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BAD IDEASPITCH COMPETITION

Bad Ideas Pitch Competition

Where San Francisco's worst ideas get the spotlight they absolutely don't deserve

December 19, 2025 event: 154 people attended at Frontier Tower, SF!

What On Earth Is This?

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Terrible Ideas

Entrepreneurs pitch intentionally awful business concepts. Think Shark Tank meets an anxiety nightmare.

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Actually Funny

Real comedians and VCs judge with brutal honesty. The audience votes on who had the most hilariously bad idea.

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San Francisco

Born from the city that brought you "Uber for X" and blockchain-everything. We're roasting startup culture one bad idea at a time.

After 20+ years in Silicon Valley, we've seen it all. AI-powered toilet paper. Subscription-based friendship. Blockchain solutions for problems that don't exist. Now we're celebrating the worst of them.

See The Chaos In Action

Real videos from our events. Yes, these actually happened.

Bad Ideas Pitch Competition Highlights

The best moments from our latest event

Live Audience Reactions

See the crowd lose it at these terrible ideas

The Worst Pitches Ever

When entrepreneurs pitch their terrible ideas

More Bad Ideas

Even more terrible pitches from San Francisco

Startup Culture Roast

Making fun of Silicon Valley one pitch at a time

The Crowd Goes Wild

Audience reactions to the worst ideas

Hall of Shame

Actual pitches from our events. These really happened.

Evil Yoga Rug
REJECTED
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Evil Yoga Rug

A yoga mat that judges your form and makes fun of you

Making Unicorns Literally
UNFUNDABLE
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Making Unicorns Literally

Bio-hacking actual unicorns because Silicon Valley demands it

Tokenizing Poop Collection
HARD PASS
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Tokenizing Poop Collection

Web3 solution for a problem nobody has

Spare Human Parts
NOPE
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Spare Human Parts

Uber for organ donations but worse

Robots - Best Children's Friends
TERMINATED
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Robots - Best Children's Friends

AI babysitters that definitely won't malfunction

Live audience at Bad Ideas competition

The Vibe Is... Something Else

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Live Audience

Real people. Real laughter. Occasionally real concern.

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Comedy Meets Chaos

Where stand-up comedy and startup horror stories collide.

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Winner Takes Nothing

The prize? Pure humiliation and an Instagram reel.

Join The Unfundables

We're building a community that celebrates the ridiculous side of entrepreneurship. No actual VCs were harmed in the making of this event (probably).

Check out our past events on Instagram for more terrible ideas

Want To Sponsor The Chaos?

We've hosted multiple sold-out events across San Francisco. Our audience consists of tech workers, founders, and people who just enjoy watching startup culture get gently roasted.

If you're interested in supporting future events (or just want your logo next to something called "Poop Token"), reach out.

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