ARE YOU READY TO #PITCHTEXAS?

Competition Details:

• When: Wednesday, March 15th 2016 
• Where: Preliminaries will be held at McCombs School of Business, and, for the first year ever, final presentations will be held at SXSW's Startup Village at the Hilton Austin Downtown! 

Schedule:

• 8:15 - 9:15 am   Breakfast & check-in
• 9:15 - 10:30 am Preliminary Round - Four teams per room given 14 minutes each. Rough break down - 5 minute presentation, 5 minutes Q&A, and 5 minutes judges feedback. One finalist selected per room.
• 11 am - 12:00 pm Lunch (finalists will be shuttled to Hilton Austin Downtown at 11:15)
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm   Final Round. Judges will select the winner as the team they would most likely want to invest in based on the potential of the idea to be successful, the presentation, and professionalism of the team. 

Notice: This schedule may be subject to change.

 

Presentation Requirements & Format:

 

Prelims: Presentation: 4 minutes, Q&A: 5 minutes, Feedback: 5 minutes
Finals: 4 minute presentation (hard cut-off) with 4 minute Q&A

 

During check-in, we will have each team draw to see which room and time your presentation will be. One team from each room will advance to the final round. We will use the same drawing system for the finalists to determine the order they present.

 

Awards:

The first place, second place, and third place teams will walk away with cash prizes. Finalists will also benefit from exposure at the official event during SXSW's Startup Village track.