Judging

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The judging criteria are still being developed.
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At the Entrepreneurship Jamboree, each team will present and give an elevator pitch and then present  their business plan. They may show their video elevator pitches or present a live one. Total time for pitches and elevator pitches is up to 20 minutes. That will be followed by 5 min of Q&A.  
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<p>However, every team submission must be documented on the iGEM Wiki, including but not limited to a public executive summary, elevator pitch (max 3 min) video, and public presentation (Slides). Wiki: You have the freedom to be creative, but generally follow the collegiate iGEM Wiki requirements. See the "https://2012.igem.org/Requirements/Wiki"
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Five judges with experience as entrepreneurs or investors will evaluate all the teams on their presentation and specific aspects of their business plan. Some of the aspects that they will rate teams on will include:
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<li><span  id='li_heading'>Business Plan Wiki:</span> Successful business plan submissions probably include sections that show:</li>
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<li>The problem or opportunity being addressed. </li>
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<li>Details of the solution being proposed.</li>
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<li>* The problem or opportunity being addressed. </li>
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<li>The competitive landscape.</li>
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<li>* Details of the solution being proposed.</li>
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<li>Skillsets of the founding team and early employees and collaborators required.</li>
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<li>* The competitive landscape.</li>
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<li>Information about the team.</li>
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<li>* Skillsets of the founding team and early employees and collaborators required.</li>
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<li>The team's competitive advantage.</li>
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<li>* Information about the team.</li>
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<li>Proposed milestones.</li>
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<li>* The team's competitive advantage.</li>
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<li>Business model.</li>
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<li>* Proposed milestones.</li>
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<li>Funding requirements tied to milestones.</li>
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<li>* Business model.</li>
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<li>Potential Risks.</li>
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<li>* Funding requirements tied to milestones.</li>
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<li>Actions suggested to mitigate risks.</li>
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<li>* Potential Risks.</li>
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<li>Attribution of work to team members, advisors, and others.</li>
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<li>* Actions suggested to mitigate risks.</li>
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<li>If seeking investment, exit scenarios and appropropriately discounted yield calculations.</li>
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<li>* Attribution of work to team members, advisors, and others.</li>
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<li>* If seeking investment, exit scenarios and appropropriately discounted yield calculations.</li>
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Similarly, business model presentations will be judged on the quality of the presentation and the quality of their analysis.<ul>
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<li><span  id='li_heading'>Other Track Wikis (*Economic and Business Models, *Industry Development, and *Business and Regulation)The Wiki for the submissions must at least include sections that show:</li>
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 2 November 2012

At the Entrepreneurship Jamboree, each team will present and give an elevator pitch and then present their business plan. They may show their video elevator pitches or present a live one. Total time for pitches and elevator pitches is up to 20 minutes. That will be followed by 5 min of Q&A.

Five judges with experience as entrepreneurs or investors will evaluate all the teams on their presentation and specific aspects of their business plan. Some of the aspects that they will rate teams on will include:

  • The problem or opportunity being addressed.
  • Details of the solution being proposed.
  • The competitive landscape.
  • Skillsets of the founding team and early employees and collaborators required.
  • Information about the team.
  • The team's competitive advantage.
  • Proposed milestones.
  • Business model.
  • Funding requirements tied to milestones.
  • Potential Risks.
  • Actions suggested to mitigate risks.
  • Attribution of work to team members, advisors, and others.
  • If seeking investment, exit scenarios and appropropriately discounted yield calculations.


Similarly, business model presentations will be judged on the quality of the presentation and the quality of their analysis.
  • The problem or opportunity being addressed.
  • Details of the solution being proposed.
  • Comparison of alternative solutions.
  • Stakeholder maps and actions required to reach them.
  • Proposed milestones.
  • Potential Risks.
  • Actions suggested to mitigate risks.
  • Attribution of work to team members, advisors, and others.