Contest Process & Important Dates
| TBD 2008 |
Screening process registration deadline
- Application submitted to info@cleanstart.org |
by email |
| TBD 2008 |
Submission overview, panel review and
acceptance of application |
by email |
| TBD 2008 |
6-9 pm Preliminary round – posterboard exhibit,
7 min presentation with a 7 minute Q&A |
TBD |
| TBD 2008 |
Business Plan Submission DEADLINE. |
by email |
| TBD 2008 |
6-9 pm Semi-final round – 15 min
presentation to panel of 5 judges, Q&A* |
TBD |
| TBD 2008 |
Presentations for general public due
by email |
TBD |
| TBD 2008 |
6-9 pm Final round – 10 min presentations
(We will have a closed door session with judges here) |
TBD |
Parking is free. All event dates, times and
locations are subject to change and will be announced on
this site and via email to contestants and all participants.
*Closed door sessions between contestants
and judges will occur*
Your task now is to improve
your plans, presentations and products. Please
take the feedback you've had verbally and in writing and start
the
improvement in whatever ways have been suggested. We will also
want to
ensure you contact us for any mentoring you need, legal, financial,
technical or whatever. We have an array of mentors in waiting!
You have
until TBD 2008 to get your latest and greatest presentations
to me!
At the TBD 2008 event you will have an opportunity to tell the judges
how you used their feedback and what changes you have made.
This will occur
behind closed doors and will mostly be a Q&A. Most of the
judges will have
heard your main presentation before. You will do two things
at that event:
| 1. |
Summarize your plan and then
tell the judges what changes and additions you've made
to your plan, product (e.g.. prototype tested), etc. You
will probably be bombarded with questions, be prepared.
I suggest working with your mentors to anticipate ALL
questions. We will also arrange for one or more of the
judges you had in the last round to provide you more feedback.
Have your product with you if you can. |
| 2. |
Give a brief, five-ten minute
"elevator pitch" to the general public at the
event - this could be similar to the one you have been
using. You will want to convince them you should win and
they want your product. I suggest less technical and more
sales and marketing oriented, this contest is about the
business plan remember, who you'll sell to and why they'll
buy it. |
First and second prize will be chosen
by the judges, third prize is people's choice! We will do
this by a ballot vote. You should invite EVERYONE you know!
It will be open to the public and they are the ones voting
for you.
Please bring to TBD 2008 evening event:
| 1. |
Your posters - this will give the public
something to see while you are
with the judges being scrutinized.
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| 2. |
Your ENTIRE team, as you know the judges will ask technical
as well as business questions and someone MUST be able
to answer all the questions. |
| 3. |
Your product - or at least pictures of it. Having a
tangible item in hand
is worth a thousand words |
| 4. |
Everyone you know to vote for you. |
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