Project Grow

This episode of our weekly pitch show catches up with a pair of furniture founders from last season.

This episode of our weekly pitch show features all sorts of strategies, with different rates of success.

In this episode of our weekly pitch show, the investors hear four strong pitches ... and one that ends in cursing.

This episode features a lot of failed pitches, but there are lessons in every failure.

Our weekly pitch show is back as the investors judge whether four women are ready to take the next steps in their businesses.

Entrepreneurship involves a lot of blood, sweat and tears -- especially when your business is designed to make people sweat.

The judges hear some excellent pitches, but only manage to come to an agreement with one startup.

Is your business ready for an investment round?

One entrepreneur has to rein in his enthusiasm after an excellent pitch meeting.

It doesn't matter how great your idea is if you can't communicate it clearly.

There's a significant and largely untapped resource available that many competitors are overlooking: academia.

The investors have a healthy skepticism of bold claims.

In business as in life, transitions are inevitable. When it's time for yours, don't screw it up.

Their messages remind us how Bezos cautioned shareholders to wake up 'terrified' of their customers and to stay focused on 'Day 1.'

The judges say they take bribes, but mostly they give funding, credit and advice.

Your goal should be to make your deals too good to resist. Is 50 percent off too high? Probably. But some companies have found it works.

For a pitch to be successful, the judges must see a foolproof method of bringing a product to market.

Gen Z loves micro-influencers, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram. What more do you need to know?

At times, it seems the contestants on our weekly streaming pitch show have the upper hand over our board of investors.

Wondering how to decrease turnover and increase competence at the same time? Open your (metaphorical) textbooks.

The founders of Modern Fertility want to provide all women with access to fertility tests and education. But first, they need to gain the support of both Silicon Valley and the medical industry.