BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20110313T020000 RDATE:20110313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110404T213946Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110421T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110421T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110404T213946Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110404T213946Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250460430 DESCRIPTION:**Please note new start time of 6pm - Show up by 6 so we can get this shit kicked off. Hard stop at 8pm\; networkers/heavy drinkers/p eople who don't want to go home can take it to the bar after that.** \;\n \;\nWant to practice your startup pitch in front of people who'v e done it before? Crave the harsh criticism of your peers? Need the vali dation of seeing what works and what doesn't in other pitches? \;\n&# 13\;\nBring your 3 minute pitch. Put your name in a hat and if it gets p icked\, you're on. Powerpoints discouraged - just pitch. Then\, answer q uestions and listen to painfully honest feedback from a panel of so-call ed experts. \;\n \;\nThe first rule of Pitch Club is you HAVE TO P ITCH. \;\n \;\nThe second rule of Pitch Club is you HAVE TO PITCH. It doesn't have to be your startup - pitch your blog\, your ideas for t urning cat feces into gold\, or your plan for world domination. \;\n& #13\;\nMore rules as we think of them. \;\n \;\nFAQ: \;\nQ: Who are these so-called experts and what are they going to do to me? \;\ nA: Your pitch will be evaluated by tech entrepreneurs and people who pi tch for a living. They are your superiors. \;\n \;\nQ: What about NDAs? Someone's going to steal my idea! \;\nA: There are no NDAs - us e your best judgment about what to talk about and what not to. Also\, re member the first rule of fight club - don't talk about fight club. We're all on the honor system here. \;\n \;\nQ: My pitch is more than 3 minutes - can I have more time? \;\nA: No. \;\n \;\nQ: Will it be catered? \;\nA: Hell no. You know what's in the lobster bisque.&# 13\;\n \;\nQ: Can anyone critique a pitch? \;\nA: No\, only the pa nel.\n\nTags: startup\, pitch\, plancast:plan=4pu1\n\nImported from: htt p://calagator.org/events/1250460430 URL:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/7958891/OR/Portland/Pitch-Club/Portla nd-Incubator-Experiment-PIE/?ps=5 SUMMARY:Pitch Club LOCATION:PIE: Portland Incubator Experiment : 1227 NW Davis Street\, Port land OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR