The document outlines an online competition management platform designed to connect innovators with local enterprises and investors, promoting student innovation and entrepreneurial networking. It details various challenges and competitions tailored for startups, emphasizing the importance of mentoring and community engagement. Additionally, it highlights the platform's customizable features for managing competitions efficiently while simplifying the involvement of judges and participants.

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UNLEASHING IDEAS
ONLINE COMPETITION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Steven A. Rodriguez

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CompletionTime
4 Months
Innovators
490 Startups
Results
Develops connections
between students and local
enterprise community, and
brokering mentorship with
local business leaders.
Spur student
innovation
Rwanda Business Idea
Challenge
Academic, Local

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CompletionTime
6 Months
Innovators
750 Startups
Results
Opportunity to meet and
network with over 250
venture capital principals,
early stage investors, and
successful entrepreneurs.
Incentive
Challenge
Business Plan
Compe<<on
Academic, Global

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CompletionTime
1-12 Months
Innovators
900 Startups
Results
Find out later at 4pm!
Change is in
the challenge
Innova<on Challenge
Na9onal, Regional, &
Global
Innovation in
agriculture

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CompletionTime
1-12 Months
Innovators
3,000 Startups
Results
Find out later at 6pm!
Change is in
the challenge
Pitch Compe<<on
Local, Na9onal, Regional,
& Global

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CompletionTime
1-12 Months
Innovators
4,600 Startups
Results
Connects them to investors
and global markets and
strengthens their innovative
capabilities to the benefit of
industry and society.
Creative
industries
Innova<on Challenge
Na9onal, Regional, &
Global

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How It Works
Design
• Identify your problem
• Set the goal, challenge
metrics and guidelines
• Discover existing
innovators
Launch
• Announce the
challenge
• Recruit innovators
• Engage and build
community excitement
Educate
• Support and
encourage innovators
• Community
engagement
• Judging
Award
• Announce
• Present
• Publicize
Results

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Customized Experience
• Crea9ng a challenge is about taking a framework and
transla9ng it into a compe99on. The most important
part about a compe99on is WHERE you set the bulls
eye.
• It’s about asking the right ques9on that will expose
people and educate….START the spark!

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Focus On Your Goals
High
Medium
Low
# of Rounds
Focus
Awards/Prizes
Feedback
Complexity
When Designing a Challenge, there
are a variety of levers that can be
pulled on in order to determine the
“right” compe99on that will
mo9vate innovators to get
involved.

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Great Opportuni9es
• For the winners:
– Awesome prizes

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Great Opportuni9es
• For everyone:
– Lots of poten9al fans like investors, corporates, talent and
experts involved
– Interna9onal exposure and network in 80 countries
– Exci9ng and educa9ng process where you get feedback
and learn more from experienced fans

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Managing a Compe99on
• Cons:
– Web presence ideal
– Applica9on ques9ons
– Judging
– Rounds
– Management…

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• A single plaYorm that helps streamline
the way you manage and conduct
startup compe99ons.
Simplify Your Work

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Simplify Your Work
• It allows an organizer to customize ques9ons and
rounds, invite and sort judges, and manage
everything from one spot.
• It is also white-label, meaning you get to brand the
experience as your own.

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Easily manage:
• Updates and reminders
• Ques9ons and files
• Complex 9melines
• Email history
• Your TIME!!!
Simplify the process for:
• Administrators
• Judges
• Applicants, team members, advisors

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Final Thoughts
• Startup Compete helps:
– Create exposure to entrepreneurship
– Develop startup-up skills and human capital
– Simplify your work

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Learn By Doing.
Theory is nice, but
nothing replaces
actual experience.
Tony Hsieh
Co-Founder, Zappos

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Next Steps
• Do you know anyone that can benefit from this
plaYorm?
Let them know!

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PLEASE REACH
OUT TO US AT:
STEVEN@GEW.CO
Thank you
Let’s build our startup
communi9es together!