Pitch Accelerator · Cohort 03

Two remote cohort sprints and one in-person Demo Day. The program turns founders into communicators who can pitch on stage, command a boardroom, and start the conversations that move a company forward.

8 seats
Oct 27 – Dec 4
Applications close Oct 23

$1,499 Early Bird rate while it lasts

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The calendar

Oct 27 – Dec 4 · All times Pacific

Week 01 Pitch Sprint Oct 27 Elevator Lab + Stage Pitch Remote
Week 02 Pitch Sprint Nov 3 The Mini-Crucible Remote
Live Demo Day Nov 12 Demo Day LA In-person
Venice Beach
Week 03 Fundraising Sprint Nov 17 Deck Lab Remote
Week 04 Fundraising Sprint Dec 1 Launch Sequence Remote

Applications close Oct 23

01 Who this is for

Builders who want to build momentum.

This program is for founders who:

Can build, and are ready to start pitching with confidence.
Have a real fundraise target in the next 90 days.
Are willing to perform on a real stage in front of real investors.
Want a communication system that keeps working (not just a polished deck).

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02 The program

Two sprints five modules

00
Foundations

Prework, on the learn platform. Discover and develop the authentic "why" beneath your surface story.

Finish by October 26, before the first class.
Pitch Sprint · 2 weeks · Remote · Oct 27 – Nov 6
01
Elevator Lab + Stage Pitch

Compress your story to its opener, its hook, and its ask. Then build it for the stage: storytelling, narrative structure, the deck.

Oct 27 Tue 6–8 PM · Coaching Thu–Fri
02
The Mini-Crucible

Perform under real pressure. Transform permanently.

Nov 3 Tue 6–8 PM · Coaching Thu–Fri
Live
Demo Day LA

Nov 12 · Thu 5:30 PM · Venice Beach
Fundraising Sprint · 2 weeks · Remote · Nov 17 – Dec 4
03
Deck Lab

Make every channel an opportunity to deliver your coherent, inspiring story. Build the deck you actually send.

Nov 17 Tue 6–8 PM · Coaching Thu–Fri
04
Launch Sequence

Rapidly skill up the highest-leverage founder skill: asking effectively. Master this and compound growth.

Dec 1 Tue 6–8 PM · No class Nov 24

03 The weekly rhythm

Four touch points per week.

Total weekly commitment:

5-8 hours

1-on-1 coaching call

45 min

Personal time with your coach to focus on your work and your gaps.
Cohort class

2 hours

More workshop than lecture. Your time to practice your pitch, get feedback, and iterate live.
Homework

2-4 hours

Self-paced: craft your story, build a deck, schedule real conversations.
Real-world reps

Ongoing

Every conversation between sessions is a rep.

04 What you leave with

Confidence and effectiveness in high-stakes communication.

Results that compound across high-stakes stages:

Fundraising
Sales
Leadership
Public relations

Four strategic assets.

The Spark

The Pitch

Your polished presentation: battle-tested on stage at Demo Day in front of real investors and a real audience. Built to open doors and start conversations.
The Flywheel

Connections

Investors, partners, and fellow founders from the cohort and Demo Day.
Deck Lab

The deck you send

Your email deck, built from your stage pitch and the feedback you receive at Demo Day.
The Guide

Launch Sequence

Your strategic fundraising roadmap: the goal, the milestones, and the asks that make your vision inevitable.

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05 The mechanism

Progress made permanent.

Most approaches treat coaching and rehearsal as the complete work. We treat them as raw material.

The transformation becomes permanent when you perform on a real stage, under real stakes, in front of real investors.

Performance rewires the brain.

06 Demo Day November 12, 2026

The real crucible.

Demo Day is the midpoint. Real investors, real audience, real follow-up the next morning. The Pitch Sprint trains you for it; the Fundraising Sprint starts from it.