Pitch Mastery 2-Day Workshop for US Market Entry & International Expansion by LAUNCHSTARZ
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Description
This is a hands-on, 2-day workshop to help startups explore overseas markets—focusing on U.S. entry but valuable for anyone looking to go global. Sessions will be conducted in English, but the instructors are fluent in Japanese— feel free to ask questions in Japanese! The program fee is free but registration is required.
Program Overview
This program aims to:
- Provide basic information to deeptech startups about entering the U.S. market.
- Help deeptech startups prepare, fine tune and deliver a clear and concise pitch about their startup, prototype and potential product. Whether you have a pitch deck already or need to create a new one, everyone is welcome to register.
Elligibility:
- OIST Incubator tenants
- OIST Startups
- Any startups based in Okinawa
- OIST faculty, researchers, students
Program Schedule
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Day 1 |
2:30pm-6:00pm |
Chura Hall, Seaside House |
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| Day 2 July 25th (Friday) |
9:00am-3:00pm | C700, Lab 3 |
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Instructors
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Satoshi Miyagawa Co-Founder/Co-CEO, LaunchStarz |
His mission in life is to deliver life-changing opportunities to as many people as possible. With his experience of launching and promoting an EdTech startup in Los Angeles and over 18 years of international business experience at Japanese startups and large corporations, he is committed to supporting those who are starting up or establishing new businesses in the US. |
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Kenny Lum Co-Founder/Co-CEO, LaunchStarz |
His passion for mentoring and championing budding startups and entrepreneurs is his life goal and what he wants to pass on to the next generation. He has invaluable experience working 14 years in Japan where he founded 2 startups and excelled at major Japanese tech companies. In addition, he has more than 10 years experience running his own startups in the US as well as working at big tech companies in Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach. |
About LAUNCHSTARZ
LAUNCHSTARZ focuses on nurturing founders and supporting startups from zero to launch and growth based on their extensive startup experience in both Japan and North America. They provide customized support tailored to the founder’s background and the stage of the company. Unlike traditional accelerators, they emphasize not only the startup growth cycle (building and selling products) but also coaching and navigating founders through unexpected obstacles that arise from the unique cultural norms, business and social practices of the North American market.
Registration
The number of participants is limited. Please sign up at the form below.
https://forms.office.com/r/F09gju8UA0
Contact
OIST Innovation Venture Development Section
vd@oist.jp
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