How to Prepare for a Pitch Competition or Hackathon at Silicon Jeri: A Founder’s Guide by sreekuttan | Jul 6, 2026 | Events, StartupsYou get 5 minutes on stage. Maybe less. The judges have already heard a dozen ideas that open with “the problem is…” If your pitch sounds like everyone else’s, you lose them in the first 30 seconds. That is the real challenge of a pitch...