Pitch Practice with fnInvestor Dave Lambert (June 24, 2025)
Virtual · Zoom
Scale, Lead & Lifetime Members Only:
Watch, Pitch, Learn: Join fnInvestor Dave Lambert, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Right Side Capital Management (RSCM), for a virtual pitch practice where you’ll have an invaluable opportunity to fine-tune your pitch, learn from the investor’s perspective, and potentially open the door for further conversations.
Key Event Details:
- Pitching Opportunity:
- RSVP & Selection: While RSVPing is necessary, spots are not guaranteed. Only three founders (Scale, Lead & Lifetime Members) will be selected based on criteria set by the investor. The selection will happen a week before the event.
- Pitch Format: Each selected founder will have three minutes to pitch their startup. This is your chance to deliver a concise, impactful pitch—essentially an "extended elevator pitch." Time is limited, so make sure you focus on the core elements of your startup’s story, value, and vision.
- Mandatory Dry Run Requirement: Before the event, you'll need to complete a dry run of your pitch with Aaron Ganek, a pitch deck expert and startup advisor. This is a critical step to ensure you're prepared and confident going into the pitch practice session.
- Feedback: After each pitch, you will receive five minutes of feedback (3mins from the investor, 1min from Kevin Holmes, and 1min from one of your peers). Take notes and ask clarifying questions, as this could provide invaluable insights for refining your pitch moving forward.
- Post-Event Follow-Up:
- If there’s mutual interest, you may have the opportunity to connect with the guest investor to dive deeper into your pitch and explore potential next steps with your startup.
- Not Ready to Pitch?:
- Even if you’re not ready to pitch, you can still join the session as an observer. This is a great opportunity to watch, learn, and ask questions. You can gain insights from the feedback provided to others, and have the chance to engage directly with the investor.
How to Participate:
- The pitching opportunity is for Scale, Lead and Lifetime members only, while Launch is able to be a spectator (watch).
- RSVP to secure your spot (although not guaranteed to pitch, you’ll still be able to watch and learn).
- Prepare for the dry run with Aaron Ganek beforehand to refine your pitch.
- If selected, pitch and get feedback from the featured fnInvestor.
- Kindly review the 3-Minute Pitch Guide for a comprehensive understanding of the process.
- If you’ve pitched in the last 30 days, you’re still welcome to register—but spots aren’t guaranteed, as we want to give others a chance too. You may be placed on the waitlist in case of no-shows or last-minute changes, so stay ready, be prepared, and bring your best!
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Investment Criteria:
- Invests in: Pre-seed
- Sectors: B2B SaaS business models, but will look at anything within tech
- Investment Location: Primarily the United States and Canada
- Investment Range: Check sizes range from $100K to $500K, with the majority between $150K and $300K. Total round sizes typically range from $100K to $500K, with occasional exceptions up to $1M
Dave Lambert is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Right Side Capital Management (RSCM), a San Francisco-based investment firm specializing in early-stage, capital-efficient technology startups. Since launching RSCM in 2012, he has helped shape its data-driven approach, enabling the firm to invest in over 2,000 pre-VC companies while streamlining the funding process for entrepreneurs. Under his leadership, RSCM has become one of the most active pre-VC investment firms in the United States, recognized for its quantitative investment strategies and broad portfolio diversification.
Before founding RSCM, Dave built and led two startups—Acorn Computer, Inc., and WorkMetro Inc., an online recruitment marketplace. These ventures gave him firsthand experience in scaling operations, overcoming the challenges of startup growth, and understanding the needs of early-stage founders.
Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Values, Technology, Science & Society with a focus on Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University.
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