Thursday, September 3, 2026; 7:00 PM - to - 9:00 PM PDT

Ticket 500, 2807 Villa Way, Newport Beach, California

Pitch Night

Pitch your idea. Get real feedback.

Six founders pitch. The room responds — founders, operators, and investors who have built what you're building, saying what they actually think rather than what's polite.

Feedback time is longer than pitch time at every level, because the feedback is the point. You'll leave with an answer to the question you came in with.

Three levels

Pitch where you actually are. Nobody is judged against a stage they haven't reached.

10-slide maximum

Decks are required and may contain no more than 10 slides total. Shorter is better: the complete presentation must fit within your assigned pitch time.

Idea / concept:

3 min TO PITCH - 6 min OF FEEDBACK

Slides are required — 10 slides maximum. Keep it simple and name the problem you’re solving.

Proof of concept:

5 min TO PITCH - 7 min OF FEEDBACK

Slides are required — 10 slides maximum. Show the thing working and use only the slides needed to frame it.

Scaling:

7 min TO PITCH - 8 min OF FEEDBACK

Slides are required — 10 slides maximum. Put the essential numbers on screen: revenue, retention and CAC.

Apply to pitch

Seven questions. The one about what you want the room to answer matters most — it's what makes the feedback useful rather than scattered. If selected, your required slide deck must contain no more than 10 slides and fit within your assigned pitch time. Just coming to watch? Register on the event page instead.

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