The Subtle Art of Pitching

The Subtle Art of Pitching

Entrepreneurship Talk Series: Part 4

On a cool Saturday evening, January 29 2022, the HULT prize at IOE- Pulchowk Campus 2021/22 organized yet another invigorating Entrepreneurship Talk Series: The Subtle Art of Pitching which marks the completion of the fourth stage of the series. This particular evening was dedicated to exploring the art of pitching great, change-making ripples of ideas the participants will be exploring throughout their journey in the HULT Prize at IOE. A crowd of over 130 participants interacted over a span of one and a half hours exploring and discussing ideas, asking questions, and being answered.


The event hosted by the Project Manager Aakriti Sharma was initiated with enlightening remarks from the keynote speaker of the day, Mr. Shreyan Paudel, the Chief Strategy Officer of Bajra Technologies.


The first guest speaker of the evening Mrs. Mannsi Agrawal, a TEDx speaker, Corporate Trainer, a Web Series Host, and a Distinguished Toast Master, took the platform after the keynote speaker. She led a very interactive and energetic session going above and beyond our expectations. She talked about the principles of pitching, urging the participants to orient their ideas best suited to the motives of the investors, ensuring them the maximum return on their investments.


Mrs. Agrawal worked with the participants in taking a basic idea and moulding it into a full-baked pitch statement that best advocated the intent of the product or service being pitched. She briefed the participants on the art of presenting oneself and public speaking. She addressed the essence of relating to the audience and making your pitch emotionally appealing to them beyond all reasoning. During an interactive Q/A session, she addressed the language barrier and pitching confidently. Addressing the fear of the public, she also disclosed some of the tricks for making your pitch more engaging and understanding the investor’s motives.


The next distinguished guest speaker was none other than Mr.Satish Gaire, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DirectPay, WooAgents, and Podmio and an investor at BookSmart, My Dental Website, and LogicXY AI, recognized as the “King of SaaS” platform, and rightfully so! The session held by this influential internet marketer and entrepreneur was as engaging as it could get. Starting with his own experience with startups, he confessed the greatest challenge is getting a response. Thus he focused his session on getting a response from the investor through AIDA framework and how to use these techniques. Through a lively Q/A session, he addressed questions on grabbing the attention, recommended books that could help one equip with the art of pitching, about market analysis, and how to creatively make your product stand out in the competitive market.


The final guest speaker of the session, Mr.Stephen Dyer, an award-winning comedian, keynote speaker, and corporate communication trainer and co-founder of MalPensando, a bilingual comedy school in Canada, and the reTHINK group held the audience spellbound with his charming and captivating aura. Mr. Stephen focused his session on leveraging humour to flourish the business pitching. He presented on the pillars of communication, body language, comedy, and connection. Time and again, he pressed on his motto of “Escaping competition through authenticity”. He emphasized the essence of authenticity to leave an impression, to carve an identity on the minds of the investors and people in every walks of life.


All of these sessions were a spectacle to behold with the chatbox on fire throughout the session, the participants pining for more despite the constraints of time. With the basics of pitching, productivity, and public speaking in entrepreneurship and other walks of life, and the expectations of the participants being met, the program came to an end.