silicon halton meetup #37 slide deck: pitch night
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Deck from Nov 13, 2012, Meetup at QE Park Community & Cultural Centre in Oakville, ON. SiliconHalton.comTRANSCRIPT
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Meetup 37: Pitch Night & SpeedNetworking
7:00pm Welcome7:05pm Announcements / Mark your
Calendar7:15pm Welcome from Town of
Oakville7:20pm Steve Barrett, Pitch Coach,
MaRS7:30pm-8pm Pitches8:05pm Closing Remarks8:15pm - 8:45pm SpeedNetworking8:45pm - 10pm Plain ol'networking10pm After party
Agenda
Show of Hands
Announcements
3rd Year Anniversary!!
• Launched October 2012 with 15 startups!• Startup CEO’s no longer have to “go it
alone”• Based on Silicon Halton CEO P2P formula• + HalTech EIR & Volunteer Mentorship
Program.• Self-directed & facilitated
learn more: http://bit.ly/RC3i9f
Join the Silicon Halton booth!Wednesday, November 14 1pm – 3:30pm
Peel Startup WeekendDate: Oct 19th to 21stWhere: Sheridan College, HMC CampusContact: Chris Herbert (SH)
March 23, 2013http://pythonspit.ca@PythonsPit
Pitch Camp Breakfast #1
• Was: Nov 6• Peer-led intimate forum to refine your pitch
• Pitch Coaches volunteered their time
“This helped, absolutely”“I learned we didn't have enough
meat”“I don’t have 60sec on the phone”
Thumbsup from @StartupNorth
Town of OakvilleWelcome!
Mark Your Calendars
Silicon Halton & HalTech Demo Night 2
• Nov 22, Milton• haltechshdemo-
eac2.eventbrite.com
Topic: SEO TechniquesDate: Nov 15th, 8:30amWhere: Hampton’s Restaurant, OakvilleContact: Rick or Chris
Click icon to add pictureTopic: TBDDate: Nov 27th, 7:00 pmWhere: Dueling Pianos, OakvilleContact: Leyden or Chris
Click icon to add pictureSilicon Halton/Haltech Demo NightDate: Nov 22nd
Where: Teatro Convention Centre, MiltonContact: Robin (HalTech) or Chris (SH)
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The 60 Second Pitch
The components of a story
Act 1: Setup Act 3: ResolutionAct 2: Conflict
Inciting Incident
Confrontation
Climax Decision
Resolution
Story
• Example: Spiderman
Things have changed for the better (or worse)
High school kid gets bitten by spider
Spider-man battles bad guys
Spider-man battles head bad guy
Wins
The Three Act structure of a pitch
Inciting Incident
Confrontation
ClimaxDecision
Resolution
Intro
Problem
Solution
Value
Uniqueness
Opportunity Size
The Ask
Conclusion
The Perfect Pitch
• Presentation – Body Language/Charisma, Clarity, Articulation,
Passion
• Opportunity – Market identification, Size and attractiveness,
Target customer identification
• Solution – Value proposition, Differentiation, Financial
viability/profitability
• The Big Question… – Do you want another meeting?
A collection of experiential, hands-on, group workshops offered free to clients of the Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE).
Contact:• Lily Liu • Manager, Educational Programs • Business Acceleration Program• T 416.673.8155 • E [email protected]• www.marsdd.com/workshops
Entrepreneur’s Toolkit Workshops
Pitches
Scoring the Pitches
1. Oops! Back to the drawing board.2. Average, needs more work. 3. Awesome!
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Meetup 37: Pitch Night & SpeedNetworking. Nov 13, 2012