Nail the VC Pitch

with Sheryl Root, Associate Professor
of Carnegie Mellon University of Silicon Valley

6pm-6:30pm Registration/ Food/ Networking
6:30pm-7:30pm Presentation by the speaker
7:30pm-8:00pm – Audience pitch 1 + feedback
8:00pm-8:30pm – Audience pitch 2 + feedback
8:30pm-9:00pm Audience pitch 3 + feedback

Venue: Carnegie Mellon, Silicon Valley

Carnegie Mellon University
NASA Ames Research Park
Bldg. 23 (MS 23-11)
P.O. Box 1
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001

Click here for directions to Carnegie Mellon, SV

Abstract:  Getting funding for the startup is the all important first step for any entrepreneur. While challenges are many, having a well-constructed presentation can assist the first-time entrepreneurs to get noticed. In this talk, our speaker will take the audience through the key slides required for any VC pitch.  This talk will answer the questions: What do Venture Capitalists look for, before funding a company? How can you increase your chances to a successful funding? Reading material will be provided to the attendees before the talk to enhance their learning experience.

Three entrepreneurs from within the audience will get a chance to present their pitch in front of the speaker and gain her valuable feedback. Interested presenters can now apply for a spot to practice their pitch to Prof. Root. Contact Mayuri Kulkarni at ieee.wie.rsvp@gmail.com. Deadline for applications is October 3rd at 9PM.

About the Speaker:

Sheryl Root is a member of the faculty at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley. Currently, she has her business, RootAnalysis, which is a consulting firm in business strategy and marketing. Before joining the faculty, she was Director, Marketing Services at Applied Materials and previously was with HP for 20 years having served as director of Business Strategy, director of Marketing Operations for Services, Director of the Software Initiative and Manager of Unix environments. She led internal teams of consultants in advancing software engineering and business management process practices within Hewlett-Packard worldwide, specializing in the area of software.

Sheryl completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California and obtained her master’s degree in business from Stanford University. She is on the Board of Advisors for the Stanford Business School Sloan Program and is a member of the board for WITI (Women in Technology, International).