Oct 14, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm<\/p>\n
Founders rarely lose a room during the pitch \u2014 they lose it in the ten minutes after. This session is a rehearsal, not a lecture: tighten the story down to what actually earns attention, then work through the questions that break most founders, including the AI-defensibility line of questioning investors now open with.<\/p>\n
**What We’ll Cover**<\/p>\n
* Structuring a ten-minute pitch that holds attention start to finish
\n* Opening lines, traction framing, and the ask
\n* Delivery mechanics: pacing, transitions, and cutting filler
\n* The questions founders consistently fumble \u2014 and how to prepare for them
\n* Building a Q&A battle sheet, including AI moat and defensibility answers
\n* Handling pushback, unknowns, and questions you can’t yet answer
\n* Live practice runs with recorded playback and direct feedback<\/p>\n
**Who Should Attend**
\nMissouri founders with a working deck who are heading into investor meetings, a pitch event, or a program interview \u2014 and want reps before it counts.<\/p>\n
**What You’ll Leave With**<\/p>\n
* A tightened pitch narrative
\n* A Q&A battle sheet including AI defensibility
\n* A recorded, feedback-reviewed run<\/p>\n
Part of the Show-Me Founders Series.<\/p>\n
*This project is supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SSBCI-21031-0104 awarded to the State of Missouri by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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