4. Year Long Competition Schedule Competition Events November 16 - 20th: Elevator Pitch Competition January 12th: Executive Summaries Due February 18th: Unveil the finalists April 16th: DSC Finals Tracks to Compete In Functional 1) IT & Media 2) Energy & Environment 3) Social Enterprise 4) Products & Services 5) Healthcare & Life Sciences Special Interest 6) Undergraduate 7) Women
5. Eligibility to Participate Ideas can come from anywhere Teams that compete must have at least one currently enrolled Duke student (from any school) Pitches must be done by Duke student in both the Elevator Pitch and Finals competitions Registration Deadlines to compete Elevator Pitch Competition: Friday, November 13th Executive Summary Competition: Tuesday, January 12th
6. Mon, Nov 16 @ Von Canon, Bryan Center Undergraduate Track Tues, Nov 17 @ CIEMAS, Schiciano Auditorium Healthcare & Life Sciences Track Energy & Environment Track Wed, Nov 18 @ Fuqua, Lilly and Dansby Women Entrepreneurs Track IT & Media Track Thurs, Nov 19 @ Fuqua, Lilly and Dansby Social Enterprises Track Products & Services Track Fri, Nov 20 @ Fuqua, HCA Auditorium Finals event with Bill Maris, co-founder, Google Ventures Elevator Pitch Competition 2009
7. Join the Organizing Committee Organizing committee opportunities DSC Ambassadors Events Marketing & Communications Team Development & Mentoring Alumni Engagement Judging Sponsorships & Partners Application deadline is in one week (Friday 10/9)
11. AtomFan.comWhere Every Play is a Highlight Integrate searchable video into the growing fantasy sports market Allow consumers to pull highlights out of a fully-tagged digital media file “User-directed content” Sort video by its underlying statistics or sort statistics to generate user-directed content $3bn market IP is in place
24. Parents are willing and able to spend money to get their children into the top school
25. Typical High School advisors are inadequate and too lateScooter Boggs (ecb20@duke.edu) Trinity '13, Participating in undergrad specific track
26. Duke Craigslist (working title!) Situation-The students only get a small percentage of the original buying price when they sell their textbooks to the Duke texbook store. Solution-We woud like to create a website that resembles Craigslist, but specializes in textbook trading between students. It would be a Duke-specific website. Competition- Amazon, eBay, craigslist, textswap, and Dukelist Advantage- Shipping the books cost time and money (vs. amazon, ebay, craigslist)- Customized for different courses / ease of use / popularity (vs. Dukelist) Concerns - Popularity will be controlled by ease of use. We’re thinking about letting people use FLEX instead of cash for trading. We need people who can do... - Web programming- Market research / finance- Research about IP issues (legal)
27. eCIRK eCIRK will provide a centralized, electronic database for immunization records. By utilizing the eCIRK platform, schools can easily manage large number of student vaccination records electronically. Individuals can access data securely with a click of a mouse. Team Needs: We already have a team of 6 people. Now, we need someone with website/programing and legal background. Contact:ShalChowdhury at shal.chowdhury@duke.edu
28. Energy Reducers High R value R45 compact insulation 3" thick. All existing insulation min 12" for same R value. Product has been developed and is patentable. Fits 2"x4" construction. meets all building code requirements. significant reduction in cost for same R Value. Existing manufacturing capacity available. 12 to 18 monthto market Contact: Robert T Gunn at bobgunn@mindspring.com
30. 19 Want to learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Interested in launching a working website within the year? Join GiftSpaces! Gift-giving for birthdays and during Christmas can be a big hassle. (What size does she wear? Is someone already buying her this sweater?) GiftSpaces is an online tool that solves these tricky coordination problems. Why Giftspaces? Exciting advertising revenue possibilities Extremely achievable – see the fruits of your labor Opportunity to seek guidance from Jesse Lipson, the idea’s originator and established local entrepreneur We need 1 MBA and a few web designers (novices/newbies welcome) who want to shape a working commercial website Contact Simon Li at simon.li@duke.edu
31. Green Build Catalog Environmental Impact Economic Comparison Quality Assessment
32. health care IT / media / technology Interactive technology by which people can utilize all information relative to their personal health in order to live healthier lifestyles and prevent disease. NOT webmd, NOT a website Team Needs: Computer Science / Programming, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Sales people, medical advisor. Contact: Kevin Chen at ksc10@duke.edu
33. iLife123 HomeNet Home wireless network platform Bring offline smart devices online Low power, battery power-able Low cost, $10 per device Plug and play
34. Intelligent Irrigation Solutions Fresh water sources are being endangered by drought and overconsumption, increasing prices Irrigation is needed for agriculture and aesthetics Solution is Intelligent Irrigation Advanced weather modeling and smart in-situ sensors Water only when needed, exactly as much as needed Contact Johann Klemmack (jdk21@duke.edu)
35. Fluence Intensity Map Multiple beams produce dose distribution KBRT - Knowledge-Based Radiation Therapy Email: KBRTsolutions@gmail.com Beam selection
38. Medici Medical Technologies Medici Medical Technologies provides a medical device solution to treat urinary incontinence. Team Needs: Web Design or FDA regulatory process experience would be helpful. Contact: Joe Knight at joe.knight@duke.edu
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40. Every time customer eats out, his order and restaurant gets logged
41. Portal tracks customer’s eating habits and enhances his food profile When traveling to a new place portal suggests appropriate restaurants based on his preferences
42. Restaurants advertise on the portalMy Food Profile
43. The Nelson Pharma IQ Test When is a PC not a ? When is PC delivered intravenously NOT a drug? How can you help NRx achieve FDA approval & market entry for PC in < 18 months? www.nelsonrx.com dnelson@nelsonrx.com
45. Perfect 12 Essay Perfect 12 is a way to connect students and tutors to help students improve scores on the SAT essay section. Team Needs: Programming, Marketing. Contact:ChiragVasavda at chirag.vasavda@duke.edu
46. Phased-array antenna Looking for someone who have special interesting on sensing/radar system. Lin Wang, lin.wang2@duke.edu
67. Our Goals: We are currently focused on implementing our business plan and establishing ourselves as a national non-profit organization. Who We Are: VoraciTee is a non-profit apparel venture that strives to combine design and social activism into one medium (currently t-shirts). We have two teams at Duke and UNC and looking to establish one at UPenn. We are looking for a Financial Management Officer to join our VoraciTeam! apply@voracitee.org www.voracitee.org
68. 37 25th Hour Media: The Mobile Audio Internet Problem: Accessing news and blog content from mobile device, especially while driving Solution: Create timely podcasts designed for iPhones and Blackberries from content published by leading blogs and news sources, powered by a human-network People: Adam Zwecker (JD/MBA ‘10), Sanjay Krishnamurthy (MBA ‘10), Nick Sehn (MBA ‘11) Team Needs: Software development nick.sehn@duke.edu
69. 18mm General Nano Spins Black Cotton TM into CNT Thread General Nano has grown the longest Carbon Nanotubes in the world. For more information:Andrew Simonandrew.simon@fuqua.duke.edu
70. Next Steps Get your FREE copy of Business Plan Pro Drop your “business card” in the red box on your way out Join us next week at DEES – VC 101 Event Mitch Mumma – InterSouth Partners Thursday 10/8, 6pm Davis Room + HCA Auditorium (right next door) Network! Out in the mallway Idea pitchers to congregate by their track table
