A pitch day for your startup program.
A fixed intake, a demo day at the end, and founders who have never stood on a stage. One day in your building changes what they walk onto it with.
Built for a first-time founder
Most founders in a university program have pitched a thesis and never a company. The day starts there: a sixty-second cold open before anything is taught, so everyone sees where they actually are. Then four modules, Nerve, Story, Delivery and The Room, each practiced on the spot, a second round before lunch, and a premiere at the end with the whole room cheering.
What the program gets
Up to fifteen founders who can say what they do in a minute, to a jury, a sponsor or a first customer. Both rounds on film, which doubles as material for the program itself. And a method on paper that founders can carry into the weeks after.
Student programs often run on a budget; tell us what yours is in the call and we work out what fits.
Who it fits
Four modules, one pitch.
Four modules. The rest of the day you practice: you pitch before we teach anything, again before lunch, and once more at the end.
What program staff ask.
Our founders are students. Is the day pitched at them?
Yes. The method is the same for every founder, and the starting point is whoever is in the room. A first cold open tells us exactly where that is.
Can we fit it into a single afternoon?
No. The three rounds and the four modules only fit in a full day, 09:00 to 18:00, and the third round is where the change shows. Half a day gives you a workshop; the day gives you a different pitch.
What does it cost for a university?
It is priced in a call, because group size and location differ. Tell us the budget the program has and we say what fits.
Do you come to campuses outside Amsterdam?
Yes, anywhere in the Netherlands. Outside the Netherlands we add travel.