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#yourbizselfie. today s elevator pitcher got the attention of big hollywood stars, but does that mean he s hit upon a fleeting trend or is developing a strong business? let s see what our panel thinks. tanya yuki is the founder and ceo of social content analytics company, and jill sherman is co-founder and ceo of motolist, a brand that enables people to get their products into specialty shops. hi my name is jeff falkner and i m the co-founder of a men s line specializing in bow-ties crafted in feathers. it started eight years ago when my friend came up with these for his wedding. they were a huge hit and that came to us coming together five-and-a-half laters and forming backrackish. since then we have 100 retailers all own the world. we have gained celebrities like ....
Bill murray and ringo starr with our ties. we have combined we-retailers and trade shows and are looking to fill more orders. more specifically we would like to upgrade our production facility and expand distribution. based on our current growth rate investors should expect a 30% return on investment within the next five years. jeff, i have to say, these products are beautiful. and congratulations on all your success so far. okay, so two scores today. the first one on the left-hand side, score the product from one to ten. the second one, score the pitch from one to ten. and you guys have done some really amazing work. 20 employees so far. how many retailers? we are in over 100 retailers now. awesome. good for you. thank you. let me start with you, jill. you have a lot of knowledge about the fashion world. so the let s do the product first. awesome. i give the product a ten. i love it. i think it s amazing. an amazing product, congrats on ....
hi there, everyone. i m jj ramberg and welcome to your business. the show dedicated to giving you add vice to help your business grow and succeed. his team calls him the world s least important ceo. but do not let that label fool you. ben kaufmann is disrupting not only how the world makes new products but how yo cultivate an innovative culture to fit the company s name corky. it s thursday night in new york city, and ben kaufmann the dynamic 28-year-old ceo of quirky invited me to be a panelist of the company s weekly ritual called e-val. you are watching the evaluation. special guest panelist tonight is jj ramberg, give it up for jj ramberg. quirky describes itself as a company that makes invention accessible. every week the employees sift through thousands of product ideas submitted by the company s community. they then select the best ones to bring to eval to see if a new concept has merit. if it makes it to eval the idea goes to the quirky community for a vot ....