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August 5, 2009 : Perfecting your pitch
Expert Coaching Workshop for Entrepreneurs Seeking Funding
Aug 5. 2009, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Sacramento, CA (open only to presenting entrepreneurs)

Are you seeking funding for a new or an existing business in the next 3-6 months? Despite the current market meltdown, investors are still looking for great startups to fund. The question is : Are you ready to be pitching to an investor? Have you addressed possible objections from the investment community?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions and want to get expert an opinion on your business plan or model, the upcoming TechCoire workshop may be just what you are looking for. Since practice makes things perfect, here's an opportunity to learn the inside secrets of how to create, practice and deliver a successful pitch.

On August 5th, three entrepreneurs will be invited to pitch your plan and get constructive feedback from this esteemed panel of experts.

Key Takeaways from the workshop
  • Fundamentals of the engagement and the pitching process
  • Validation and feedback on your individual pitch - What are you doing right and what can you improve?
  • What are the "must-have" points on your business pitch? What's missing?
  • What are the key business-model related objections that you need to be prepared for?
At the end of this workshop you will have the information needed to develop an "elevator" pitch, a tag line, and good idea on how to do your presentations to targeted investors.

Process

You will need to pre-qualify to present at this workshop. Send your exec summary & investor pitch to info@techcoire.com before July 20th  if you would like to be considered. There's no fee to submit your executive summary - but only the best executive summaries gets invited to the meeting, so please make sure you send in your executive summary as early as possible giving enough time for the panelists to review your plan.

If you are selected, you will be informed and selected to present to the panel on August 5th. If selected, TechCoire members pay just $150 to present at this workshop. Non-members pay $300 to present at this workshop Two persons from the presenting company can attend the workshop.

Coaching Experts:
  • Graeme Plant, Foothill Angels
  • Harry Laswell, American River Ventures
  • Peter Gardener, Wavepoint Ventures
  • Chuck Farma, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
  • Gopan Madathil, President TechCoire will moderate the workshop



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