She Brought a Baby to the Boardroom While Asking for $1 Million. There's No Way That Worked...Right? Would you dare to try the high-risk, high-reward strategy of bringing a small child to your investment pitch?

By Matthew McCreary

She Brought a Baby to the Boardroom While Asking for $1 Million. There's No Way That Worked...Right?
Would you dare to try the high-risk, high-reward strategy of bringing a small child to your investment pitch?
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    This week's episode of Elevator Pitch features founders with all sorts of fascinating backgrounds. One entrepreneur claims a 9-figure sale of his last business while another has only been in business for six months. Another entrepreneur has put 12 years into his business and now needs investment. For what he doesn't make quite clear. But perhaps the most interesting background comes from Amy Beckley of Proov (a tech company that monitors women's hormone levels to optimize fertility), who appeared on the first season of Elevator Pitch.

    In her first Elevator Pitch appearance, Beckley failed to earn a deal because her business idea was too new and deemed too risky. Years later, she returned with proof of concept in the form of two small children. Will the kids help bolster her pitch or have investors Kim Perell, Shaun Neff and Marc Randolph running for the exit?

    Watch the full episode to see whether Beckley will have better luck this time and watch more great pitches. Stream this and all past episodes at Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch.

    Related: You've Got a Great Invention. Now How Do You Get People to Buy It?

    Season 7 of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is brought to you by Amazon Business with support from State Farm* and T-Mobile for Business. New episodes stream Wednesdays on entrepreneur.com. Follow Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch on Facebook, YouTube and IGTV.

    *State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is not involved with the judging or prize distribution of this contest hosted by Entrepreneur

    Matthew McCreary

    Entrepreneur Staff

    Associate Editor, Contributed Content

    Matthew McCreary is the associate editor for contributed content at Entrepreneur.com.

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