Unit 3: Business Pitch

Retrieved from: https://bassconnections.duke.edu/content/request-bass-connections-project-proposals (for educational purposes)

Objective: At the end of this unit you should be able to use vocabulary related to a specific topic from your area of study and to write and speak about a project proposal.

October 27th

Warm up

Watch an episode of Shark Tank, a famous  TV show. Shark Tank invites new companies to pitch (introduce) their products to potential investors---the sharks.



Listening Activity

I The Sharks. Connect the name and information about a shark.

1.      Kevin O'Leary

a. Immigrant who has a cyber security business

2.      Daymond John 

b. Venture capitalist who made his fortune selling an educational software
3.      Robert Herjavec

c. Billionaire who also owns a sports team

4.      Lori Grenier
d. Brand expert behind multiple global brands
5.      Marc Cuban

e. The queen of QVC (Quality, Value, Convenience) holds over 400 patents

II The Entrepreneurs
  1. What is the name of the company?
  2. How much money are they seeking?
  3. What product or service does this company sell?
  4. How did they come up with this idea?
  5. How does it work?
  6. What's unique about this gadget?
  7. What do you think about this device?
  8. Would you invest your money?

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