<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/' xmlns:geo='http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#' xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' version='2.0' xmlns:xCal='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcal'><channel><title>Calendar - Innovation</title><link>https://happenings.washu.edu/department/innovation/calendar</link><description>Calendar - Innovation</description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:32:47 -0500</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><language>en-us</language><generator>Localist</generator><item><title>Oct 8, 2026: OTM Office Hours: Practice Makes the Perfect Pitch at Office of Technology Management</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for OTM Office Hours: Practice Makes the Perfect Pitch</p>

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<p>Mastering a business pitch requires preparation and practice, practice and more practice. Come and hear from WashU startup founders and OTM experts about the needed skills to master the perfect pitch for your startup.   (Will you all lead them through an exercise? What other points do you want to cover in the panelist Q &amp; A that we can mention in the description.)  Join OTM for Office Hours: “Practice Makes a Perfect Pitch”</p>

<p>Those of us trained in science are taught to communicate with rigor, novelty, and contribution to knowledge.  A pitch to an investor asks for something quite different: in roughly ten slides, you need to name a real market problem, position your technology as the solution, and show how it outclasses what’s already on offer. Our panel has lived through that arc — from pre-company formation through active investor engagement — and will share what the journey has actually taught them.</p>

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