Nicholas Seet

By Mandy Marksteiner

The Los Alamos Venture Accelerator (LAVA) will host a Pitch Contest 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, as part of the Los Alamos ScienceFest.

The event will take place at Fuller Lodge and more than $1,000 in prize money is available.

In the world of entrepreneurship, a quick speech opens doors. It can lead to meeting a team member or getting a check from an investor. Participants will have 60 seconds to sell judges on their-prize winning business venture ideas. Judges will include experienced entrepreneurs, investors and executives from the community.

Entrepreneurs forming a startup can use this event as an opportunity to develop ideas, meet co-founders, test product ideas and gather email signups. Novices who have never pitched a business idea still have a chance to win.

During the event Nicholas Seet, the founder of LAVA and several other startups, will share his secrets on how to create a killer elevator pitch. Seet has raised millions of dollars for his own startups and sold two of his ventures to FORTUNE 500 companies. He will reveal the techniques that make investors eager to open their wallets.

Anyone can enter the contest. Just show up!

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Los Alamos ScienceFest, Sept. 5-13, is a weeklong festival that celebrates Los Alamos as a center of science and creativity. The festival features an exciting line-up of interactive demonstrations, creative competitions, dynamic speakers, community tours and educational-flavored social gatherings to engage families and youth in science. Learn more at LosAlamosScienceFest.com

Los Alamos MainStreet produces Los Alamos ScienceFest in partnership with Los Alamos Creative District and Los Alamos County. A committee of community partners, organizations and local businesses leads the festival. Los Alamos ScienceFest is sponsored in part by The Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos National Bank, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Positive Energy Solar, Hubble Electro-Mechanical, BMW of Santa Fe, The Education Plan, Los Alamos Medical Center, First National Santa Fe and Lumenscapes 360.