May 01

Elevator Pitch: ‘Burn Note’ Keeps Private Messages Private

Posted in: Alan Meckler, Jacob Robbins, mbTV

Remember on “Mission Impossible” when messages would self destruct after an agent listened to them? In this episode of “Elevator Pitch,” Alan Meckler speaks with Jacob Robbins about his startup “Burn Note.”

“Burn Note” allows you to send secure emails and then choose how soon after it’s read it will disappear from the database forever…without all the smoke and drama.

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Mar 27

New Show! Elevator Pitch Fast Forward: I-Ella

Posted in: Alan Meckler, Ella Gorgla, mbTV

They came on the mediabistroTV series “Elevator Pitch” hoping someone would take a chance on their ideas. In our new show, “Elevator Pitch Fast Forward,” host Alan Meckler checked up on the new business owners to see how they’re doing.

In our first episode, we dropped in on I-Ella CEO and founder, Ella Gorgla to see where the fashion insider’s marketplace is today. Gorgla showed us how giving clients a red carpet experience put new life into her business. She also gave “Elevator Pitch” hopefuls some solid advice to make sure their startups never go out of style.

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Feb 20

Elevator Pitch: ‘Hoppit’ Helps You Pick Bars and Restaurants That Fit Your Style

Posted in: Alan Meckler, mbTV, Steve Dziedzic

In this episode of “Elevator Pitch,” Alan Meckler speaks with Steve Dziedzic about his social app ‘Hoppit.’ And when we say social app, we’re not talking the 140 characters or less kind.

“Hoppit” is an ambiance search engine that serves up restaurants and bars based on their atmosphere. Watch and see if “Hoppit” can help Alan find the perfect bar or romantic restaurant.

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Dec 20

Elevator Pitch: Let ‘Go Try It On’ Be Your Virtual Stylist

Posted in: Alan Meckler, Marissa Evans, mbTV

In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler talks with Marissa Evans founder and CEO of “Go Try It On.” It’s an iPhone app that acts like a virtual stylist. Users upload a photo of an outfit they plan on wearing and let their friends and the community respond.

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Oct 11

Elevator Pitch: TwoChop Designs Games From Website Content

Posted in: Alan Meckler, mbTV, Mike Onghai, Mo Lam

In this episode of Elevator Pitch, host Alan Meckler meets with TwoChop founder Mo Lam and AppAddictive CEO Mike Onghai about their gamification venture, TwoChop. If you run a blog or other content oriented website containing text, music, or images, TwoChop will design a game from the content.

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Feb 16

Elevator Pitch: Piictu Founder Pitches Photo App

Posted in: Alan Meckler, Elevator Pitch, Jonathan Slimak, mbTV, piictu

In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler meets with piictu founder Jonathan Slimak. Piictu is a mobile app that allows people to collaborate using pictures. It’s also one of the “What’s Hot” and “New & Noteworthy” apps in Apple’s app  store.

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