ThinkGum

Are you looking for free advertising space, press coverage, or introductions to venture capitalists for potential investment? If so, check out our elevator video pitch competition on Vator.tv, a social network and media site for start-ups, entrepreneurs, and investors. We've partnered with the funded start-up becasue we share the same goals; to discover great companies and technologies, introduce them to the world, and analyze their models, stories, and impact they may have on you and I.

Are you able to pitch your company in under a minute, or even thirty seconds? Well, you should be able to do it in one sentence. The easiest way to do this is to compare your model to another one (or two if it is a combination) that people already know and understand. Just twist the story to make it specific to your company. You'll likely need a couple different versions if an individual isn't familiar with the other companies. Either way, its important to be able to pitch your start-up in different contexts. The simple reason for this is that people come to understand concepts, models, ideas, or value propositions by examining them from different angles or view points.Continue Reading...

There's no need drink that coffee or pop that adderall anymore, just chew on some ThinkGum, a new creation from Stanford grad student Matt Davidson. The gum is designed to improve concentration, increase alertness, enhance information recall and reduce careless errors by packing the gum with herbs and herbal extracts that have been scientifically demonstrated to exhibit these characteristics. ThinkGum will also help with all nighters; it has the equivalent amount of caffeine as half a can of soda.Continue Reading...