This 9-step guide summarizes the process for applying to participate in the Startup Competition at the IDCEE 2012 conference: 1. Apply by the October 4th deadline and your project will be reviewed within 10 days. 2. Receive an email by July 2nd informing you if you made the top-150 startups, were not selected, or are still under consideration. 3. Make a 199 euro payment by October 7th to participate. 4. Provide information about a second team member if applicable. 5. Submit an executive summary and 5-6 slide PowerPoint by the deadline. 6. Prepare a demo version of your product. 7.

1. Step-by-step guide
Step 1
I D C E
E Go to Submission section and
apply for startup competition.
proje ct wi ll be
De ad line to apply fo r th e St ar tu p Comp et iti on is Oc to be r 4t h, 2012 . Yo ur ing days .
th in 10 wo rk
rev iewed by th e Ex pe rt Comm ittee , wh ich wi ll give a ve rdict wi
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2. Step 2
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D C E E Receive an email from
Organizing Committee.
If you were selected to participate in our Startup
Competition, CONGRATULATIONS! You are among the best
startups of IDCEE 2012!
n rec eive:
Th ere are 3 dif feren t an swers th at yo u ca
IDCEE 2012
1. yo u we re se lec ted to TOP-150 st artu ps of
2. yo u we re no t se lec ted , un fo rtu natel y ;( as fin al de cis ion is
3. yo ur proje ct is un de r co ns ide ratio n. We’l l co nt ac t yo u as so on
made .
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3. Step 3
I D C E
E
Make Payment for participation
in Startup Competition.
€199*
This includes participation of 2 members of a startup team, a
stand in the Startup Alley.
Sin ce sta nd s for sta rtu ps in
the Sta rtu p Alley wi ll be
ymen t is
Yo u wi ll be eligible to pa rticip ate in th e Co nf ere nc e on ly af ter th e pa th e date of all ocated on a first- come-
2 we ek s af ter first-ser ved ba sis, sta rtu ps
rec eived by th e Orga nizers . Th e de ad line fo r paymen t is
h, 2012 . wh o ma ke the pay me nt ea rly,
co nf irm at ion, bu t no t later th an Oc to be r 7t wi ll get the bes t places . We
wi ll inf orm yo u ab ou t yo ur
all otted place in the Sta rtu p
Alley three days bef ore the
Co nfe ren ce sta rti ng date.
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4. Step 4
D C E E
Provide information about a
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second member of your startup.
First Name
La st Name
Em ail
given a
If yo ur te am co ns ist s of mo re th an 2 me mb ers, addit ion al me mb ers wi ll be Co un try
Cit y
50% dis co un t on a tic ke t.
Comp any Name
Comp any UR L
Pos itio n
Ph one Numb er
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5. Step 5
I D C E
E Send Executive summary (2-3
pages) and PPT presentation
(5-6 slides) of your project.
s on ho w to
Bo th of th es e do cume nt s sh all be in Engli sh . Fo r th e rec omme nd at ion
artu p>Req uiremen ts
prep are a pres en tatio n of yo ur st artu p, ple as e go to th e St ents .ht m
Se ct ion of th e IDCEE we bs ite http:/ dc ee.org/st ar tups /req uirem
/i
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6. Step 6
D C E E
Prepare a demo version of your
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product.
en tatio n.
De mo sh ou ld be a pa rt of yo ur st artu p pres
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7. Step 7
I D C E
E Prepare related materials for the
Conference
e.g. banners, posters, projectors, flash-drives, laptops, business
cards, flags, T-shirts with logo of your startup etc.
e an d at
Yo ur st an d wi ll be 1,20m x1, 20 m in size. Yo u’l l have a sep arate inter ne t lin
airs an d a ro un d ta ble .
lea st t wo ele ct ric ity so ck et s as we ll as 2 ch
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8. Step 8
D C E E
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Prepare your pitch and
practice, practice, practice.
Th e 12 fin ali sts, wh o wi ll be
pitchi ng on the ma in stage,
wi ll be div ide d in t wo sec tio ns,
wh ich wi ll be an no un ced dur ing
the first an d the sec on d day
res pec tively. If yo u we re
ar ning Ce nter
Ple as e ma ke su re yo u fo llo w th e rec omme nd at ion s from ou r Le selected to pitch, ma ke sure
ht tp:/ ce e.o rg /st artu ps /m ater ial s.h tm
/id yo u have yo ur pitchi ng
pre sen tat ion on file an d yo u
are we ll-p rep are d for trick y
que sti on s from our judges .
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9. Step 9
I D C E
E Come to IDCEE 2012 in “ACCO
International” in Kiev on
October 18-19th, 2012 at 9am.
wo rk ing an d fu n at mo sphe re.
Do n’t fo rget to vis it ou r af ter-p artie s fo r mo re ne t
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