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

February 7, 2008

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

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