Nathan Gold

I present at the Hong Kong Baptist University BMoE Boot camp for the undergraduate program and run the elevator pitch sessions for all of the teams that form during the week. This program is one of the most rewarding experiences I get to be part of as a pitch coach.

I coach many of the companies that come through PlugandPlay Japan for events such as The Expo both in person and remotely. As an Executive In Residence, I also give individual coaching and feedback to many companies housed in the Shibuya offices in Tokyo.

I present at the UC Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship undergraduate program and run their elevator pitch sessions for all of the teams that form during the boot camp. This program is one of the most rewarding experiences I get to be part of as a pitch coach.

I coach the companies that are moving through the entrepreneurship program that Wharton offers in San Francisco. It is one of the most enjoyable groups of people I work with and the view from their office is spectacular.

The Kauffman Founders School is a free online video resource for entrepreneurs who need help in just about any area of their business. Some very famous speakers like Steve Blank are hosted along with some not so famous people like me. I have two series up: Powerful Presentations and Mastering Q&A. I continue to work with the Kauffman Foundation to provide support for entrepreneurs and the 1 Million Cups program throughout the United States.

I coach many of the companies that come through PlugandPlayTechCenter for the quarterly events such as Expo for both entrepreneurs and university students. As an Executive In Residence, I also give individual coaching and feedback to almost all of the presenters for PlugandPlayTechCenter events, both public and private.

I worked with the companies in residence to help them prepare for their Series A pitching events. I also worked with every company that came through their Innovators Program in Raleigh, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, and Bangalore. Citrix has closed the accelerator in favor of concentrating on their core business as a company.

As the official DEMO coach for companies selected to participate in the conference, I provide workshops to prepare for the event, script reviews, and feedback to all companies. In addition, they get coaching when they run through their dress rehearsals at the conference. The DEMO conference had their last event and no longer exists.

I work with some of the companies that are working with the Venture Pipeline Group getting them better prepared to present their business opportunities to angel and venture capital investors.

I host a weekly program for the members of SUAP to call in and listen to a talk about how to pitch to investors. After a short 5-10 minute talk, up to 7 people get to pitch for 2-minutes live with 5 minutes of feedback and coaching. The current topic is It's Really All About The Audience which talks about the differences between the different types of audiences that we are faced with.

I coached the in residence companies for their final "demo" day where they presented to a room filled with greentech/cleantech investors in hopes of attracting funding. This incubator/accelerator is so unique in the way they approach their in residence companies. If you are green, check them out.

I coached the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Global Scholars program where the Global Scholars learned how to pitch to investors and about the top 12 mistakes people make in presentations and how to avoid them. We also went through the magical investor pitch deck and how to arrange the presentation. The program begins in Kansas City and concludes when the team arrives in Silicon Valley to spend time at local companies to get first hand experience in business.

I coached most of the IBM SmartCamp finalists for their presentations at the Finals in San Francisco. Most of the coaching is done remotely using Skype and webcams. Full dress rehearsals are done on site the day before the event where each company gets to have individual feedback on their final pitch.

I coach the companies coming through the Academy on the pitch. In addition, I coach companies that are selected for the Keiretsu Forum presentations in Northern California.