Community Speed Pitching + Crowdrooster New Platform Official Launch
Hosted by Hardware Pioneers #London
Details
We are excited to announce the first HS LAB speed pitching event! Your opportunity to pitch for 60sec to the hardware startup community.
If you are looking for co-founders, team members or simply want to spread the word about what you are working on (project / product / service), just come along and make your best 1 minute pitch!
The best 3 pitches of the event will be uploaded on our YouTube channel.
Many thanks to Machines Room (http://machinesroom.org) for hosting us!
Machines Room is a maker space on Vyner Street, East London that is open the public and startups to come and fabricate their ideas. They have a full range of machines for processes such as laser & vinyl cutting, 3d printing and CNC. Based on the Fab Lab model, they are open for pay-per-hour bookings from Tuesday to Thursday and available for free on Fridays and Saturdays for open source making documented on their blog. At their centre is a 2000 sq ft space that hosts showcases, meetups, conferences and product launches in the evenings. During the day the area functions as an open to all, free, co-making and co-working space. Meetup's are presented in partnership with the British Council initiated Maker Library Network.
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Event Agenda
7.00 Welcome and Networking
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7.20 Francesco Gatti - Co-founder & CEO @ Crowdrooster (crowdrooster.com (http://www.crowdrooster.com) - @Crowdrooster (https://twitter.com/Crowdrooster) - @FrGatti (https://twitter.com/FrGatti))
Francesco is a technology entrepreneur determined to understand what the hardware revolution needs to move to the next level. He left a suit career in the city to found Crowdrooster with 2 friends, a startup he’s been working on for a year and is now ready to go live.
He will talk about the barriers and the problems that hardware startups are facing, to become successful hardware companies, able to scale in worldwide retailers.
Crowdrooster (http://www.crowdrooster.com) is the new online marketplace dedicated to the best IoT, wearable and smart products.
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7.40 Pitch session
1 minute pitch x 40 people x 0 slides. Only microphone and your prototype (if you have one).
We recommend to come early to get your spot! The places will be assigned on a first come-first served basis.
Who should pitch
Startup founders or team members
Professionals willing to join hardware startups or building a startup team
Service providers to hardware startups
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You should pitch ...
... if you are looking for co-founders or team members.
... if you are hiring.
... if you want to promote your skills because you want to join a hardware startup.
... if you are stuck on a problem and need help or mentorship.
... if you want to introduce yourself to the community, make friends and get some good advices.
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Need help with the pitch? Just use these 3 questions as a reference
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Who you are?
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What you do? (Company / Product / Personal background)
3A. Need: What / Who you are looking for? 3B. Offer: How can you help?
- Enjoy it, show enthusiasm and have fun!
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What to bring
Your laptop, prototypes or any other informational material that can help to communicate your product or expertise to others after your pitch.
8.20 Networking
10.00 Goodbye
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Do you want to start connecting right now?
Feel free to use the comment section below to start connecting and spreading the word about what you need / offer.
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Support us spreading the voice about this event with a tweet. Our twitter: @hardstartuplab. Link of this event: bit.ly/1nH9cT6 (http://t.co/hBECD8Rwv4)
See you there and good luck with your pitch!