Founder Unfriendly App Launch & Personalized VC Pitch Feedback

​Join Charlie O'Donnell, a veteran New York City VC with 20 years of experience at Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and his own firm, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, for the most direct feedback you can get at a startup event.

​The event will open with a short presentation on the five biggest mistakes that founders make when pitching VCs, based on the tens of thousands of startup pitches that Charlie has seen across his investing career. Charlie will then take 15 direct elevator pitches and share his gut reactions to each deal in a public format, emphasizing takeaways that every startup in the room can learn from.

​In addition, all attendees will get early access to the Founder Unfriendly app, built off of the lessons and frameworks from the book and enhanced with scoring mechanisms that Charlie has developed over his career. Every single founder who attends in person will get:

• ​An interactive session with an AI-powered fundraising coach

• ​A fundability scorecard

• ​VC analysis specifically applicable to their sector, based on how investors with specific and relevant expertise would compare this startup to similar models and competitive companies in the space

​Access to the app will only be unlocked by in-person attendance. Seats are limited, so don't just sign up, make sure you show up.

​Thanks to Brown Rudnick for hosting us!

​Brown Rudnick is a leading international law firm that provides exceptional, client-driven service in global litigation, crisis management (restructuring, investigations and special situations), brand and reputation management, life sciences and technology.  We advise on high-profile cross-border matters while providing the kind of personal attention to clients that is typically found at boutiques. Our enterprising and tenacious lawyers serve our clients around the globe from offices in key financial centers in the U.S. and the U.K., and have been recognized by, among others, Chambers USA, Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation and Law360 for excellence in their fields.