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but here s how i m different. you have to push away the generic competition and that s only a portion. caitlyn, you re up. my tip has to do with hiring. what i think is most important thing to hire for is passion for your organization. and so when you look at simple people, all of the employees are passionate about elevating the standards of our food, when s in the center aisles of the grocery store and makes a difference in what we accomplish and like a vaccine for the difficult times and there are difficult times in a business and times to work late hours or times when things aren t perfect and so you need something that pushes you beyond just a salary. i think do you think there always has to be a passion for the product, or can you just have a passion for the group that you re working for or that you re working with or the processes that you work through? because sometimes it might be hard to find the perfect person who has a passion for that exact product or do you think
pitch, that s why i gave you a five. i didn t know other products had sugar added through fruit. emphasize that. i didn t hear the numbers. i have to know the revenue wharks the projections are. you problem. i have to know what kind of revenue you are doing now, as an investor, the food is interesting. the return is very breasting. the pitch can be stronger. the product is unique. kay caitlyn. i gave the product an eight. nice job starting the company, by the way. i gave the pitch a seven. here s the major thing you need to think about in the pitch and also just in general in talking to consumers. you have to make sure that you re addressing the barriers to consumption. and so, if you re talking about parents and parents with babies, they want to know that the kid is going to eat the food. that s exactly what i was thinking. if i knew that babies love this, i would be buying it right away. yeah. so you want to make sure you re