ARE YOU READY TO #PITCHTEXAS?

Competition Details:

• When: March 14, 2018
• Where: Preliminaries will be held at McCombs School of Business, and finalists will present at SXSW's Startup Village at the Hilton Austin Downtown! 

Schedule:

• 8:15 - 9:00 am   Breakfast & check-in
• 9:00 - 10:30 am Preliminary Round - Four teams per room given 15 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: 5 minutes, Q&A: 5 minutes, Feedback: 5 minutes
Finals: 5 minute presentation (hard cut-off) with 5 minute Q&A

 

During check-in, we will randomly assign each team a room and time for the presentation . One team from each room will advance to the final round.

 

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.