In-Person Event

Founder Hotseat: Pitch Your Startup to Lagos Startup Experts

Pitch your ideas to experts

Date
May 09, 2019
Time
11:30 am - 03:00 pm
Address
NG HUB, 8 Montgomery Rd, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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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.

Speakers

Simeon

Simeon Ononobi

CEO @ Connected Analytics

Oluyomi

Oluyomi Ojo

Founder @ Cova

Emilia

Emilia Asim Ita

Founder/Practice Director @ AML

Platinum Partners

Loyal VC Founder Capital

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