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Neuro-Hacking the Complex Narrative
VCs fund fewer than 1 in 100 founders who pitch them. When they pass, it's usually not the technology it's that the founder didn't communicate effectively, or make a meaningful connection with the investor.
(If you'd like to get your pitch in shape before tech week, grab a spot in our October 4 workshop: https://partiful.com/e/BQ4JylqYntNuMs6sxdW4?c=VSEbf7jE)
If nobody ever handed you the unwritten rules of US investor culture, this clinic is for you doubly so if you're pitching in a second language.
Jennifer Pawlitschek coaches deep-tech and biotech founders from all over the world on how to translate their complex ideas so that investors immediately understand and buy in. What's clear: the best technology in the room doesn't win. The founder the investor can actually connect with wins.
When you're an outsider to investor culture, that distance is even greater not because your science is weak, but because you're carrying a translation load your non-technical peers are not.
The goal isn't to "dumb things down." It's to make sure you present so that everyone in the room leans forward and wants more.
This is a 90-minute, neuroscience-based clinic, capped small so everyone gets real, personal feedback.
This is for you if you've heard some version of:
"You're early and unproven. Why should I trust what you're telling me?"
"Why can't I just use an off-the-shelf model?" or "Couldn't I build this myself?"
"How are you actually going to bring this to market?"
Those objections aren't really about your tech. They're about trust and trust is built, or lost, in how you show up.
In this clinic:
Pre-Clinic Deck Review
Send your slides ahead of time, and Jennifer will personally mark where dense science is losing the investor's brain before the session even starts.
Your First 60 Seconds
Rebuild your opening minute so it turns complex science into commercial stakes and earns attention immediately.
Presence and Authority
A pitch is a performance. With an MFA in theatre and two decades coaching the neuroscience of how people read authority and trust, Jennifer helps you align your words, voice, and body so you project conviction even when your nerves are screaming.
Q&A Under Fire
The frameworks to meet hard technical, clinical, and regulatory questions with calm authority instead of getting rattled.
What founders say:
"Do it! It's the non-content stuff that matters and sets you apart." Eduardo Betancourt, Fortia
"A great, different, self-aware approach to pitching." Imbar Meidani, Improov University
"A pitch is a performance!" health-tech founder
Hear from a founder who took the clinic: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7477375368555847681/
Two ways to join
The Clinic $95 early-bird / $125 regular. Small-group coaching. Register below; your spot is held the moment you pay.
After you register, you'll get the Zoom link and a link to upload your deck for your pre-clinic review. Please upload by Thursday, October 1st.
Private 1-on-1 Pitch Intensive $400. Want dedicated eyes on your deck and delivery? Book a private 60-minute deep-dive here.
Are you in biotech or deep tech? We have a clinic just for you: https://partiful.com/e/Xbh6TF47PIjqa3ygdb0s?c=EHKz8JbC
This event is a part of #SFTechWeeka week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com." data-next-head="
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