Start in
New Haven
November 10th, 6-8pm @ NXTHVN
Join us for a community pitch night.
Start in New Haven is a community pitch night where individuals can pitch ideas for new events, civic improvements, startups, and other projects to a community audience — with the goal of providing energy, support, and resources to turn the ideas into a reality.
Through Start in New Haven, we hope to encourage a spirit of yes — where, regardless of how early your idea is, New Haven community members are here to support you in your next steps.
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This event is for ideas in the new or very early stages.
This event is for a range of different kinds of ideas: startups, inventions, new group or organization, buildings or public space improvements, civic improvements, art projects and murals, events, and advocacy campaigns. -
During the event, 5-6 presenters (selected prior to the event) will pitch for 3-5 minutes.
After the pitches, each presenter will be assigned a table where there can be further discussion for the remainder of the event. Attendees can choose their table(s).
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We will be inviting community members and leaders, philanthropists, venture capitalists and angel investors, elected officials, activists and organizers, and artists.
Our hope is that audience members will we able to provide presenters with a range of possible support: advice and guidance, connections and networking, access to potential funders, volunteers, teammates, and potential customers.
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Ideas will be selected based on three core criteria:
• Stage: Is the idea at an early stage?
• Impact: Does the idea aim to make a social impact?
• Need: Does the idea’s needs fit what the potential audience can provide?
Ideas that are not selected can opt to be added to a public document/landing page to be distributed.
Deadline to submit ideas: Friday, October 28th.
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One OPTIONAL community resource: If you need support to craft your idea, you can attend MakeHaven’s Pitch Development and Practice Workshop. It is geared towards business ideas, but may be helpful for potential presenters.
Become a Presenter
Deadline to submit an idea: Friday, October 28th