Elevator pitch scorer

Score your 30-second pitch and see exactly what's missing.

Who are you pitching?

Scored live as you type. The rewrite is written by AI and takes a few seconds.

Your score appears as you type

Start writing your elevator pitch above and every check below updates live.

What your score checks

Hook & problem

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  • Opens with the problem or a hook
  • Names a real, specific problem

What you do

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  • Says plainly what you do
  • Names who it's for
  • Says what changes for them

Why you

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  • Says why you, not the alternative
  • Backs it with proof

Delivery

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  • Sayable in under a minute
  • Sounds like a person talking

The ask

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  • Ends with a clear ask

Good to know

What the elevator pitch scorer checks

An elevator pitch has one job: in under a minute, leave the listener able to repeat what you do and wanting the next conversation. The scorer checks the parts most pitch advice agrees on: a hook that opens with the problem, a plain statement of what you do and who it's for, the result it delivers, why you and not the alternative, a piece of proof, delivery that works out loud, and a clear ask at the end.

What you do counts double, because a pitch the listener can't repeat has failed no matter how good the hook was.

Open with the problem, not your name

"Hi, I'm Sam and I'm the founder of…" spends your first seconds on the part the listener cares least about. Opening with the problem ("Most dog groomers lose a day a week to no-shows") gives them a reason to keep listening, and makes what you do next sound like the answer.

How to use it

Pick who you're pitching (a customer, an investor, or someone at a networking event), then type the pitch the way you'd say it. Read it out loud once; if you run out of breath or trip on a word, so will the listener. Then work through the failing checks. The most common gaps are a missing ask and no proof: one number, one customer or one result is enough.

"Fix it for me" rewrites the pitch to pass the failing checks while keeping it speakable. Anything it can't know, like your traction, comes back as a bracketed placeholder.

End with an ask that fits the listener

A pitch without an ask ends in a polite nod. Make the next step small and specific: a 20-minute call for an investor, a free trial or a quote for a customer, an introduction for someone you met at an event. The scorer checks that the pitch ends on one.

Frequently asked questions

How long should an elevator pitch be?

Short enough to say in 30 to 60 seconds, which is roughly 75 to 150 spoken words. The scorer flags pitches that would take longer than about a minute to say.

Does the score change for investors vs customers?

The checks are the same, because a good pitch to anyone says what you do, for whom, why you and what you want next. The listener you pick shapes what counts as a fitting ask, and the rewrite tailors the pitch to them.

What counts as a good score?

70 and up means the listener would understand what you do and know what you want from them. 40–69 usually means a missing hook, proof or ask. Under 40 means the pitch probably doesn't say what you actually do.

How is the score calculated?

Each check is a yes/no question answered by an AI scoring model with a probability. Checks average into five dimensions, which are weighted into the overall 0–100, with what you do counting double.

Do you store my pitch?

No. Your pitch is sent to our AI providers (Anthropic and TypeSafe) to score it; we don't save it. Free, no sign-up.

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