[tom]

Holy cow that's a big ask at the end of the Michael Prichard pitch, but man, best of the bunch. He told us what the problem was. He personalized. Why HE had to solve it. He ate his own dog food (literally). Explained how it would change lives / the size of the market / competition. And then finished with his ask. Not that he was actually asking, but that is a better pitch than all the rest.

One thing that got me about a lot of the others, they just didn't feel practiced. If they were, it was not enough. Practice, practice and practice some more and when you think you've nailed it ... do it again ... twice. :)