Sooner or later you are going to have to sell your idea – whether this is to gain support from internal stakeholders, or to convince external investors to back your spin-out. So what makes a stella pitch-deck?
•What is the objective of a Pitch
•Why is Pitching Research Hard
•Translating Technical Performance to Value
•What makes a good pitch
•How can you improve your pitch
•The Elevator Pitch
•Case Study
Meet your Presenter: Dr. Mark Reed
Mark is an experienced researcher, engineer and entrepreneur/founder/startup CEO working in technology companies both in the USA, Europe and Australia for more than 30 years. He has a PhD in communication engineering from the University of South Australia and research experience both at NICTA/ANU and at UNSW Canberra, where he has built a number of world-first products, publishing more than 100 high impact research papers and supervised more than 10 PhD students. He has won a number of industry startup awards for his work. He was the Founder/CEO of InterfereX Communications that built a number of highly innovative communication products and was acquired by a NYSE listed company in 2018. He continues to actively mentor founders to overcome challenges in growing their businesses.