Roast My
Startup
Five minutes to pitch. Ten minutes to get challenged by a rotating panel of VCs, operators and founders. Then a documented Reality Check, a 30-day Action Plan, and a follow-up at day 90 to see if you did it.
| DATE | Thu 26 Jun 2026 |
| DOORS | 6:30 PM |
| VENUE | Common Ground, KL Eco City |
| SEATS LEFT | — |
Roasters move past generic criticism to pinpoint where the company is slow, weak or misaligned.
Business
Is the problem real? Will customers pay? Is pricing viable? Is the model sustainable?
Product
Are the founders solving the right problem? Is the product too complex? Are customers actually using it?
Market
Is the target market realistic? Is the ICP too broad? Is the market ready?
Go-to-market
Is acquisition repeatable? Are sales cycles too long? Is CAC sustainable? Who is the economic buyer?
Fundraising
Is the company genuinely fundable at this stage? Is the ask supported by traction?
Execution
What is slowing the company down? What should the founders stop, start or accelerate?
Why: the market is too broad and the sales cycle is 9–12 months. What: narrow the ICP. How: run a 90-day pilot with 20 target customers. Who: two operators, one potential customer and one relevant mentor — introduced by Founders Drive.
One evening. About 75 minutes of core programming.
The feedback doesn’t end when the mic goes off.
An overall score out of 100 — critical issues, important issues, strengths, top three actions, and named people who can help.
Measurable and time-bound, yours by day 7: customer interviews, pricing validation, ICP revision, a pilot, a sales hire, a new fundraising narrative.
Introductions for customer intros, fundraising, GTM, technical advice, hiring, partnerships, international expansion, investor intros.
A progress score and a published You Said / We Did case study.
From Stage Scrutiny to Real Execution
The real signature of Founders Drive is what happens after the pitch. Your 30-day action plan is synced directly with Convex DB, matching you with operators, mentors, and debt/equity partners.
Malaysian startups willing to be wrong in public.
- 01Registered or operating in Malaysia, any sector.
- 02Idea stage through Series A — enough built to be challenged on something real.
- 03A founder on stage who can take direct feedback without flinching.
- 04Ready to commit to the 30 / 60 / 90-day follow-up, on the record.
Not pitching?
Your startup isn’t registered yet? Register it first — once it’s approved you can Roast Me here.
Put an approved startup profile forward for this event. We pull your pitch, sector and stage from the profile.
The room votes too.
Every listener scores each pitch on clarity, investibility and innovation, one to ten. It’s a fast read on how the pitch lands with people who aren’t on the panel — and it goes into the founder’s report.
See the live poll →