Elevator Pitch Game Rubrics
Welcome to Elevator Pitch-Your 60-Second Sandbox
You’re about to step into a room where the timer is louder than your voice.
In this game: you get 60 seconds to convince strangers to invest monopoly money.
In real life: you will be lucky to get thirty. Use the pressure to build clarity now, so it’s muscle-memory later.
Yes, the cash on the table is fake, but the habit you’re forming is 100 % real. Master the art of framing the problem, shaping the solution, and asking for exactly what you need. VC funding isn’t the whole startup story, but sharpening your pitch will serve you in every sales call, partnership meeting, and customer demo.
Enough talk—let’s play.
The 4 Pointer Pitch-and-Invest Rubric
Use this rubric to pitch and invest. Pitchers hit the marks; investors weight their rupees by the same scores.
| Criterion | What a 5/5 Sounds Like | Investor's Quick Check |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | A specific user + a quantified pain that feels urgent. | Do I instantly know who hurts, how much, and why it matters? |
| Solution Fit | One plain-English sentence that removes the pain—no jargon. | Can I picture it working without extra slides? |
| Business Model | Who pays, how much, how often—plus one unit-econ nugget. | Does the money flow make immediate sense? |
| Ask + Next Step | Exact rupee request tied to one measurable milestone and deadline. | Will I know in 30 days whether they did what they promised? |
Try hard, learn fast, iterate quicker. See you at the finish line—ideally with real money on the table next time.
If you liked Elevator Pitch, you might like Startup High too. It is Monopoly, but based on startups. And more fun too.
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And yes, seek clarity. Everything else will follow.