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SUMMARY: Office of Technology Management (OTM) Office Hours
DESCRIPTION: Join the Office of Technology Management (OTM) for OTM Office 
 Hours: Practice Makes the Perfect Pitch  Mastering a business pitch require
 s preparation and practice\, practice and more practice. Come and hear from
  WashU startup founders and OTM experts about the needed skills to master t
 he perfect pitch for your startup.  Those trained in science are taught to 
 communicate with rigor\, novelty\, and […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><span data-contrast="auto">Join the Office
  of Technology Management (OTM) for OTM Office Hours: </span><b><span data-
 contrast="auto">Practice Makes the Perfect Pitch</span></b><span data-ccp-p
 rops="{}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Mastering a business pi
 tch requires preparation and practice\, practice and more practice. Come an
 d hear from WashU startup founders and OTM experts about the needed skills 
 to master the perfect pitch for your startup.</span><span data-ccp-props="{
 }"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Those trained in science are t
 aught to communicate with rigor\, novelty\, and contribution to knowledge. 
  A pitch to an investor asks for something quite different: in roughly ten 
 slides\, you need to name a real market problem\, position your technology 
 as the solution\, and show how it outclasses what’s already on offer. The e
 steemed panel has lived through that arc — from pre-company formation throu
 gh active investor engagement — and will share what the journey has actuall
 y taught them.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><span data-co
 ntrast="auto">This event will be a panel discussion\, moderated by </span><
 span data-contrast="none">Karen Gheesling Mullis</span><span data-contrast=
 "auto">\, Director of New Ventures\, and featuring panelists: </span></p><u
 l><li><strong>Tom Cohen\, PhD</strong></li><li><strong>Raj Dhar\, MD </stro
 ng></li><li><strong>Liz Peek \, PhD</strong></li></ul><p>For more informati
 on or to register\, see the <a href="https://otm.wustl.edu/calendar_event/o
 tm-office-hours-practice-makes-the-perfect-pitch/">event webpage</a>.</p><p
 ><strong>Questions? </strong></p><p>Contact Karen Gheesling Mullis at <a hr
 ef="mailto:mullis@wustl.edu">mullis@wustl.edu</a>.</p>
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
LOCATION:@4240 - OTM\, Suite 110
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chelsea":MAILTO:chelseae@wustl.edu
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