We don't know what exactly will happen to you at SXSW, but 3 things will be hard to avoid: Waiting in line, eating BBQ - and pitching your startup! Every time you meet somebody at the grill, the bar, or waiting in line for a session, you'll hear a "So, what do you do?", and that's when you'll have about 60 seconds to get potential investors, partners, or customers excited about what your startup does. This session will help you make the most out of all those pitch opportunities, by making sure your elevator pitch is "SXSW-ready". Come prepared with a 60-second pitch, and get feedback from the group of startup founders, as well as "The Pitch Doctor" himself. Apply for this session now, and make sure people don't fall asleep during your pitch!

Your Coach:

Christoph Sollich is better known as “The Pitch Doctor”. For the last 8 years, he's helped almost 2000 startups (and an ever-growing number of corporate intrapreneurs) improve the way they pitch to investors, partners, management boards etc.

He's a coach for dozens of accelerators, corporate innovation labs and startup competitions around Europe, with clients such as Airbus Bizlab, Bayer Grants4Apps, hubraum (Deutsche Telekom), Volkswagen, Daimler, Allianz, Roland Berger, etc.

He is also the inventor of "Startup Comedy" and the world’s first, only, and best (!) “Startup Comedian”, doing funny pitches –e.g. the "Berlin Pitch" (why Berlin is the best city for startups) and "RydeMyPony" (the “Airbnb for Ponies”) – at conferences like SXSW, TOA, TechBBQ and Bits+Pretzels.

This event is hosted and curated by Hamburg Startups and supported by their partners.

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