LaunchLab AMA | Pitching 201 — Mechanics That Build Trust

💡 Pitching 201 — Mechanics That Build Trust

Build Credibility: Refine Your Message, Your Numbers, and Your Narrative

Your story might spark interest — but your structure earns belief. Pitching 201 digs into the details that separate good pitches from great ones: credibility, focus, and flow.

In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Use visuals that stick (and avoid the “dead seagull” trap)
• Front-load your credibility from the first slide
• Sharpen your focus with one clear message and one key number
• Present financials investors can actually trust
• Prep smart for the Q&A — and anticipate what’s coming

You’ll leave knowing how to turn attention into trust — the currency that gets deals moving.

What is LaunchLab?

A friendly, live AMA for the startup-curious in Western Mass. We demystify key founder topics, answer your questions, and show you how Innovate413—with mentors, UMass talent, and PixelEdge product pros—can help you launch a scalable venture at no cost. Innovate413 is dedicated to helping you build the employers of tomorrow, right here in the Valley.

About Innovate413

We are here with one clear mission: reignite economic growth in the Pioneer Valley by launching the large employers of tomorrow and reinvigorating the employers of today. Innovate413 will serve as the central hub connecting founders, mentors, funders, and institutional partners.

This region has the core ingredients for sustained growth: deep talent, world-class research, a diverse economy, and a community of leaders who’ve spent the last decade showing up—mentoring, advising, and championing entrepreneurs. What’s been missing is the structure to bring those assets together.
Innovate413 is that structure.

Curious? Want to get involved? Check out www.innovate413.org!