You've heard of an elevator pitch, but how about a Vine pitch?
Mashable is teaming with NowThisNews for a contest that challenges you to explain what your startup does and why anyone should care in a mere 6 seconds. We will choose five winners in the contest -- the three most-shared and two wild card picks. The grand prize winner will get face time with a partner at Lerer Ventures and be featured in a post on Mashable produced by NTN.
Entrants in the contest, which will run through South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi), will be judged primarily on two factors: How well they get the pitch across and how creatively they do so. Meanwhile, spreading the word is up to you. Just use the hashtag #6secondpitch and get your tweeps to retweet it. We'll be closely watching that hashtag and will choose the five finalists on March 10. The grand prize winner will be announced a few days later.
Got it? Now get Vining.