Ask around to see if there will be an office "pool" where everyone who is interested pitches in a small amount of money and a designated person buys an "office" gift for the boss.
Or take an equally self-interested pitch from Larry Ellison: "It's incredibly difficult and expensive to make these systems communicate at all".
Marquis, a native of Staten Island, has said that he was interested in pitching in New York.
He asked Cone if he would be interested in pitching as being a setup man or a closer for Kansas City.
But Reed was more interested in pitching and would use the keepsakes to throw against the brick wall he practiced on.
*And the Mets have spoken with Denny Neagle, whose agent said "there's no question he'd be interested" in pitching for the Mets.
And if you're interested in pitching your startup for Startup Battlefield, apply here.
If you're not interested in pitching, there will be plenty of time for networking and throwing back a few beers.
Find a person, typically a man, who made the VC you're interested in pitching a whole bunch of money at some point and have them introduce you.
But even if you aren't interested in pitching on stage, the Meetups are a great opportunity to network with the local community and with TechCrunch writers.
It caters to advertisers big and small that are interested in pitching products and services to wealthy residents and tourists in eight glitzy vacation markets, including The Hamptons, N.Y., Nantucket, Mass., and Sun Valley, Idaho.
