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Picture Shark Tank, except three comedians are riffing on your deck in real time and you still have to close.

That's Pitch Roast Live, and it's coming to LA Tech Week on October 15! Four founders, three comedians, one VC, one winner. Nothing is scripted.

Comedians and investor alike take their swings at the pitch and the numbers as they hear them, and the founders who do best are the ones who laugh first and fix it second.

We've sponsored this show in three cities now and it has never once been boring. Bring a founder friend who needs the humbling.

Grab a ticket: hubs.li/Q04y8ZsQ0

Thursday, October 15, 6 to 9 PM PT, Los Angeles.

#latechweek #startups #comedy #founders #pitchnight

Diligence has a way of finding the one number you were hoping nobody would ask about.

Usually it's something boring. Revenue that doesn't match between the deck and the books. Expenses categorized one way in QuickBooks and another way in the model.

The business can be in great shape and still look disorganized on paper, and that makes an investor wonder what else hasn't been checked. A lot of it gets solved upstream, with the right tools set up long before you open a data room.

We're getting into what that setup looks like with Gust on Thursday, October 15. Logan Burchett and Ryan Nash will cover which tools earn a place in your stack and where founders tend to overbuy.

Register here: hubs.li/Q04yjRYx0 · Oct 15 at 2 PM ET

#startups #duediligence #venturecapital #startupfinance #founderfinance

Every investor meeting you've ever taken was a single take.

One shot at the question you didn't see coming, and the good answer only showed up ten minutes after the meeting ended. Pitch on Tap gives that question a retake button!

Happy hour with VCs at LA Tech Week, then a booth where you pitch an AI persona of each investor. Redo it until it's the version you'd actually send, and that's the one they get.

For founders raising in the next year, or anyone who wants to hear the hard question before it counts. Forecastr is co-hosting with Agora and Casuro.

Save your spot: hubs.li/Q04yg8lr0

Tuesday, October 13, 5 to 6 PM PT, Los Angeles.

#latechweek #venturecapital #startups #founders #fundraising

Take your current cash balance and divide it by last month's burn. That's your runway, roughly.

Now do it again using your most expensive month this year.

If those two numbers are more than a couple of months apart, it's worth figuring out why before your next board meeting.

On October 22 at 2 PM ET, our Co-founder Logan Burchett is sitting down with Ryan Nash from Gust to go through runway fundamentals and the ways startups end up with less cash than they planned on. Raising too late, hiring too early, missing a growth target by a quarter, running with no buffer at all. They'll cover what to do about each one, and there's live Q&A at the end.

It's free and runs about an hour.

Register here: hubs.li/Q04yWpyC0

#startupfinance #runway #cashflow #founders #burnrate

On October 8 at SF Tech Week, Forecastr's CEO Steven Plappert is telling the whole story of how he raised $20m+ in a fireside chat with Ryan Nash from Gust. Five rounds, the calendar structure that kept investors moving, the momentum tricks that worked, and the ones that didn't.

Logan Burchett joins to cover the other half of the job: keeping the business running while you're out raising.

If you're raising now or planning to in the next year, this is the hour to show up for. Networking and food before and after.

Grab a seat: hubs.li/Q04y8mdd0

Thursday, October 8, 5:00 PM PT, San Francisco.

#sftechweek #startupfunding #founders #fundraising #saas

Here's a question worth sitting with: do your investors hear about a rough patch from you, or figure it out after the fact?

They own a real piece of your company. Plenty of them ran their own startups before backing yours, so the wall you're staring at right now has probably shown up on someone else's desk too.

Struggles rarely arrive as a single dramatic hit. They build slowly, one quarter at a time, and investors who've been close to the business the whole way through see it coming long before it turns into a crisis. Keep them in the loop early and the hard conversations get a lot easier.

We got into this, and a lot more on keeping investors close, at one of our recent webinars. Check out our upcoming events at hubs.li/Q04tYQmc0

Be cautious about doing this after your raise: running all 7 channels at once.

Ryan Nash, CEO of Gust, discourages founders from planning around this assumption, because that's not how things work.

The reality is, everything moves on a slower budget. Cash takes time to build up, so most teams end up leaning on whatever channel is cheapest to run early on.

Being able to explain that order to an investor, and why you picked it, is a lot better than promising to launch everything on day one.

Want more conversations like this? Join us at the next Forecastr webinar: hubs.li/Q04sLFg50

Ready to pitch? Hope you can take a joke. 🔥

Pitch Roast Live is a startup pitch competition comedy roast that brings founders, venture capital, and comedy together on one stage.

Forecastr is proud to sponsor the most entertaining event at NY Tech Week.

Wednesday, June 3 · Cocktail Hour 6 PM · Show 7 PM ET

📍 Caveat, 21A Clinton St, Manhattan 🎟️

Get your tickets: hubs.li/Q04hfgNt0

#NYTechWeek #PitchRoastLive #Startups #Forecastr

Tech Week season is here and we're showing up.

We've got events lined up in Boston and New York and we'd love to see your face at one (or all) of them.

Boston Tech Week

5/26 — NachoNacho: SaaS & AI Founder + Investor Happy Hour

Good people, good drinks, good convos. The kind of night where you walk in not knowing anyone and leave with three new friends.

