The Elevator Pitch is a concept that suggests anyone with an idea should be able to communicate all of its benefits in the time it takes to go up a floor or two in an elevator. The best example? It may be apocryphal, but the film Alien was apparently pitched as “Jaws in space”.

So how easy is it for small and startup companies in the communications space to actually communicate their ideas? We’ve created the Telecoms.com Elevator Pitch to give them just that chance. Entrants get 90 seconds to tell us what they do and why it deserves your attention. You’ll see from some of the videos here that, if they try and exceed that 90 seconds, the doors will shut in their face!

What we really want to find out is what the industry makes of the pitches, though. So we need you to share your opinions by rating them with the tool beneath each video and by adding your comments too. We’ll follow up by providing more in-depth coverage of the ones that get the most votes.

So let us know what you think!

Interested in participating? Email mike@telecoms.com or james@telecoms.com

All Elevator Pitches
qrpedia

QRpedia: Language code

Terence Eden, mobile consultant with QRpedia, pitches his language detecting QR code company.

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Does QRpedia get your vote or not?

QRpedia is Neutral
Total votes: 0
stream

Stream Communications: Connecting the machines

Nigel Chadwick, director of M2M player Stream Communications, talks about network resiliance.

Stream

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Does Stream Communications get your vote?

Stream is Neutral
Total votes: 0
wood-douglas

Wood & Douglas: Wireless design

Grant Notman, head of sales and marketing at Wood & Douglas, talks about his UK firm’s wireless systems design offering.

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Does Wood & Douglas get your vote?

Wood & Douglas is 98.6% negative
Total votes: 152
p2i

P2i:Nano protection

Dr Stephen Coulson, CTO of P2i, shows off his firm’s protective nano-coating technology.

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Does P2i get your vote?

P2i is Neutral
Total votes: 0
mobilize

Mobilize: Boosting loyalty

Steve Gray, chairman of Mobilize, talks about helping retailers to enhance their loyalty programs.

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Does Mobilize get your vote?

Mobilize is Neutral
Total votes: 0
hailo

Hailo: London cab calling

Russell Hall, London cabbie and founder of Black Cab calling service Hailo, gives us the pitch.

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Does Hailo get your vote?

Hailo is Neutral
Total votes: 0
apical

Apical: Advanced imaging

Noman Hashim, VP sales Europe and North America, talks about his firm’s ambient lighting technology.

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Does Apical get your vote?

Apical is 100% positive
Total votes: 1
pyreos

Pyreos: Gesture interface

Karolina Kolodziejczak, sales and finance manager at Pyreos, talks about the firm’s developments in touchless interfaces and IR sensors.

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Does Pyreos get your vote?

Pyreos is Neutral
Total votes: 1
blippar

Blippar: Brand engagement

Stephen Shaw, opportunities director at image recognition platform Blippar, talks about brand engagement.

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Does Blippar get your vote?

Blippar is Neutral
Total votes: 0
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Guardian24: Supporting the lone worker

Jim Irving, CEO of Guardian24, talks about his firm’s lone worker support service.

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Does Guardian24 get your vote or not?

Guardian24 is Neutral
Total votes: 0
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VisionIPTV: Delivering content

Luke Kennedy, product and sales director of VisionIPTV, talks about his company’s CDN, used to deliver content to mobile devices.

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Does VisionIPTV get your vote or not?

VisionIPTV is Neutral
Total votes: 0
stuartbroome-sub10

Stuart Broome, CEO, Sub 10 Systems

Stuart Broome, CEO, Sub 10 Systems, pitches his wireless Ethernet bridging company.

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Does Sub 10 get your vote or not?

Sub 10 Systems is 100% positive
Total votes: 5
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Yaser Martini, CCO, MePlease

Yaser Martini, CCO of MePlease pitches his company’s social sharing and tracking platform.

MePlease

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Does MePlease get your vote or not?

MePlease is Neutral
Total votes: 0
john-taylor-parcelgenie

John Taylor, ParcelGenie

John Taylor, CEO and founder of ParcelGenie pitches his instant gift messaging business.

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Does ParcelGenie get your vote or not?

ParcelGenie is 100% positive
Total votes: 1
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Ben Medlock, TouchType

TouchType co-founder Ben Medlock pitches “the future of text entry”.

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Does TouchType get your vote or not?

TouchType is 33.4% positive
Total votes: 3