About
Our Practice Pitch Breakfast is not a competition. It is a time for entrepreneurs and investors to fellowship, learn from each other and build relationships with one another no matter where we are located. We come in as strangers and leave as family.
See our agenda below and stay posted for updates on our upcoming practice pitch companies and guest speakers.
See our agenda below and stay posted for updates on our upcoming practice pitch companies and guest speakers.
What We Can Learn From Investor Feedback
By: Michelle Braden
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Guest Speakers
Jonny Price - WeFunder
Jonny Price is the director of business development at Wefunder, the biggest Regulation Crowdfunding platform in the US. He also serves on the Board of Directors of AEO (Association of Enterprise Opportunity) and the Federal Reserve Board's Community Advisory Council. Price is a graduate of the University of Cambridge.
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Russ McGuire - SDG Strategy, LLC
Russ McGuire loves helping faith-driven leaders of tech-driven startups with the hard decisions they face everyday. He has been blessed to serve as a strategy executive in Fortune 500 companies, found technology startups, mentor and advise entrepreneurs, be awarded technology patents, author a book and contribute to others, write dozens of articles for various publications, and speak at many conferences. More importantly, he's a husband and father who cares about people, and he's a committed Christian who operates with integrity and believes in doing what is right. In the past 10 years, among other things, Russ has served as entrepreneur in residence at Oklahoma Christian University, as vice president of strategy for Sprint, and as co-founder and CEO of three faith-driven software startups.
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Your Thoughts
"Good format. Great to meet folks for the first time."
"The small group format was excellent. Allowed for a good group connection."
"Good to learn about WeFunder and the story about Sprint vs. T-mobile strategies was facinating."
"Enjoyed hearing from Jonny at Wefunder. A useful insight into this emerging funding strategy."
"I particularly found the comments from Wes Lyons useful, 'assume these dollars are the last dollars you'll get from an investor!!'"
"It was a nice networking opportunity. Wish I would have had more time to attend."
"It was a good change from hearing only pitches. I would recommend having things like this every few months."
"I plan to share Michelle's presentation with students working on business plan competitions."
"It was great to join, and I look forward to attending more in the coming months."