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CUE & PitchMe! UK Pitching Training and Competition

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 from 18:00 to 21:00 (GMT)

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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PitchMe!UK in association with CUE presents an evening of enterpreneurial tips, prizes and fun where you will learn how to master the art of the pitch!

Wednesday, 26 Oct, 2011

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Department of Engineering, Cambridge


What's a pitch?
Persuading people, normally in 60 seconds, why they should give you a shot at something you need.  Most probably them or their money.

Why go to this event?
Your goal might be to present your amazing business plan / demonstrate your product to investors.  But you've got to get there first.  Learn how to use 1 or 2 minutes to earn the attention you need to get there.  Learn how to turn chance encounters at networking meetups into the opportunities you need to get ahead.   That's what the pitch is all about. This directly supports the skills you need to get ahead in this year's CUE competitions.

Who should go?
Definitely entrepreneurs.  Equally anyone entrepreneurial, trying to get into a startup or entrepreneurial company, or just trying to get an edge in today's competitive job market where playing the application lottery works for fewer and fewer people - even Cambridge grads.

Who's running it?
PitchMe!UK is a national roadshow supported by OneLeap (the London/NYC startup of two former Cambridge alumni) and several corporate partners.  Successful entrepreneurs including serial entrepreneur Simon Campbell of the Sandpit, successful entrepreneur and startup marketing guru Charlotte Hogg, and OneLeap founders Hamish Forsyth and Robyn Scott will tell you the secrets of how they raised money, got partners and kickstarted their startups.

What's in it for me (apart from free drinks?)

You'll get tips, ask lots of questions, then you'll practice it.  Prizes for the winners, free drinks for all! If you've got an entrepreneurial bone in your body, you'll be there.  Otherwise, I gather there's a tax professionals networking event on at the same time...?

 

Programme

6.00pm: Registration and Networking

6.30pm: "Pitching 101" presented by Simon Campbell, Robyn Scott and Hamish Forsyth followed by a Q&A

7.00pm: Students work on their pitches while presenters coach and circulate  

7.30pm: Start of the competition

20.00pm: Pizzas and drinks

When & Where



Department of Engineering

CB2 1PZ Cambridge
United Kingdom

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 from 18:00 to 21:00 (GMT)


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Cambridge University Entrepreneurs is the UK's oldest student entrepreneurship society and is known to organize one of the most successful student-led business planning and creation competition in the World. Since 1999, CUE has had over 450 entries and has awarded over £0.5m in seed funding to more than 40 business ideas. These companies have raised more than £33m further funding and are currently valued at more than £42m. Our competitions help you create global companies.