A quick overview of how to prepare for and totally kill it at the Rapid Fire Round of the Pitch Originator, a startup competition by Monash University's 'the GENERATOR' entrepreneurship support initiative.

1. Prep forthe
How to…
Rapid fire round

2. Rapid Fire Round
Date: 5 September
Time: 4-7pm (be early!)
Location: New Horizons (Monash Clayton)
20 Research Way
4th floor Lounge

3. who
Rules refresher
Anyone can be on your team that
makes sense, but the person
presenting must be Monash
student, faculty of staff
whatYou have to pitch the project that
got you to this round, or a
reasonable pivot. If in doubt, ask.

4. props
Rules refresher
No, nada, seriously we mean it.
Immediate disqualification if you
ignore this rule.
slidesNope again. Just you, the mic and
the audience. If you insist, you can
have a cheat notecard to help jog
your memory… but refer to above

5. time
Rules refresher
You’ve got 60 seconds. We’ll make
sure it gets awkward if you run
over, so keep it snappy.
attendYes, we can video link you in. No,
we won’t do it unless there is a
seriously awesome reason you
can’t be there in person.

6. audience
Rules refresher
To keep the event casual and navigable
for mentors, we’d like to keep it small.
Please limit the number of people you
invite to your immediate team
members and advisors. You can fill
your friends in on the awesomeness of
the night later.

7. There will be q&a…
At networking breaks, mentors will have a
chance to mingle amongst the teams and
ask questions
That means you and all team member
should stay at your assigned spot for each
mentor mingle session!

8. We’d suggest…
08 SEPT StartupFinance
13 SEPT pitch2win
15 SEPT IP ESSENTIALS
22 SEPT PRODUCTDEV
Putting all program dates in
your calendar now
29 SEPT Elevator awards
15/22/26 oct accelerator
19/23/25/30 nov accelerator
2 dec investor pitch

9. Because…
Besides just not missing out on the fun,
• The GENERATOR gets a vote alongside our
judges. Participation is one way to make sure
you’re maximising your score.
• If you make it the whole way, the top prize is
tranched, with payment tranches triggered by
program participation (i.e. no participation =
no money)

10. Help please!
The folks at the GENERATOR are here to
help you as much as they can
The early birds get the worms!
Pitch practice, soundingboard

11. How
to
Pitch a refresher

12. “those guys were killing it – rocket ship
trajectory growth”
“they had a really clever solution to a vexing
problem”
“I don’t remember what they did, but the team
was bankable– A-players all the way”
Question: What makes you exceptional?
What’sYour ‘One Thing’?

13. Hook
A question or a statement that
really entices the audience to
stay with you for the full pitch
5 seconds: the most concise
single formulation of your idea

14. good
hook
bad hook "We’re disrupting the
medical apps industry, a
$500 billion market."
a relevant personal anecdote about how
when you flew from Seattle to New York
with a sinus infection, the pressure from
the landing ruptured your eardrum,
comparing the pain to what it might feel
like if Mike Tyson bit off your ear.

15. So focus on 4 things:
You can’tcoverit allin60 seconds
1 The Opportunity
The Market
The Business Model
Why You?
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3
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17. ways to prep for your pitch
Preview of the awesome venue
Read up on product development mentors
Practice on friends & family
As painful as it is, video yourself
& WATCH!
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18. monash.edu/entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship@monash.edu