Dsc Kick Off Event And Match Night 20091001

Kick-Off & Match NightOctober 1st, 2009
6:30 – 7:00 Reception (food + drinks)
7:00 – 7:15 Overview of Competition
7:15 – 8:15 Idea Pitches (3min each)
8:15 – 9:00 Networking in the Mallway
www.dukestartupchallenge.org

Agenda
6:30 – 7:00 Reception (food + drinks)
7:00 – 7:15 Overview of Competition
7:15 – 8:15 Idea Pitches (3min each)
8:15 – 9:00 Networking in the Mallway

The 11th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge
Win up to $25,000

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

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

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

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)

Sponsors

Idea Pitches
3 min per pitch
Check your program for company name, short descriptions, and contact information
Networking reception to follow

AdStream

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

Give what you’re good at
Catchafire’s two solutions:
Public facing website
Corporate solution
High quality, customized match
Our core services and technology:

Intelligent Matching Algorithm
Self-Diagnostic Tool

Full suite of services:

Project management
Performance reviews
Impact measurement

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Cell Seeding Technology
Developing technology that coats medical devices (e.g. heart pumps, stents) with the patients’ own cells, taken from a sample of blood.
“Cell seeding” creates a bio-compatible medical device that prevents the body’s immune system from attacking the foreign implant.
Reduces the incidence of serious, implant-related complications such as clotting, which can lead to heart attack, stroke and/or death.
Milestones:Filed provisional patent in and received $1M NIH grant in 9/09.
Next Steps:1) Recruit team members, 2) Seek additional funding, 3) Conduct market analysis and develop business plan.
Contacts: Garrett Muramoto -- garrett.muramoto@duke.edu
Sharon Kaplan -- sharon.kaplan@duke.edu
Inventor:Hardean Achneck, M.D., Duke General Surgery

CollegePro
WHY

CollegePro provides high school freshman a college advisor as a guide for the next four years
We start early so clubs, extracurriculars, sports, and academics are well planned instead of hastily put together junior year
Can work in collaboration with SAT test prep to decide what tests to take and when
Help student through application process
Explain what to look for during college visits
Help them choose the right college
More students than ever are applying to college
Colleges are becoming more and more selective
Parents are willing and able to spend money to get their children into the top school
Typical High School advisors are inadequate and too late

Scooter Boggs (ecb20@duke.edu)
Trinity '13, Participating in undergrad specific track

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)

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

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

Event Maps: evtmap.com
Any Device – Every Sponsor – Available Now

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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

Green Build Catalog
Environmental Impact
Economic Comparison
Quality Assessment

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

iLife123 HomeNet
Home wireless network platform
Bring offline smart devices online
Low power, battery power-able
Low cost, $10 per device
Plug and play

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)

Fluence Intensity Map
Multiple beams produce dose distribution
KBRT - Knowledge-Based Radiation Therapy
Email: KBRTsolutions@gmail.com
Beam selection

Language Maintenance
Live it. Don’t lose it!
scott.goldman@duke.edu

Linkademy, Inc.
Rhut Vasavada
rhut.vasavada@duke.edu

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

WHAT: A one stop portal for customers to enter their food preferences including allergies, spice levels, dietary restrictions, preferences, memberships, discount/coupon subscriptions etc.

Restaurants subscribe to the portal to get information about the customer in order to customize/recommend dishes
Every time customer eats out, his order and restaurant gets logged
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
Restaurants advertise on the portal

My Food Profile

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

OpenArms
Rish Sinha
rish.sinha@duke.edu

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

Phased-array antenna
Looking for someone who have special interesting on sensing/radar system.
Lin Wang, lin.wang2@duke.edu

Lab Process Exchange
Ingredients:

Si Wafer
HF 10% Soln.
DI Water

Equipment:

2 Beakers
Tweezers
N2 Air Gun

Shopping List:

Virginia Semi
VWR
Mar Cor
Kimberly Clark
TDI
Teqcom

Process Development

Upload Images/Files
Branch Recipes
Talk Pages

Open Site

Schools & Universities
Companies
Ad Sales
Click-Through Sales

Proprietary Sites

Owners
Collaborators
Click-Through Sales
Fees

Si
Ge
HF
O2
Process
Scale
Rate
Critical Feature
Equipment
Standardized Images
Low Investment – Solid Returns – Future Opportunities

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

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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

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

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

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