Snag a spot: hubs.li/Q04hNgGk0

5/28 — Agora x Forecastr: Voice AI Mixer

Where the builders gather together. Come ready to talk about what's actually happening in AI right now.

Join us: hubs.li/Q04hNf1m0

5/28 — Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch

The tables turn here — VCs pitch YOU. Hear exactly what they're investing in, what they're passing on, and why. It's the kind of room that changes how you think about your next raise.

Grab your spot: hubs.li/Q04hNkf60

5/28 — Pitch Roast Live

Part pitch, part roast, all fun. If you've ever wanted to see founders sweat on stage in the best possible way, this is the one.

Save your seat: hubs.li/Q04hN9wy0

NY Tech Week

6/2 — NachoNacho: Rooftop Happy Hour

Rooftop views, city energy, founder vibes. Need we say more?

Get in the room: hubs.li/Q04hN6Qh0

6/2 — Agora x Forecastr: Voice AI Mixer

Round two for the Voice AI crew. Same great energy, new city.

Lock in your spot: hubs.li/Q04hNl0P0

6/2 — Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch

Back for round two in New York. Hear VCs lay out exactly what they want to fund right now — and walk away knowing how to position yourself in front of them.

Claim your seat: hubs.li/Q04hNfgm0

6/3 — Pitch Roast Live

The roast comes to New York. Expect laughs, honest feedback, and a room full of people who get it.

Register here: hubs.li/Q04hNbGD0

6/4 — Raisi x Forecastr: Fundraising Arena Panel + Pitch Competition

Real talk on fundraising, followed by a live pitch competition. If you're in the middle of a raise or thinking about one, this one's worth showing up for.

Save your seat: hubs.li/Q04hN7DJ0

6/5 — Forecastr Founder Feud

Teams, trivia, and a little friendly competition to close out the week right.

Grab your spot: hubs.li/Q04hNh4t0

So, which ones are you going to? Let us know in the comments, we'd love to see you there.

Fundraising doesn't start when you send your first deck. It starts months earlier, in the decisions you make about how to present your business financially.

The founders who raise efficiently aren't just better storytellers. They've done the prep work: clean projections, a runway narrative that makes sense, and a clear answer to "why now" that goes beyond market timing.

We're hosting a live session with Gust on March 12 to break down what that preparation actually looks like. Not theory, but a real timeline and the specific financial milestones investors look for before they write a check.

If you're planning to raise in the next 6 to 12 months, this is the session to attend before you start outreach.

📅 Thu, March 12 · 2:00 PM ET

Free and live.

Save your spot: hubs.li/Q044BkSt0

#fundraising #startups #startupfinance #founderlife #venturecapital #investorrelations

On December 16th at 4:00 PM ET industry experts from @StartEngineLA, and Honest Create will break down real founder pitch decks live, revealing what truly resonates with investors and what holds founders back.

Register here: hubs.li/Q03VXPSY0

#Startups #Fundraising

Real talk: Building a financial model from scratch is painful…

… Let’s never do it again! 🎉

If you’ve ever been there, you NEED to see the new Template Library in Forecastr 2.0. ⚡ We’ve made it effortless to build powerful, customized financial models—without the frustration.

No more duplicating work. No more starting from zero. Just professional-grade templates designed to help you move faster, smarter, and with total confidence.

✅ Build forecasts in record time

✅ Create alternate scenarios instantly

✅ Repurpose complex formulas and metrics

These templates are reusable, intuitive, and built for speed.

They’re another game-changing feature in Forecastr 2.0—and we’re still just getting started. More big updates are dropping soon. Stay with us!

#StartupFinance #FinancialModeling #Founders

Cash is king and keeping track of your runway will help you stay afloat.

From working with startups and being one themselves, Forecastr is well-versed on ten common ways that startups run out of cash. In this webinar, we’ll go over what those 10 are and how to avoid these pitfalls.

🗓️ February 20
🕒 2PM ET

🖊️ Register: hubs.li/Q034tfNM0

See you there!

#FinancialPlanning #BusinessGrowth #Startups

You need to do due diligence on investors❗️

Want to secure 30+ investor meetings in 30 days? Join us for an exclusive online event on 25/9 at 1pm ET. Our expert panel will reveal the proven strategies and actionable steps to help you craft winning pitches, tap into the right networks.

Register: hubs.li/Q02QK1vD0

Why do early stage startups choose fractional CFOs? It all comes down to the money 💰

Do you know the 4 essential tools to have ready when preparing for a raise? Or how to interact with investors in a 12 month timeline to increase their trust in you?

Come find out what these are on Wednesday, July 24th at 12:00 PM ET!

Register here: hubs.li/Q02GHwDC0

Join our Pitch Deck Review Session to get expert tips on crafting a compelling pitch deck and delivering it with confidence. Plum Defense’s founder, Julian, will receive feedback from a panel of startup experts.

Date: July 9 at 2PM ET.

Register here: hubs.li/Q02BdC3d0

So you just crushed your pitch! Now what⁉️ Don’t take your foot off the gas, it’s time to shine!

Did you know that a financial model can help you tremendously when raising capital? If you’re an early-stage startup, this will set you apart from the rest because it affects how investors view you as a founder.

Join us on July 2nd at 1pm ET.

Register: hubs.li/Q02D8k6H0