Micro Pitch Workshop
June 20, 2012 | 6:00-8:30 PM | Two Palo Alto Square | Palo Alto
Event Sponsor: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Bill Reichert defines Micro Pitch

Do you want to find out if you've got something that will grab the attention of investors?  
Do you know what type of investors you should pursue?

Our panel of investors will listen to your Micro Pitch--a short, clear and compelling 20 second summary of what your business does. The panel will discuss how clear and how compelling the business concept might be to an investor. And we will suggest the best type of investment for you to pursue—angel, superangel, venture, strategic, etc.  

An example of a Micro Pitch: Hi, my name is John Doe, and I’m CEO of LegalSearch. LegalSearch is Google for the legal profession. We let lawyers and paralegals search for any law, infraction or finding and get all the information they need much faster and at a fraction of the price of the legacy research services.

An added bonus to entrepreneurs who pitch: The panelists have committed to providing feedback within one week of the event on any questions Pitchers send them.  

To present a pitch see instructions below.

If you are an entrepreneur, but not yet ready to present a pitch, you are still encouraged to register and attend.  By listening to the pitches, the Q&A, and the critiques you will learn key points to develop your own effective pitch.

If you are an investor, come and listen to the entrepreneurs’ pitches—you never know where you’ll find your next deal—and find out how our panel of investors rate the pitches. 
 
Chair & Moderator: Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures

Panelists:
John Hall, Horizon Ventures
Marc Burch, Burch Ventures
Ron Weissman, Chairman, Software SIG, Band of Angels
Bob Rees, Startup Capital Ventures

To present a pitch you must contact Karen Peirce, vctregistrar@gmail.com, direct phone 408.505.1464 prior to registering to learn of slot availability.  The ten presentation slots are assigned on a first-come basis. If a slot is available you MUST register immediately and email Valerie your confirmation number and the name of your company.

Once you are approved you will receive additional guidelines. NOTE: Registering alone does NOT reserve pitch time. If you do not want to pitch, or there is no slot available to pitch, feel free to attend as a non-pitching entrepreneur who listens to other entrepreneurs and learns from their experiences. Call or email your request early, pitching slots go quickly.

Contacting Karen and then immediately emailing your confirmation number is the ONLY way to ensure assignment of a presentation slot.

Agenda:
Doors open: 6 PM
Program: 6:30-9:30 PM
Hors d’oeuvres & soda included
 
 Registration:
$45 VC Taskforce members;
$55 Members of Affiliate Organizations
$75 General
(If space is available, door registration is an additional $10)
 
Program Manager: Valerie Badgett
Program Manager Coordinator: Karen Pierce, vctregistrar@gmail.com, 408.505.1464
For more information contact Karen Peirce, vctregistrar@gmail.com, 408.505.1464