The Real Deal: Meet the Contestants Who Caught Investor's Eye
In the Elevator Pitch Challenge, our contestants were given 30 seconds in an elevator with our toughest investor, Jayesh Parekh, to sell him a random object. The contestant's objective was to interest Jayesh Parekh so much that he offered his business card signaling interest.
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CEO and Founder of Janta Meals, Jesse van de Zand is seen here selling a colorful ball to Jayesh, as part of the Elevator Pitch Challenge, where our contestants were given 30 seconds in an elevator with our toughest investor, Jayesh Parekh, to sell him a random object. The contestant's objective was to interest Jayesh Parekh so much that he offered his business card signaling interest.
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Gayathri Vasudevan, CEO of LabourNet, a social enterprise based in Bangalore with a clear focus on enabling livelihoods and improving real income wages of the informal sector by improving worker skill and productivity, is seen here trying to sell a squishy ball.