Comments on: High concept pitch: Feedburner for iPhones

By: John Manoogian III

John Manoogian III — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:40:06 +0000

“The X of Y,” “the X for Y,” or “the X meets Y” sounds like a Hollywood pitch, not high-concept.

By: shafqat

shafqat — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:58:38 +0000

I love the ‘Hollywood Pitch’ – we use ours all the time, but its important to know your target audience. Saying we’re building the ‘Last.fm for News’ or ‘The Funded for Journalists’ will draw a blank stare from many of our friends and family. But with the right audience, I think the hollywood pitch is the way to go.

By: J. Bryan Scott

J. Bryan Scott — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:08:27 +0000

“High-concept” is abstract and sounds more academic.

“Hollywood” evokes a clear connotation – isn’t that the point?

By: B. Radmin

B. Radmin — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:43:47 +0000

kudos to pinch media…

i also love the term “high concept pitch” getting a high concept pitch of its own. though instead of “hollywood pitch” i’m going with…. “the fastball!”

By: Ethan Bauley

Ethan Bauley — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:50:58 +0000

Considering that fellow Los Angeles resident Hustvedt clearly stole the term “Hollywood Pitch” from me via this Hacker News thread last month, it gets my vote.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=167247

I don’t see “high concept pitch” starting as many conversations

(PS Just kidding, Marc!)