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Speed dating for dollars. Entrepreneurs have minutes to persuade investors to invest in them

February 7, 2008

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They were men, mostly. Some were handsome. They wore their best suits and tried to develop a rapport with the person at the other side of the table — in seven minutes — in hopes that they would see them again.

At Wednesday's "Speed Pitching" event at Salt Lake Community College, entrepreneurs laid their hearts on a table before angel investors, who had the choice to begin a relationship or reject them.

By Laura Hancock Deseret Morning News

Full Story: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1 ... 936,00.html
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