Record the full startup pitch
Give the pitch live or upload an existing recording of the pitch you plan to deliver.
For accelerators and startup programs
Give every founder a private place to practice before Demo Day.
Founders rehearse out loud on their own account and get AI feedback on structure, clarity, pacing, and filler words. Request a free week of Pro for your whole cohort: one code, no payment card, nothing to integrate.
- Accelerators
- Incubators
- University entrepreneurship programs
- Pitch competitions
The pitch breakdown
Every pitch, broken into the parts investors expect.
Founders see which elements landed, which ran thin, and which they skipped, from the hook and problem through traction and the ask. This is the real speaking.app analysis of DoorDash’s 2013 YC pitch.
- Every element marked Solid, Decent, Needs work, or To cover
- What the founder actually said, tied to the element it covers
- A concrete fix and a tighter version to rehearse
- Pace, filler words, jargon, and delivery alongside the structure
Pitch Anatomy
9 core elements investors expect, plus 4 optional ones (How It Works, Why Now, Vision, Roadmap) that only some pitches need.
To cover
Optional
Add these only if they fit your pitch.
Famous founders
How real founders pitched their startups
Three early startup pitches, each broken down the way your own pitch would be. Watch the pitch, then see what landed and what they left out.
DoorDash
Tony Xu · 2013
How early delivery traction became a fundable founder story.
Retool
David Hsu · 2017
A sharp problem for internal tools, framed in about two minutes.
GitLab
Sid Sijbrandij · 2015
Open-source momentum, and a clear category to own.
The offer
A free week of Pro for the whole group.
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Tell us about your group
Fill in the short form below: who the group is, how many people, and when access should start.
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We send one code
You get a single redemption code for the whole group by email, usually within one to two working days.
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Everyone redeems it
Each person creates a free account and enters the code. No lists of emails to send us.
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Seven days of Pro each
The week starts when each person redeems, not when the code is issued, so late joiners get the full seven days.
What it never involves
- A payment card, at any point
- A subscription, renewal, or anything to cancel
- Program staff or instructors seeing recordings
- Integration, installs, or onboarding calls
When the week ends, Pro access simply ends. The account stays free to keep, and anyone who wants to continue upgrades themselves.
The practice loop
How founders use the week.
See the pitch anatomy
Find which investor sections are solid, thin, or missing, from the hook and problem through traction and the ask.
Drill the weak sections
Practice a hook, problem, traction line, business model, or ask on its own in Pitch Lab.
Run the full pitch again
Bring the stronger sections back together and compare the next complete take with the first.
Privacy
Private by design.
People practice honestly when nobody is watching. Recordings, transcripts, and feedback are private to each founder’s own account. Program staff and instructors do not see them unless the participant chooses to share a report.
“Off the back of how the pitch went, I was introduced to an investor, and I genuinely think that outcome was a direct result of the improvements I made through speaking.app.”
Charlie Ward
Founder, Pay Path IQ · NDRC Pre-Accelerator
Get started
Request free passes.
Tell us about your group and we handle the rest. Here is what happens after you hit send:
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We review each request and reply from hello@speaking.app, usually within one to two working days.
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You get one redemption code, limited to your participant count and timed to your dates.
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You forward it with two lines of instructions. Done.
Prefer email? Write to hello@speaking.app with the same details.
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Common questions
What does this cost?
Nothing. The passes are complimentary. There is no payment card, no subscription, and nothing to cancel. Our hope is simply that some founders like the product enough to keep using it on their own.
How does the code work?
You get one redemption code for the whole cohort. Each founder creates a free account and redeems the code at speaking.app/redeem. Their seven days of Pro start the moment they redeem, not when the code is issued, so nobody loses days by joining late.
What happens when the seven days end?
Pro access ends automatically. There is no auto-renewal and nothing to cancel. Founders who want to keep practicing can stay on the free plan or upgrade their own account.
Can we move the start date?
Yes. Dates shift, especially around Demo Day. Give us a heads up before the code goes live and we will move it to whatever week works.
Do program staff see the recordings?
No. Recordings and feedback are private to each founder’s own account. Program staff and mentors do not get access unless the founder chooses to share a report.
What do founders need to use it?
A browser and a microphone. It works on a phone or a laptop, there is nothing to install, and creating an account is free.
We run several cohorts a year. Can we come back?
Yes. Request passes for each cohort, and mention the cadence in the form so we know it is recurring.