Idea-to-Pitch: Turn Your Innovative Idea into a Business Concept

Name: Idea-to-Pitch: Turn Your Innovative Idea into a Business Concept
Start: 2026-11-03T16:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-11-03T17:00:00-08:00
Location: Washington State University - Startup Den - Commons Building 1st Floor

Schedule

Tue Nov 03 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Washington State University - Startup Den - Commons Building 1st Floor | Pullman, WA

Anyone can turn an idea into a pitch, and the Center for Entrepreneurship is where you start.
About this Event

Join us for Idea-to-Pitch: Turn Your Innovative Idea into a Business Concept, a free, hands-on workshop on Tuesday, Nov 3, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Center for Entrepreneurship (Commons Building, Room 110)

What you will do

Use a simple framework to take an innovative idea and define what makes it different. Students will work in teams to write a 60-second pitch and revise it based on feedback. A few teams will then pitch to the full room. Dan Castles, CEO of Telestream, will open with the story of his own first pitch and coach teams during the event.

What you leave with

A written and delivered 60-second pitch, feedback from an experienced founder, and a clear path forward.

About the Center for Entrepreneurship

The Center for Entrepreneurship (CfE), offers workshops, mentoring from founders and alumni, space to work, and the annual Business Plan Competition, in which student teams develop an idea into a full business concept and present it to judges. The next competition is in spring 2027, and it is open to all majors.