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VSEC Committee Members

Bill Andahazi

Prof. Ed Dougherty

Gayle Doyle

Michelle Galloway

Karen Graziano

Kevin Grubb

Amanda Kelly

Dr. Jim Klingler

II Luscri

Joyce Munyan

Danielle Tadros

Ron Warzoha

Resources for Competing Teams

Entrepreneurship 101: How to come up with and develop an idea

  • Being An Entrepreneur Is All About Creating Something New and Transformative
  • Where Good Ideas Come From
  • Coming Up With Ideas
  • Entrepreneurship 101
  • Social/environmental  Entrepreneurship 
  • Advantage of being an engineer in business
  • Find and define problems that others have ignored. Importance of social entrepreneurship. 
  • Importance of Networking and Never Burning a Bridge
  • Brainstorming


Elevator Pitch - How to make a good elevator pitch

Elevator Pitch 101
The Perfect (Elevator) Pitch
CBC’s Business Reality Series on the Elevator Pitch
Key Components to an Elevator PitchElevator Pitch - How to make a good elevator pitch

  • Elevator Pitch 101
  • The Perfect (Elevator) Pitch 
  • CBC’s Business Reality Series on the Elevator Pitch
  • Key Components to an Elevator Pitch



Elevator Pitch - How to make a good elevator pitch

  • Elevator Pitch 101
  • The Perfect (Elevator) Pitch 
  • CBC’s Business Reality Series on the Elevator Pitch
  • Key Components to an Elevator Pitch
Elevator Pitch - How to make a good elevator pitch
  • Elevator Pitch 101
  • The Perfect (Elevator) Pitch 
  • CBC’s Business Reality Series on the Elevator Pitch
  • Key Components to an Elevator Pitch

Elevator Pitch - How to make a good elevator pitch

  • Elevator Pitch 101
  • The Perfect (Elevator) Pitch 
  • CBC’s Business Reality Series on the Elevator Pitch
  • Key Components to an Elevator Pitch
  • Pitching is telling a story.  It needs to be compelling and fluent.
  • Make your pitch compelling and connect with your audience. 
  • Key elements of a pitch.
  • Advice on pitching. Importance of preparedness and being accessible to your audience.
  • Importance of clearly communicating the value proposition.
  • Critical Aspects of Making a Pitch
  • Thoughts on Presenting a Pitch
  • Important to Leave Investors with Question about the Company
  • Sharing of Information with Others
  • Elevator pitch 
  • Hints for a strong pitch 


Video Submission - How to create a YouTube account and record a video to share only with VSEC

  1. Go to http://www.youtube.com
  2. Click on “Create Account”
  3. Fill out all demographic information
  4. Click on upload at the top of the page.
  5. Create a new username/channel
  6. Click “Record from Webcam”
  7. Record your video.
  8. Click on publish your video.
  9. Fill out all video information.
  10. In “Privacy” section, click on “Private (only people you choose can view)”
  11. Click on “Enter an Email Address or YouTube Username”
  12. Enter VSEC2013@gmail.com
  13. Now you have submitted your video to the competition!

Executive Summary

  • What to include in an executive summary - Specifically, answering the questions What" ... "So what" ... "Now what"... 
  • Summary must be compelling
  • Sell the deal in the summary
  • Importance of Editing and Re-editing The Plan and The Pitch
  • Importance of Clear and Clean Executive Summary

Marketing 101: Figuring out your market

  • Four Key Elements of an Entrepreneurial Venture - How to decide if an idea has value.
  • Establishing a Market – An interesting story.
  • Compelling Choices in Start-Up Marketing
  • Establish your market or you will not impress investors

Finance 101: Calculating your expected financial requirements

  • How to calculate break even
  • How to setup a cashflow forecast
  • This is a long collection of financial videos
  • Importance of Accurate Financials
  • Models

IP 101: How to pitch your idea without giving away your secrets

  • Protecting Intellectual Property – Some tips on what you need to know.

Communication 101: How to deliver an excellent pitch in 5-10 minutes.

  • Sample Pitch and Tips
  • Dragon's Den Pitch Tips

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II Luscri, Director, Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Resources

Resources to help you get ready for Thursday, April 24th!

Before your post!

If your work is a derivative of ongoing research at the University, you must submit the Supplemental Form (S-1) before you post.

2014 VSEC Calendar

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 5:00pm
IdeaBounce® Goes Live

Monday, January 27, 2014, 5:00pm
IdeaBounce® Posts Due

Monday, February 17, 2014, 5:00pm
Two-Minute Videos Due

Monday, March 10, 2014, 5:00pm
Executive Summaries Due

Monday, March 17, 2014, 11:00pm
Finalists Announced

Monday, March 31, 2014, 5:00pm
Exec Summaries + Financial Tables Due

Wednesday, April 02, 2014, 5:00pm
Distance Judges Receive E Sums

TBD - Tentatively 4/12/14
Afternoon Practice Pitches

Monday, April 14, 2014, 5:00pm
Posters Due

Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 5:00pm
Distance Judges Complete Evals

Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 5:00pm
Presentation Files (link or ppt etc due)

Thursday, April 24, 2014
Afternoon Pitch Day

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