Pitches Get Stitches: Startup Week Throw Down!

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A Shark Tank style pitch competition for early stage startup founders!

Venture Cafe - STL

The quarterly Pitches Get Stitches competition in St. Louis pulls early stage startup founders from mid-Illinois, across all of Missouri, and half way through Kansas to compete for $500 cash, THOUSANDS of dollars off services, bragging rights, a giant foam check and, perhaps most importantly, to get YOUR feedback about how they can improve their startup.Each PGS contender earned their seat by winning the area&#x27;s only online video pitch competition, Blippy Pitch... a weekly competition for paid and free subscribers of bizblip.com. <a href="https://bizblip.com/plans/freemium-premium-advocate/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sign up for the newsletter</a> if you want to get the email and be a judge for Blippy Pitch. Prizes: (this is growing, but presently valued at $7000)<ul><li>$500 cash</li><li>One year residency at TechArtista from the<a href="https://www.techartista.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> TechArtista</a> Foundation (an $1800 value)*</li><li>A one year organizational membership to <a href="https://techstl.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TechSTL</a> (a $500 value)</li><li>Two one-year paid subscriptions to <a href="https://bizblip.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bizblip</a> (a $240 value)</li><li>One year of data security verification by <a href="https://verifiedbackups.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Verified Backups</a> (a $990 value)</li><li>A LIFETIME subscription to <a href="https://www.timebolt.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TimeBolt</a> video editing (a $245 value)</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentinortega/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">QCO Consulting, Quentin Ortega</a>. A month of growth consulting/coaching, 4 1 hour meetings. (a $1K value) </li><li><a href="https://www.transitionslawgroup.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Transitions Law Group, David Weaver</a>, a $1200 legal package</li><li>A giant foam check for your brag wall (priceless!)</li></ul>* The TechArtista Foundation is also giving each of five runners up a 1 month pass to TechArtista (a $750 value @ $150 each)OPEN-MIC PITCH PRACTICE: 5pm - 6pm<ul><li>Pitch practice/coaching: Startup founders NOT in The Main Event practice their 2 minute pitch with feedback from a panel of startup experts. This is open-mic style. You can just show up to make your pitch and get some feedback, but startup founders interested in 1-on-1 coaching should get the Founder ticket to this event. Spots for coaching are limited.</li></ul><ol><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-scott-stl/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mary Scott</a>, Business Riff</li><li>J<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-mcdonnell-bardot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ennifer Bardot</a>, G.R.I.T. </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-muller-5559a58/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Joseph Muller</a>, CP Wealth Management</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaabellomo/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jess Bellomo</a>, Arch Grants</li></ol>THE MAIN EVENT: 6pm - 7pm (contenders will be added all summer as they qualify via<a href="https://bizblip.com/blippypitch/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Blippy Pitch</a>) <ul><li><a href="https://vizq.ai/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VIZQ.AI</a></li><li><a href="https://pool.date/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pool</a></li><li><a href="https://clockto.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ClockTo</a></li><li><a href="https://www.edurain.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EDUrain</a></li><li><a href="https://kahana.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kahana</a></li></ul>Note: If you would like to help startup founders qualify for a seat at Pitches Get Stitches, sign up to be a judge for<a href="https://bizblip.com/blippypitch/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Blippy Pitch</a> with a Freemium membership to bizblip (at no cost). It&#x27;s going on, weekly, all summer -- online. JUDGES: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/baltoceo/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/baltoceo/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marc Bernstein</a>, Co-Founder and CEO of Balto<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/viklakhwara/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vikram Lahkwara</a>, General Partner of Green Cow Venture Capital<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettcalhoun393/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brett Calhoun</a>, Managing Director of Redbud VCEMCEE: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyhemingway/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Emily Hemingway</a>, Executive Directo, TechSTLTIME KEEPER: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashara-earl-mba-ma-b5958634/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tashara Earl</a>, CEO Shades of Color (Winner: Pitches Get Stitches, Jan/23)

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