In three hours, the Pitch Bootcamp will help you refine your startup idea, improve your pitching skills, and recruit potential cofounders. Join us for a fun evening.

What is the Pitch Bootcamp?

The Pitch Bootcamp provides expert advice with real-world practice. The evening begins with talks by leading startup Founders designed to help you come up startup ideas, and refine your pitching skills. Then, you can pitch in front of both experts and your peers to receive constructive feedback. The evening format is based on the best practices of the Founder Institute, the largest pre-seed incubator in the world.

Who Should Attend?

• Anyone who has an idea or an early-stage company that wants to improve their pitch.
• Anyone that is interested in joining a new startup as a cofounder or early team member.
• Anyone interested in learning about the Founder Institute.

What is the Agenda?

Founder Talks
06:00 to 06:30 PM - Welcome to Pitch Bootcamp!
06:30 to 07:00 PM - Will Bunker on Ideation
07:00 to 07:30 PM - Adeo Ressi on Pitching
07:30 to 07:45 PM - Prepare to Pitch

Pitch Practice
07:45 to 08:15 PM - Attendee Pitch to the Audience and Feedback
08:15 to 09:00 PM - Speed Pitching to Peers
09:00 to 11:00 PM - Drinks at a Local Bar

Who will be Speaking?
The Local Director of the Founder Institute, as well as some of the program's highest rated Mentors, will speak and provide feedback on company pitches. Confirmed speakers include:

• Will Bunker, Co-founder of vChatter - Will Bunker is currently the co-founder of vChatter, a “clean” version of Chatroulette that also allows Facebook users to video chat with their Facebook friends. He previously co-founded the online dating service that became Match.com, the world’s largest personals site. In 1996 Will and a partner raised $90,000 from angel investors to start online personals pioneer One-and-Only.com.  In late 1999 they sold Dallas-based One-and-Only for $45 million to Ticketmaster Online/City Search, where it was rebranded Match.com. Following his exit, Will acquired Click Patrol, a service that managed key word advertising for Overture and others, which he sold to a competitor in 2002. He then moved back to his native Arkansas and acquired an industrial catfish farming operation, which he expanded into a more efficient and profitable business. In 2004 he and Dan Owen formed White Space Ventures. In 2007 he relocated to Portola Valley, CA so he could utilize the infrastructure and talent pool in the Bay Area to develop a new student-centric online learning community, YoYoBrain.com.

• Adeo Ressi, CEO of the Founder Institute, Founding Member of TheFunded.com - Adeo Ressi is Founding Member of TheFunded.com, an online community of 17,000 CEOs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. Adeo also runs the Founder Institute, a mentoring program that helps entrepreneurs launch hundreds of world-class companies each year. The Institute is the eighth start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating.

What is the Founder Institute?

The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. Through our four month pre-seed incubator program, you can launch your dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs, while not being required to quit your day job. Our unique Bonus Pool also shares equity upside with all participants, creating local, teamwork-based ecosystems where great startups can flourish. In less than two years of operation, the Founder Institute has already helped launch over 400 technology companies in over 20 cities worldwide.

How do I join the Institute?

Learn more about the Founder Institute here.

If you could benefit from expert training, advice and feedback to launch a meaningful and enduring technology company, apply today. If you apply using the link below and show up to the event, you will be invited to take the Predictive Admissions Test for free:

http://fi.co/join/bootcamp

Thank you, and enjoy!