Move beyond ‘Hunger Games’ of pitch competitions

In planning an industry funding forum, I was asked if it would include a Shark Tank like ‘pitch competitions’ — an activity where businesses would make presentations about themselves in order to win a prize.  Having a long history of evaluating businesses and participating in pitch competitions as both competitor and judge, I view pitch competitions as similar to the “Hunger Games.”

The book, “The Hunger Games,” by Suzanne Collins, tells a story of youth who compete to the death.  The competition is not really about determining who is best, but to provide entertainment…