Get Your Business Ready to Pitch with Skills Labs

Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition Skills Lab Series

This year, we're delivering a number of Skills Labs to help our Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition finalists show up on pitch day with their best work.

But the workshops aren't just open to finalists—you're invited, too!

Check out our list of programming and featured speakers below.

We'll provide the snacks and the workshops. All you need to do is show up!

 

March 8: Building a Strong Team

Featuring a previously recorded session with Susan Luria (MGT '93), partner, Social Venture Partners. Light refreshments will be provided followed by a Q&A session hosted by Brittain Elswick with LaunchNET. 

RSVP for March 8

 

March 10: Centering Your Business on a Value Proposition

JeShaune Jackson (GRS '12, entrepreneurial biotechnology; MBA '14), associate director, BioPharma Partnerships at Guardant Health will join us in person for this event. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP for March 10

 

March 24: Running a SWOT Analysis for Your Business or Idea

William Tavel (MGT '18, CWR '17), industry associate at International Finance Corporation, will join us in person for this event. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP for March 24

 

March 29: Refining Your Pitch Deck

Featuring a previously recorded session with Zachary Fleitman, chief financial officer, Vox Mobile. Light refreshments will be provided followed by a Q&A session hosted by Mindy Baierl, CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship.

RSVP for March 29

 

March 31: Building a Brand Message

Megan Kuhar, associate director for marketing and communications, Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, will join us in person for this event. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP for March 31

 

April 5: Business Formation and Intellectual Property

Dominic Frisina JD, MA, partner, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC will join us in person and lead a workshop on the topic of Business Formation and Intellectual Property.

RSVP for April 5 

 

April 7: Business Financials 101

Featuring Phelan Spence, senior associate, financial analysis at JumpStart, Inc. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP for April 7