LaunchLab AMA | Pitching 301 — Advanced Storytelling & Strategy

🔥 Pitching 301 — Advanced Storytelling & Strategy

Win Hearts and Capital: Turn Data Into Drama and Strategy Into Story

When the stakes are high, storytelling is your secret weapon. Pitching 301 takes you beyond slides and spreadsheets into the art of narrative — how to shape timing, tension, and tone to persuade investors, partners, or anyone with decision power.

In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Set up your “seagulls” — visuals and reveals with purpose
• Structure a pitch like a story, not a slide deck
• Address concerns before they’re spoken
• Show results that speak louder than résumés
• Frame your ask around risk reduction — not just funding

You’ll leave ready to pitch with presence, persuasion, and a story that moves money and minds.

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!