{"id":2713,"date":"2024-04-18T17:22:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/?page_id=2713"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:45:18","slug":"transformative-structures-pitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/high-school-challenges\/transformative-structures\/transformative-structures-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformative Structures: Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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\n Develop a pitch to convince investors that they should fund YOUR solution. You should use the information you gathered\/created in the previous steps, but don\u2019t be surprised if you need to change things about your Key Business Proposition or solution design as you think about your pitch. \n <\/p>\n \n

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Use the How to Build a Pitch<\/a> document as well as the Pitch Judging Rubric<\/a>\u00a0(click here for an editable Word Doc version<\/a>), which is what investors will use to evaluate your pitch, to learn more about building a winning pitch. Remember to explain why the problem is so important, how your solution will solve it, who will buy it, and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of real-life pitches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use these examples to help you build a winning pitch for your solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air-BnB Pitch Example<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
YouTube Pitch Example<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Podozi Pitch Example<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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How can the pitch judging sheet help you improve your pitch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you have completed your practice pitch, what changes will you make to your pitch?<\/p>\n\n\n

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