Poptarts & Pitches

4201 Main Street,Houston TX 77002

28 September, 2022

Description

What is the purpose of Poptarts and Pitches? It is to practice your pitch--no matter where you are in its creation. Every Wednesday morning, bring a laptop and be prepared to present your pitch. Grab a cup of coffee from Common Bond and head on down to the Lower Level of the Ion. We will either be in the Flex Space or in Conference Room 034. There is no order or sequence, and you're not required to stay for the full two hours (but we hope you will)! After you've pitched, stay, share feedback on others' decks, and revise your own deck. Meet peers and share suggestions with each other, developing your deck--and your network--along the way! There are limited slots for pitching every session. Pitching in front of the entire crowd is first come, first served. Aim to arrive at 9:45am to set up. General Housekeeping: No solicitation of business, no dissemination of business or organization pamphlets or promotional materials (business cards are ok for networking purposes). Solicitors will be asked to leave. Pitches are limited to 5 minutes and must be related to a startup or product/service offered by YOUR business. No pitching another company's product or presenting unrelated material. The expectation is that you are participating somehow, even as an audience member, you can show up and listen respectfully without bringing other work to do during this time. Run of Show: 10:00-11:00 -- Founders pitch in front of entire crowd in Lower Level flex space, receive feedback 11:00-11:10 -- Half-time show 11:10-12:00 -- Split into smaller groups to pitch, present and share feedback at tables in flex space Parking Instructions Visitor Parking Lot: Enter 4200 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to the visitor parking lot, located in front of The Ion building. Overflow Parking Instructions: Enter 4203 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to this parking lot, located across the street from The Ion building.