events pitching presentation 
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2010
Most people suck at presenting to big groups. It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 21, 2010
Personally, I find pitch events to be a little bit contrived. For the most part, while the companies may be interesting, the actual pitches are usually so-so. For the most part, while the companies may be interesting, the actual pitches are usually so-so. A few of them are just awful—and very few do an amazing job.
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This is going to be BIG.
MAY 2, 2025
nextNYC, the startup events platform I run, produces the largest formal VC/Founder intro event at NY Tech Week. Events like these foster a lot of good conversation around where good deal flow comes from and where investors should be spending their time. The presentations are largely a formality.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 30, 2013
It is always a stellar event. It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. But Elon Musk stole the show.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
AUGUST 5, 2022
To learn more about the MyEO DealExchange DX22 event, we asked Alan Peterson (EO Orange County), champion of the MyEO DealExchange premier group, about the DX22 event. Our second annual conference event, DX19, was even better than the first! Our DX events are truly done in the MyEO spirit: By members, for members.
Dream It
MAY 19, 2021
In this Dreamit Dose, Managing Director Adam Dakin presents his view on the right way to answer it after hearing hundreds, if not thousands, of founder pitches. Make the specific amount you are raising and corresponding milestones clear at the beginning of the pitch, and do not give a range.
Dream It
JULY 31, 2019
The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals. Many programs still put a lot of focus on demo day rehearsals, prep, and on getting the pitch deck just right. It did for me, at least.
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