Greetings from The Entrepreneurship Cell It is this time of the year again, and this year E-Summit 2104 is scheduled on 1st and 2nd Feb. We have a great line up of speaker sessions and workshops for you this time. Take a look here: ecell.in/esummit Please note that you are getting this mail because you showed interest in E-Cells previous activities.This mail is to introduce you to two of the competitions at E-Summit 14 called: 1. Crowd Pitch. (ecell.in/esummit/competitions/crowdpitch/) 2. I would like to (ecell.in/esummit/competitions/i-would-like-to/) ____________________________________________________________ 1. Crowd Pitch: “Crowd pitch “ is a crowd funding competition for creative projects and ideas. It is platform where project creators/startups/individuals can present their ideas to a connected audience and to the panelists from the crowdfunding industry. Its a place where motivated creators and innovators can access funding and support beyond official channels. If you have the aspirations..and passion to create, this is the place to make great things possible. STAGE 1:BRIEF YOUR IDEA Fill in the given form (ecell.in/esummit/competitions/crowdpitchsubmission/). Any problem in submitting the project please mail us at : [email protected]. Last date for submission : 27th Jan (deadline preponed from 31st Jan – 12 pm STAGE 2:PITCH YOUR IDEA 15 shortlisted teams- will be allowed to make a 5 minutes live pitch at the session at E-Summit. They need to convince the judges and the crowd why they think the crowd should invest in their ideas ? Explain pros and cons. STAGE 3: VIRTUAL CROWD-FUNDING Every participant will be given a virtual currency of INR 10,000. The Pitchers will be asking the participants to fund their idea through the virtual money. The ideas getting the highest funded amounts and selected by Judges will get ‘Actual’ Crowd Funding Credits from Catapooolt! JUDGING The ideas would be judged on the basis of : How creative or innovative is the idea / concept ? Feasibility of the idea/product/business venture Presentation as a whole (Team, Pitch, Presentation) PRIZES The ideas getting the highest funded amounts will get ‘Actual’ Crowd Funding Credits from Catapooolt! (i.e. when they post their projects on Catapooolt - their campaigns will get a lead start by the following amounts - directly funded by Catapooolt) (Subject to maximum of 10% of funding targets): First Winner: 50,000 Crowdfunding Credits + Prizes worth Rs. 20,000 Second Winner: 25,000 Crowdfunding Credits + Prizes worth Rs 10,000 Third Winner : 15,000 Crowdfunding Credits Furthermore, every shortlisted teams will win: 2 Catapooolt T Shirts Each Opportunity to intern with Catapooolt - India’s fastest growing Crowd Funding Platform India’s first ever Crowdfunding Guide Book ____________________________________________________________ 2. I would like to “A non-feasible business plan competition” What would happen if you remove feasibility out of the equation of starting up? How far can your imaginations go? Participate in World’s first “non-feasible business”- plan competition Eliminations for Online Track: Submit your entries till midnight 24th January 2013 Q. 1 One line that completes this sentence - “I would like to _________________” Eg. I would like to build spaceships that could travel between planets Q. 2 What problem on earth are you solving? (or is it, extra-terrestrial) Q.3 What is your product/service/solution and how can it change the world we live in forever? Q.4 Who all would be crazy enough to use it? (Your target market) Q.5 Who all have dreamt of doing anything remotely similar or could do in future? (Potential Competition) Q.6 How exactly be your crazy idea be materialised? Q.7 If you were to make it feasible, what would you require? Q.8 Why are you the best person/team to pursue this dream? To submit the entries, send your answers (in the form of PDF/video/PPT etc.) at [email protected] with subject of mail: “Competition I would like to”. Finals Declaration: 27th Jan 2014 Judging Criteria: Problem: How grave/creative is the problem that you are solving? Product/Service: How innovative or creative is the idea? How fun is your idea? Revenue Model: What innovations do you bring in to the revenue model? B-Plan / Presentation as a whole Your out-of-the-box thinking Prizes: 1st prize worth Rs. 20000 (Online Track) + Rs 3000 (On the spot track) 2nd prize worth Rs. 10000 (Online Track) + Rs. 2000 (On the spot track) Looking forward to your participation in these Competitions. Note that you will need to register for E-Summit for the same as well. (ecell.in/esummit/register/)
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