Based on their Executive Summaries, 35 semi-finalists were announced on the 24th of February, 2010 (5 per track). See the list of 2010 semi-finalists here Semi-finalists will have two deliverables: Deliverable 1: Business Plans Business Plans are due at 5pm EST, March 21st, 2010. Each entry should be in pdf format, single-spaced, in at least 11-point font and have 1 inch margins on every side. Name your file "Your_Team_Name Executive Summary DSC 2010.pdf". You can save as a PDF within Microsoft Office with their free add-on. Maximum 17 Pages 1 Cover Page 10 pages of text 2 to 4 pages of Financials List of Startup Expenses - see an example from Tim Berry, CEO of Palo Alto Software. Either: Cash-in/Cash-out Model per Bobby Bahram’s talk on http://www.dukedees.com Detailed Financial Statements Income Statement Cash Flow Statement Balance Sheet
Monthly for first year, then two more years out. (Three years total is our suggestion, but can be more)
Up to 2 pages of additional charts/pictures as appendices
Note: Free copies of Business Plan Pro are available to all competitors. Deliverable 2: Investor Pitch Presentations On March 24th, 2010, semi-finalists will make 20 minute investor pitches in front of a closed door panel of judges. The panel of judges will provide feedback, and will select one finalist and one runner-up per track. The finalists will compete in the final round of investor pitches on April 8th, 2010, where the grand prize winner will take home $25,000. 11:30am - 2:00pm at Fuqua 20 minutes of total time with the judges You’re competing against Semi-Finalists in your track The 7 Finalists deliver Investor Pitches on April 8th Guy Kawasaki’s blog post on 10/20/30 rule - Rules
- Each team may have up to two main presenters. For special interest tracks, one of the main presenters must be a Duke student that fits the criteria for the special interest track. The same presenting team must be used for the Final Investor Pitch event.
- If you have a prototype of your product, you may show it (whether it's a physical product or a website or something else).
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