Don't Deck Your Pitch — Live Pitch Deck Workshop for Founders

​Bring your pitch deck. Get practical feedback. Sharpen the story investors hear.

​Don't Deck Your Pitch is an intimate, hands-on workshop for startup founders who want to improve their investor decks, tell a stronger story, and communicate their companies more effectively.

​Led by Dr. Jialu Bao, this session goes beyond generic pitch advice. Founders are invited to bring and submit their own 5-minute pitch decks, with selected decks and slides workshopped live during the session.

​WHAT WE'LL WORK ON

​• Pitch Deck Best Practices
Learn how to structure a compelling investor deck — from slide order and layout to clarity, depth, and concision.

​• Storytelling That Investors Remember
Turn a collection of slides into a clear narrative: the problem, insight, opportunity, solution, and why your company needs to exist now.

​• Live Deck Workshop
Selected founders may have individual slides or sections of their decks reviewed and workshopped live.

​• The 60-Second Founder Pitch
Practice explaining what you're building without opening a laptop.

​• Founder-to-Founder Feedback
Work with other founders to sharpen your deck or refine your one-minute company introduction.

​AGENDA

​4:00–4:30 PM — Pitch Deck Best Practices
4:30–4:45 PM — Founder Q&A
4:45–5:15 PM — Interactive Founder Workshop
5:15–6:00 PM — Founder Networking

​WHO SHOULD ATTEND

​Startup founders preparing to fundraise, founders refining their investor decks, technical founders communicating complex ideas, and first-time founders who want practical feedback.

​FOUNDERS: SUBMIT YOUR DECK

​Bring your 5-minute pitch deck. Selected founders may be invited to have individual slides or pitch elements reviewed during the workshop.

​ONLY 20 SPOTS AVAILABLE.

​Register early to secure your spot.

​Exact location will be shared with approved attendees after registration.

​Presented by GES Ventures · Future Intelligence Lab