NLAN's Cathy Favre
You've heard about a Fast Pitch, right? Those bake-offs where entrepreneurs get just 60 seconds to pitch their deal to a panel of angels and VCs. Wanna know how to set one up for your angel group?
The Newfoundland and Labrador Angel Network's Executive Director Cathy Favre describes angel investing in the eastern most locale in North America. Founded in 2006, she called to ask me about the Tech Coast Angels' Fast Pitch. After eight years we finally know what we're doing, so today's show is all about organizing the entrepreneurs, the coaching sessions, impaneling the judges and scoring the finalists; everything you'll need to know.
I'll join Cathy at the National Angel Summit in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada October 15-17, 2008. Never shy, always irreverent, I'll be on a panel discussing "Sustainability of Angel Groups" and Cathy and I will host a workshop on videotaping entrepreneur presentations. Join us!
Apply to pitch today! Deadline: August 22nd for the next Fast Pitch in San Diego, 5:30pm Thu October 2nd.
Show #168 (56:39)
Comments
When will the next TCA Fast Pitch Competition be?
We're getting pretty close to the completion of the beta version of our website for online treatment of ringing in the ears.
Frank replies: San Diego hosts the next Pitch on Oct 2nd, 2008. Details at http://connect.kintera.org/tcaquickpitch2008
Posted by: Hamid | August 19, 2008 09:49 AM
Hi Frank! Brilliant as usual!
Posted by: John B. | August 21, 2008 06:14 AM
Frank--Very timely information on the Fast Pitch. As you know, we are doing our Quick Pitch-2008 in San Diego on October 2nd at Qualcomm Auditorium. We will do 15 companies and allow a 2 minute pitch for each one. Critical feedback from six judges (two of which are major sponsors, Stradling, Yocca, and MDS Pharma).
This is only our second year and so we are still cutting our teeth, so to speak, on how to run the thing. I got a bunch of good information from my friend, Don Kasle who has run it for OC and LA the past two years.
Posted by: Cub P. | August 21, 2008 06:17 AM