In-Person Event

Founder Hotseat: Pitch Your Startup to San Francisco Startup Experts

Pitch your ideas to experts

Date
Sep 24, 2019
Time
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Address
Hanson Bridgett, 425 Market Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA
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Do you have a startup, or a strong idea for a startup? Could you use blunt, honest feedback on your ideas from experienced entrepreneurs? Then join us for the Founder Hotseat event, from the Founder Institute. During this event, members of the audience will pitch their ideas to a panel of experts, who will then rate each pitch on a score of 1-5 (no 3's allowed!), and provide helpful feedback. Even if you don't want to pitch, you are invited to register, hear startup ideas, and watch how the experts analyze and critique new businesses.

Who should Attend?

  • Anyone who wants feedback from leading entrepreneurs 
  • Anyone who has an early-stage startup and wants expert feedback
  • Anyone who has an idea for a startup or an early-stage company
  • Anyone who needs practice and expert advice on pitching

 

Who Pitches?

We will be selecting people from the audience to pitch, and will do as many as time allows. To prepare, work on your one sentence pitch at http://fi.co/madlibs.

 

Spectators are welcome!

Even if you don't want to pitch, you are invited to register, hear startup ideas, and watch how the experts analyze and critique new businesses.

 

For more free startup events, visit https://FI.co/events.

For information about the investors, incubators, and tech events available, see our see our list of Startup Resources in San Francisco. Interested in perfecting your pitch? Read our Pitch Deck Guide and download free pitch templates.

Speakers

Haden

Haden Kirkpatrick

Head of Marketing Strategy and Innovation @ Esurance

Kelli

Kelli Peterson

Principal, Managing Director @ The Change Project

Julia

Julia Selander

Vice President S.F @ Essen International

Zaina

Zaina Orbai

Chief People Officer @ The RealReal

Kunal

Kunal Punjabi

Founder @ KeenBrain, business courses and coaching to take you to the next level

Ben

Ben Larson

Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Vertosa

Justine

Justine Reichman

Founder @ NextGenChef

Ken

Ken Kruszka

CEO @ SnapCheck

Jake

Jake Kuczeruk

Business Development @ The Arcview Group

Daniel

Daniel Idzkowski

Co-Founder & CEO @ SkunkLock, Inc.

Ryan

Ryan Vinyard

Hardware Startup Consultant @ Vinyard Product Development

Alexa

Alexa Meyer

Co-Founder and CEO @ Beam

Platinum Partners

Local Partners

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