• C27, C29: Pitch Presentations to Advisory Panel

•Takes place in Community Hall next to Innovation Labs - 3-4pm on Tuesday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 19

•Advisors receive single page business plans with financials from each team a week in advance for their review

•Teams have 10 min for pitch, 5 min for Q&A with advisors, and 5 min for advisor discussion and team feedback

•Pitch Schedule - April 12: Truck Puck, MakeDo, Iter     April 19: Lux Cosmetics, Torrey Stand, WorkHub

  • C28: School Event – no class
  • C21: Guest Speaker and Presentation Coach – Lucy Smith Conroy, LJCDS ‘90

•Tuesday 3/22 @ 2:45pm-3:30pm, with 20 minutes for talk, then 20 minutes for Q & A

•Lucy Smith Conroy is an independent Performing Arts Professional and Theatre Director in San Diego. Her work has been produced both in New York and at regional theaters across the country. She received her MFA in Directing from Columbia University and a BA in Theater, Dance and Women’s Studies at Trinity College – Hartford. She’s on the LJCDS Board of Trustees, and she’s also a Country Day alum, from the class of ‘90.

•What makes a good presentation? How can you make it impactful and memorable?

  • C23, C24, C25, C26: Spring Break – no classes
  • C30: Feedback and Inspiration

•Activity – Students fill out final course feedback survey in class (15 min)

•Guest Speaker – Google video chat with serial entrepreneur and design engineer Craig Janik (15 min talk and 15 min Q & A) – What inspires you to start or work in a startup?


•Handout (2 pages) - Advice from Sam Altman of Y Combinator, a 30-year old Venture Capitalist, posted to his blog on 4/28/2015 (5 minute read): “The days are long, but the decades are short”
http://blog.samaltman.com/the-days-are-long-but-the-decades-are-short

•Advisory Panel:

  • Dr. Gary Krahn, Head of School, LJCDS
  • Dr. Greg Martin, Director of Upper School, LJCDS
  • Lucy Smith Conroy ‘90, Board of Trustees member, and LJCDS parent
  • Karen Deschaine, Cooley law partner, Board of Trustees member, and LJCDS parent          
  • Greg McKee, Connect CEO and LJCDS parent
  • Tony Toranto, Sheppard Mullin law partner and LJCDS parent

  • C22: Making the Pitch

•Proposed Elements of the Pitch:

  1. Introduction – Address Advisors, Give Team Name and Company Purpose
  2. What’s the Problem? Introduce Your Idea/Product/Solution, Why Now?
  3. Market Size, Target Markets, and Your Competitive Advantages?
  4. Describe Your Product/Solution in More Detail, Address Pricing
  5. Why Will Your Team Be Able to Pull This Off? Team Skills, Culture and Values
  6. How Much Will This Make / Cost You and the School?
  7. Conclusion – Finish with Something Memorable

•Answering Questions about the Pitch
•Accepting Feedback from Advisors
•Advisor Evaluations of the Pitch Presentation

•Activity - Each team develops their 7 slide pitch presentation during class

•Video: - Steve Jobs iPhone launch 2007 (8 min) https://youtu.be/vN4U5FqrOdQ?t=30s stop at 8min10sec