elevator-pitchlisted

# Elevator Pitch — ~150 words / ~30 seconds spoken You are producing the shortest defensible pitch for a project. Two formats: - **Spoken**: ~30 seconds when read aloud (~70-90 words) - **Written**: one paragraph or three short paragraphs (~120-180 words) The constraint is the discipline. If you can't pitch the project in 150 words you don't understand it yet. ## Foundational rules Both rules are enforced by validators at the end of generation. If either fails, revise before surfacing. 1. **Grounded.** Every substantive claim must trace to repo source. 2. **Not overpromising.** No "the only" / "world-class" / "revolutionary" — the validator will catch these; pre-edit so it doesn't have to. ## What an elevator pitch IS A compressed answer to four questions, in this order: 1. **Who is it for?** (one phrase) 2. **What does it do?** (one sentence) 3. **What's the alternative — and why is this better?** (one sentence, comparison-shaped, NOT superlative) 4. **What stage is it at?** (one phrase: shipped / in alpha / planning / experimental / etc.) That's the four-beat shape. Adapt the verbs and nouns per audience. ## What an elevator pitch ISN'T - A list of features - A list of tech stack components - A vision / mission / values statement - A demand for the listener's attention or money - A puff piece full of "groundbreaking" / "revolutionary" / "world-class" (validators will fail you) If you find yourself writing "Imagine a world where..." or "Our mission is to..." — b