal camera system for the U.S. Air Force.

    Digital cameras were the original sensor source but only with 2D sensor systems. The automobile systems were designed for visual driving.

    Using two eyes, human beings guesstimate estimate distance or depth, and they allow us to absorb information from the environment and this is how the road system in the United States was developed.

    Digital cameras were the original sensor source with only 2D capability.

    Automotive companies have supplemented visual sensors with radar systems that produce depth information so that information was fused together with visual sensors.

    What was discovered was just like humans see well during daylight, they struggle with shadows, seeing well in darkness and at night, and headlights limit driving ability to see well and humans really struggle in the rain, snow, and fog. This is exacerbated in the sensor's world. They're worse.

    Thermal imaging does not know the difference between night and day. It is a camera that produces an image that is the same in either day or at night and does not rely on light photons.

    It relies on an energy photon emitted by the object. It is still photon-based physics it is just not light daylight, so the images are the same night or day.

    The wavelength that we sense is longer than a visual wavelength. As such it is less encumbered or attenuated by things in the atmosphere like snow, rain, smoke, or fog.

    That is not to say there is not some attenuation, but the degree of attenuation is orders of magnitude less than what we experience.

    Therefore, humans can see in environments like snow, rain, etc.

    Keywords

    Wavelength

    Radar

    proof-of-concept

    thermal camera systems

    2D capability

    energy

    photon

    Thermal imaging

    Digital cameras

    energy photon emitted

    road system

    energy photon

    3D Point Cloud

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    55 mins

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