Preparing for the Pitch

Week of 10/26 - 11/2

The time to pitch my startup to investors is coming. On November 14th, I will pitch my idea to a group of investors that can make or break my idea. Instead of pitching our product, we pitch the business plan to see if our product is viable in the market and see if we need to make changes before proceeding with development.

This week, I worked with my team to create the proper presentation to show to our investors on pitch day. Since our pitch must no exceed five minutes, my team and I are making decisions on what information to include in our presentation. At the same time, our pitch should give more answers than raise questions for the investors and I have found balancing these two things a great challenge. I have researched different methods to pitch our idea in the best way possible as well as utilized the tips provided by my internship, "iStart Valley" to efficiently convey all my ideas through my pitch while meeting the proper requirements. I aim to use all my acquired knowledge to make a pitch that will get investors off of their feet and turn my idea into a developed startup.

In terms of my goals for next week, I will continue to work with my team in making a successful final pitch presentation for the future of our startup idea. Besides the final pitch, I am currently networking with a professional in my field of study that can get us connected to the startup ecosystem in our startup's future. I hope to learn more from her in my meeting with her this week as well as get constructive feedback on what I can do to better my startup idea as a whole.