Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship & Learning

Over the past year, we’ve had many requests by entrepreneurs to come and attend our SpeedPitching events. While we’d love to have everyone there, part of the value for the entrepreneur/investor is to have an intimate environment where you can focus on relationships, etc. However, the good news is that we have just announced our upcoming LivePitch event — a pitching/networking event for all entrepreneurs.

Here’s how it works: we are inviting all entrepreneurial companies to apply to pitch. However, this isn’t necessarily a place to pitch for money. You can pitch for feedback, partners, help, fun, and/or for investment dollars. Yes, investors are invited — in fact, we’ll have a few of them on our “panel of experts.” But, the majority of the audience will be other entrepreneurs that are coming to have a good time and network.

Here’s the kicker: everyone in the audience will have $100 in “funny money” that they can use to “invest” in their favorite pitch. At the end of all the presentations, we’ll have 2 winners: one chosen by the panel of judges & another “chosen” by the audience’s investment dollars.

Each company will have several minutes to make a presentation, after which, they’ll answer questions posed by the panel of experts and/or the audience. It should provide a valuable learning experience for the presenters and allow some great exposure to the community. We previously hosted one LivePitch event in Boulder, CO and it turned out to be a huge success. Come and enjoy the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs in the State.

Here are the details of the event:

When: Friday May 2, 2008
Venue: Miller Business Innovation Center
Building: Karen Gale Conference Center
Rooms: Wasatch and Cottonwood
Time: 9 am - 10:30 am
Cost: FREE! ($10 to apply to present)
Click here for more information or to register.

Also, for all of you Utah bloggers, please spread the word. We’ll announce our panelists (most likely angels & VCs) in the next few days.