Hello,

Thank you again for participating in the Entrepreneurship Club HEC’s – Business Idea Pitching Competition.

Please find attached the competition details and the rules for both – ‘Participating-teams’ and ‘Spectator cum Student-Investors’

Overview

• Teams will be made up of 1-4 students. Each team will be given a maximum of 8 minutes to present their pitch, which can include any elements they believe will convince the panel of judges that their business plan is primed for success (e.g. Business model, competitive advantages, etc.). Each pitch will be followed by a 7-minute Q&A period led by the panel of judges, giving a total time of 15-minutes to the team.

• Judges for the competition will be:

• Brian King - HEC Montreal professor, Department Head – Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Johanne Brunet - HEC Montreal Professor, Chair of multiple boards
• Gunnar Gras - Founder & CEO of YPC Technologies and former HEC Montreal Associate Professor

Scoring rules

• Winners will be chosen by the panel of judges and students, where the panel member votes will have a larger weight than the student votes. A voting link will be sent to each individual at the end of the event, where each person will rank their top 3 ventures in order. 

• Students must arrive on time and be present for each pitch in order to be eligible to vote. Participating students have to vote their top 3 choices but cannot chose their own business. 

• Judging criteria: Students and panellists should choose ideas that they believe to be the most likely to succeed in practice, based on the quality of the idea, business plan, and overall pitch delivery. Ask yourself, if you were to invest your own money into one of these ventures – which would you choose? 

• The team with the highest accumulated investment from students and judges will receive a cash prize of $700 and the second place winner will receive a prize of $300

Please feel free to reach out for any questions.

Regards,

Parish Jain

President, Entrepreneurship Club HEC

Join Zoom Meeting

https://hecmontreal.zoom.us/j/9567089384

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