Reynolds, the husband of a college friend, to let her make a pitch at Technology Crossover Ventures, where he was an associate.

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They control the relationship more and can pitch the ideal of an optimized technology stack.

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Yabuki's pitch to beleaguered banks: The technology he's investing in just might increase the profitability of a bank customer by a factor of five to seven times over what it is today.

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Finding few takers for the antipiracy software, Kozel crafted a new pitch: Skyrider's antipiracy technology also could be used to track what users are searching for, letting sponsors woo them with targeted advertising.

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Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz believes in the importance of women in technology, a point he highlighted during a Technovation Challenge pitch event in Mountain View on April 28, 2012.

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Join Silicon Valley-based organizations for women in tech such as Astia, Women 2.0, Women in Technology International and attend events such as Women 2.0 PITCH, BlogHer Entrepreneurs Conference and Stanford Entrepreneurship Network.

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In the DIGNO S, this technology has been further enhanced, heightening acoustic pressure of low-pitch sounds for clearer audibility.

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Information technology appeals to drug companies like Merck because it may improve their ability to pitch their products to doctors.

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The innovative tissue-conduction audio technology has been further enhanced from previous applications to heighten acoustic pressure of low-pitch sounds for even clearer, easier-to-hear audibility.

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