{"id":24975,"date":"2016-11-04T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/?p=24975"},"modified":"2017-02-04T15:14:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T15:14:17","slug":"sme-beyond-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/sme-beyond-borders","title":{"rendered":"Chosen as a finalist in our &#8220;Pitch, please!&#8217; contest, to be held at SME Beyond Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am delighted to inform you that you have been chosen as a finalist in our &#8220;Pitch, please!&#8217; contest, to be held at SME Beyond Borders, Atlantis the Palm on Thursday, October 27th.\u00a0Prior to the contest, we will require you to be present in the main ballroom venue at 7:00pm on Wednesday 26th &#8211; when <strong>you will receive pre-event training from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nathangold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nathan Gold<\/a>, the world&#8217;s No. 1 pitch coach.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note that when you pitch, you will need to observe the following &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your pitch slot is strictly limited to three minutes &#8211; at which point the microphone is switched off.<\/li>\n<li>You are required to start pitching as soon as the Moderator says &#8220;begin!&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Only one person is allowed to pitch for your company.<\/li>\n<li>You are not allowed to use support materials of any kind: this is a purely verbal pitch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please find attached firstly, your official certification as a shortlisted finalist; along with a briefing document, designed to help you maximize maximizer and appeal of your pitch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations on becoming a &#8220;Pitch, please!&#8221; finalist!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"hp-galeria hp-galeria-sin-medir tipo-rectangular\" data-ancho=\"1080\" data-galeria=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div class=\"hp-galeria-fila\" style=\"width:1080px;height:830px\" data-ancho=\"1080\" data-alto=\"830\"><div class=\"hp-galeria-grupo imagenes-1\" style=\"width:672px;height:830px\" data-ancho=\"672\" data-alto=\"830\"><div class=\"hp-galeria-item\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Certificacion.jpg\" itemprop=\"url\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/galerias\/24977-672x832.webp 668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 61.85vw, 668px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/galerias\/24977-672x832.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/galerias\/24977-672x832.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 61.85vw, 668px\" width=\"668\" height=\"826\" style=\"width:668px;height:826px\" data-ancho=\"668\" data-alto=\"826\" alt=\"Certificate of shortlisting for the Pitch Please final pitching contest, October 27th at Atlantis The Palm Dubai\" title=\"Pitch Please shortlisting certificate\" data-id=\"24977\" data-completa=\"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Certificacion.jpg\" data-grande=\"https:\/\/www.happinessplay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Certificacion.jpg\" data-w=\"784\" data-h=\"970\" data-titulo=\"Pitch Please shortlisting certificate\" data-pie=\"Certificate for finalists of the Pitch Please contest at SME Beyond Borders.\" itemprop=\"image\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/a><div class=\"hp-galeria-pie\" itemprop=\"caption description\">Certificate for finalists of the Pitch Please contest at SME Beyond Borders.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hp-galeria-grupo imagenes-3\" style=\"width:408px;height:830px\" data-ancho=\"408\" data-alto=\"830\"><div class=\"hp-galeria-item\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a 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wall.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>you that you have been chosen as a finalist in our &#8220;Pitch, please!&#8217; contest, to be held at SME Beyond Borders, Atlantis the Palm on Thursday, October 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