Fri September 19, 2014
Refine Your Pitch Workshop
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In connection with the WEST Summit, Sustainable Silicon Valley offers a "Refine your Pitch" workshop for innovators and entrepreneurs. This workshop is complimentary for the contributors and experts of our Call for Solutions Competition. Join us!
What is in it for YOU?
• Conducted by marketing experts and venture capitalists of Silicon Valley
• Three hour workshop with instruction and opportunity to practice and hone your pitch
You must have a 3-minute pitch ready before coming to the Workshop,
in order to get the most out of your participation.
Schedule:
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Registration
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Welcome, Marianna Grossman, Exec. Dir., Sustainable Silicon Valley
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Top 10 do’s and don’ts on Refining Your Pitch
by Drew Clark, Director, Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
3:15 – 4:45 pm
Break out session
Perfecting your pitching skills in a focus group coached by expert
4:45 – 5:30 pm
Final Pitches
Lucky few pitch their idea to the entire audience, followed by feedback
To get you started, here are some tips from the field:
1. Less is always more
2. Never hypothesize. Execute, execute, execute
3. Leave the hockey sticks on the ice
4. Learn to love discount stores
5. Rome wasn't built in a day. Your business won't be either
6. Choose not to be the smartest person in the room
Speaker:
Andrew "Drew" Clark
Sustainable Silicon Valley Board Member
Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
Drew is a top strategist for many of IBM’s key business imperatives including Energy & Environment (Cleantech) and Cloud Computing. A serial “intrapreneur", Drew has led a range of internal startup initiatives, including a key role in formation of IBM's Internet Division. He has helped lead several of IBM's most innovative development initiatives – including creation of IBM’s Internet unit, Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing units. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Western Carolina University in 1978 and has completed coursework toward a PhD in Theoretical Plasma Physics at the University of Texas Austin.
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What is in it for YOU?
• Conducted by marketing experts and venture capitalists of Silicon Valley
• Three hour workshop with instruction and opportunity to practice and hone your pitch
You must have a 3-minute pitch ready before coming to the Workshop,
in order to get the most out of your participation.
Schedule:
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Registration
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Welcome, Marianna Grossman, Exec. Dir., Sustainable Silicon Valley
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Top 10 do’s and don’ts on Refining Your Pitch
by Drew Clark, Director, Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
3:15 – 4:45 pm
Break out session
Perfecting your pitching skills in a focus group coached by expert
4:45 – 5:30 pm
Final Pitches
Lucky few pitch their idea to the entire audience, followed by feedback
To get you started, here are some tips from the field:
1. Less is always more
2. Never hypothesize. Execute, execute, execute
3. Leave the hockey sticks on the ice
4. Learn to love discount stores
5. Rome wasn't built in a day. Your business won't be either
6. Choose not to be the smartest person in the room
Speaker:
Andrew "Drew" Clark
Sustainable Silicon Valley Board Member
Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
Drew is a top strategist for many of IBM’s key business imperatives including Energy & Environment (Cleantech) and Cloud Computing. A serial “intrapreneur", Drew has led a range of internal startup initiatives, including a key role in formation of IBM's Internet Division. He has helped lead several of IBM's most innovative development initiatives – including creation of IBM’s Internet unit, Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing units. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Western Carolina University in 1978 and has completed coursework toward a PhD in Theoretical Plasma Physics at the University of Texas Austin.
In connection with the WEST Summit, Sustainable Silicon Valley offers a "Refine your Pitch" workshop for innovators and entrepreneurs. This workshop is complimentary for the contributors and experts of our Call for Solutions Competition. Join us!
What is in it for YOU?
• Conducted by marketing experts and venture capitalists of Silicon Valley
• Three hour workshop with instruction and opportunity to practice and hone your pitch
You must have a 3-minute pitch ready before coming to the Workshop,
in order to get the most out of your participation.
Schedule:
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Registration
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Welcome, Marianna Grossman, Exec. Dir., Sustainable Silicon Valley
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Top 10 do’s and don’ts on Refining Your Pitch
by Drew Clark, Director, Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
3:15 – 4:45 pm
Break out session
Perfecting your pitching skills in a focus group coached by expert
4:45 – 5:30 pm
Final Pitches
Lucky few pitch their idea to the entire audience, followed by feedback
To get you started, here are some tips from the field:
1. Less is always more
2. Never hypothesize. Execute, execute, execute
3. Leave the hockey sticks on the ice
4. Learn to love discount stores
5. Rome wasn't built in a day. Your business won't be either
6. Choose not to be the smartest person in the room
Speaker:
Andrew "Drew" Clark
Sustainable Silicon Valley Board Member
Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
Drew is a top strategist for many of IBM’s key business imperatives including Energy & Environment (Cleantech) and Cloud Computing. A serial “intrapreneur", Drew has led a range of internal startup initiatives, including a key role in formation of IBM's Internet Division. He has helped lead several of IBM's most innovative development initiatives – including creation of IBM’s Internet unit, Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing units. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Western Carolina University in 1978 and has completed coursework toward a PhD in Theoretical Plasma Physics at the University of Texas Austin.
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What is in it for YOU?
• Conducted by marketing experts and venture capitalists of Silicon Valley
• Three hour workshop with instruction and opportunity to practice and hone your pitch
You must have a 3-minute pitch ready before coming to the Workshop,
in order to get the most out of your participation.
Schedule:
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Registration
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Welcome, Marianna Grossman, Exec. Dir., Sustainable Silicon Valley
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Top 10 do’s and don’ts on Refining Your Pitch
by Drew Clark, Director, Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
3:15 – 4:45 pm
Break out session
Perfecting your pitching skills in a focus group coached by expert
4:45 – 5:30 pm
Final Pitches
Lucky few pitch their idea to the entire audience, followed by feedback
To get you started, here are some tips from the field:
1. Less is always more
2. Never hypothesize. Execute, execute, execute
3. Leave the hockey sticks on the ice
4. Learn to love discount stores
5. Rome wasn't built in a day. Your business won't be either
6. Choose not to be the smartest person in the room
Speaker:
Andrew "Drew" Clark
Sustainable Silicon Valley Board Member
Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
Drew is a top strategist for many of IBM’s key business imperatives including Energy & Environment (Cleantech) and Cloud Computing. A serial “intrapreneur", Drew has led a range of internal startup initiatives, including a key role in formation of IBM's Internet Division. He has helped lead several of IBM's most innovative development initiatives – including creation of IBM’s Internet unit, Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing units. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Western Carolina University in 1978 and has completed coursework toward a PhD in Theoretical Plasma Physics at the University of Texas Austin.
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