SVP Week 3: Preparing to Present Innovative Businesses
星期3关注presen夏天的风险项目tation skills, which are essential to the success of any startup as they communicate their value propositions and seek funding. Each week two SVP teams make Hot Seat pitch presentations to the rest of the cohort, and all of the ventures are preparing to present at July 25th’s Summer Venture Showcase. Here’s what we were up to this week:
Monday, June 3rd
- Every week at SVP begins with Team Updates, an accountability exercise where the venture teams inform each other of their accomplishments since the previous week and their goals for the next week.
- This week’s Lunch & Learn event was led byAndy Tollison Ph. Dof theBabson Speech Center分享他的制造企业的最佳实践s presentations. Dr. Tollison will be visiting the SVP cohort throughout the summer for regular office hours as they prepare for future presentations.
- Did you know that we live-tweet the key insights from each week’s Lunch & Learn event? Follow@babsoneshipand#babsonsvpon Twitter for a glimpse into these lunches!
- SVP ventures with legal questions participated in office hours with Corporate AttorneyBryan Nataleof Burns & Levinson LLP.
Tuesday, June 4th
- Nectar(Jack Rokous ’20,Roberto Salinas ’19,Trevor Grode ’19, andRyan MacDonell ’20) held a tasting of their CBD beverage at the WeWork office space, sharing free samples of their bottled CBD drink with WeWork community members.
- Aristwas in the Hot Seat on Tuesday! CEOMichael Ioffe ‘21sought feedback on his venture’s presentation geared towards potential B2B learning clients.
- Some of the SVP participants watched a HubSpot ELEVATE webinar about Customer Acquisition.
Wednesday, June 5th
- Christopher Lally ‘20, a Babson student with an accomplished career as a freelance web designer, held a workshop for SVP teams interested in developing websites for their ventures. Chris is an expert WordPress designer, and in his workshop he shared some advanced WordPress advice and resources with the SVP teams.
- Startup Coach and Sales ExpertKatie Bickfordvisited SVP to hold office hours with the ventures.
- Dr. Andy Tollison held office hours for SVP ventures looking for feedback on their presentation skills and strategies.
Thursday, June 6th
- Zapp! Financial Technologywas in the Hot Seat on Thursday! CEO and founderJoshua Hong ‘21practiced his presentation for pitch competitions, and received feedback from the cohort and advisors about his slide content and presentation tactics.
This week, the Summer Venture Program will focus on sales, with sales experts visiting the ventures for both Lunch & Learn and Office Hours. Complement Media and CollegeSpot will be the next ventures to enter the Hot Seat! To stay up to date with the latest SVP happenings in real time, be sure to follow @babsoneship onTwitterandInstagram.