"Tryouts to Pitch to Investors Workshop" = July 22nd 11:30 - 2:30

Bay Area Entrepreneur Center Class Announcement

"Tryouts to Pitch to Investors Workshop"

Being able to effectively deliver a pitch is critical to successful entrepreneurship, whether your purpose in pitching is to build a team, attract clients, or to raise money for your start up. Your ability to deliver an effective pitch to investors could make or break your startup. Yet, many entrepreneurs struggle when it comes to being able to deliver effective pitches.

Let's fix that!

In this workshop, you will:

1) learn how to target what investors want to know about your startup

2) find your "WOW!" message

3) learn how to cover company fundamentals in your pitch

4) learn how to create and deliver a compelling presentation

5) have the opportunity to practice your elevator pitch

6) get feedback on your pitch

7) have the opportunity to try out to pitch before a panel of investors

Facilitator: Steve Austin is serial entrepreneur who has successfully raised angel and corporate investment for various ventures. Steve is a co-founder of PowerGo Inc., making a small portable power system with optional remote control via mobile app or Internet. PowerGo gives you true remote power and control.

Steve previously founded Stratequest Inc., online temp agency billing software and GM/VP Convac AP, a computer chip company that was eventually sold to Fairchild Semiconductor.

In his long and varied career, Steve has led companies to sell, engineer, build and service over a dozen products ranging from mobile apps for remote machine control, online billing software, smart card, bio metrics online software, bio fuel equipment, and numerous semiconductor production machines valued in the tens of millions.

Steve's expertise runs the gamut from sales and  service to the engineering lab. Steve has held the corporate titles of  CEO, VP of business development, VP of strategic partnerships, and has  managed national and international companies. He has extensive experience in new product development, hardware and software engineering and developing go-to-market strategies and  strategic partnerships.  Steve has managed major global accounts  such as IBM, HP, Intel, SONY, Samsung, TSMC, Texas Instruments, and Seagate.