Entrepreneurial Pitching

noun a thought or concept proposed for consideration

verb to suggest or propose an idea for consideration

• During the meeting, I decided to float an idea for a new marketing strategy.
• Hey, do you mind if I float an idea for our next project?
• I'm thinking of floating an idea for a fun team-building activity.
• Sometimes it's good to float an idea out there and see how people react.

noun A concise and persuasive speech or presentation that outlines a product, service, or idea in a short amount of time, typically delivered in the time it takes to ride an elevator.

• During the job interview, candidates are often asked to present their elevator pitch.
• Hey, do you have your elevator pitch ready for the networking event?
• I gotta work on my elevator pitch before the meeting tomorrow.
• She delivered her elevator pitch flawlessly, capturing the attention of everyone in the room.

noun A collaborative event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers, project managers, and others, collaborate on software projects

• The company organized a hackathon to encourage innovation among its employees.
• I heard there's a hackathon happening next weekend, are you participating?
• Let's team up and crush this hackathon, we got this!
• Life is like a hackathon, you have limited time to come up with creative solutions to challenges.