Pitch Workshop for Austin Founders

701 Brazos Street,Austin TX 78701

26 September, 2022

Description

Learn to craft a compelling pitch for your startup in a friendly, risk-free environment. We'll start the workshop with a presentation from pitch coach and CF Mentor Wen Zhang. After the presentation, founders who attend can practice their live pitch then receive live feedback from CF Mentors and Investors. During the workshop, we will discuss: Crafting a story-centric demo day pitch (3 to 5 minutes)Building a slide deck to accompany your pitchPreparing on the day of your pitchYou'll walk away with: An outline of your pitch structureKnowledge of how to build a unique investor pitch that gets to YESWinning mindset and strategy to use on pitch dayFeedback on your pitch from CF Mentors & InvestorsWen Zhang Bio: Wen is the Founder and CEO of INNW Institute, with a mission to empower and support founders to grow and scale their business via pitching. Wen succeeds in both the startup and corporate world experiencing in software, hardware, and service-based business models. She has experience in launching a new business, expanding the market internationally, and scaling and managing global enterprise business. In a Fortune 500 company, she is leading a $320M yearly product portfolio while managing 400 sales teams across the North American region. She is passionate about supporting founders to grow and scale their ventures, working through their business model as well as the pitching process to connect and resonate with investors and customers via pitch deck. Wen holds a Master's Degree in Marketing and Advertising from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University. Capital Factory Venture Team Attendees: Nick Spiller, Venture PrincipalSanika Bhave, Venture AssociateTanaka Tava, Venture AssociateDana Tran, Venture Analyst