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WPI Student pitch competition

Schedule and Sign Up Links

Details

WPI Launchpad is hosting a Workshop Series and Pitch Competition. Students with ideas for businesses can learn, practice, and then deliver a pitch to a panel of judges. The final competition will be on Thursday, April 13th and will be hosted at Gateway in the Business School. Ideas/companies can be at any stage of development. No experience necessary!

The grand prize will include a cash prize (mostly likely around $1000-$2000) and a seat in the Startup Worcester Accelerator program (includes office space, mentorship, and training). We will also be offering a paid summer internship at the Worcester Cleantech Incubator to the winner of the Cleantech/Sustainability category. They will get to work on their business idea over the summer with mentorship to help them through the process.

Workshops

Problem Identification and Customer Discovery

· Led by Vinny Sabo and Conrad Ruiz

· February 15th, 7pm - 9pm in ProtoFoisie (Ground Floor of Gordon Library)

Business Model Canvas Workshop

· Led by Joe Bush, Executive Director of WCTI

· February 21st, 5pm - 7pm in ProtoFoisie (Ground Floor of Gordon Library)

Building and Delivering a Pitch Deck

· Led by Gina Betti, Associate Director of the Collaborative on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

· March 15th, 6pm - 8pm in Stratton 202

Competition

Entrepreneurship Dinner and Practice Pitch Night

· Hosted by Yael Schwartz, WPI Entrepreneur in Residence and Gina Betti

· March 29th, Located at Lucky’s Cafe

WPI LaunchPad Pitch Competition

· Hosted by WPI LaunchPad

If your business idea is ready, apply now! Otherwise, attend some of our workshops and apply later.

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