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Your idea and the key questions
Postponed Until The Second Semester

Concepts pitched must be the original work of the entrants and be for a new business, social venture or idea/innovation.

All presentations must be live and each successful Elevator Pitch will address and answer the 4 key questions that make a case for your idea.

The secondary questions below are provided to help entrants further recognize the critical thinking needed to effectively develop a winning pitch.

# 1 What is the problem you are trying to solve?

  • Does it satisfy an unmet need?
  • Improve on an existing need?
  • Is it commercial, social, technological, cultural?

# 2 How are you solving the problem?

  • Technology?
  • Product extension?
  • Product improvement?
  • Process?
  • Service?

# 3 Who are you solving it for?

  • Who are the potential customers/beneficiaries?
    • Demographics? Lifestyles?
  • How broadly can the overall market be defined?
    • Geographic?
    • Industry?
  • How are their market segments defined?

# 4 How is your solution different from what is already available?

  • Technological?
  • Patent?
  • Economic advantage?
  • Time-speed advantage?
  • Exclusive?
 
Pitch Materials:

Entrants may use PowerPoint® slides, video, flip charts, Internet displays, show cards, whiteboards, exhibits, posters to complement or help clarify their Elevator Pitch presentations.
Pitch Time:

A maximum of 90-second will be allowed for a single Elevator Pitch. Presentations will be stop-watched and presenters will have a digital clock countdown for a real-time reference.