Pitch Like A Startup
Learn how to craft compelling competition pitches that truly tell your robot’s story. This practical webinar, featuring Plug and Play mentors as guest speakers, shows students how to use a proven framework to pitch their projects to competition judges, investors, farmers, and other stakeholders. Teams will learn how to turn this framework into a robust pitch deck and apply it directly to their 5-minute competition video.
What You'll Learn:
• Master a proven pitch framework: Problem → Solution → Validation → Impact
• Structure your story using a professional 11-slide pitch deck
• Apply storytelling techniques that make technical innovation resonate with judges
• Understand market sizing (TAM, SAM, SOM) for agricultural robotics
• Develop go-to-market strategies and sharpen your competitive differentiation
• Build roadmaps that connect your project to measurable, real-world impact
Featured Guest Speakers:
• Alon Ascher – Chief Business Officer, Bluewhite | Agana
• Alex Chequim – CEO, DigiFarmz
• Alfiya Kayumova – CEO & Co-Founder, Green Growth (exit ’25)
• Rachel Opitz – Program Manager, Taylor Geospatial Institute
Whether you’re preparing your Farm Robotics Challenge competition video or testing the commercial potential of your agricultural innovation, this webinar equips you with actionable tools and frameworks you can use far beyond the competition.