PITCH PARTY

Nearly 200 attended the first annual Pitch Party on Thursday, December 1, 2011, with 48 teams pithcing on three simultaneous stages. Click on Flickr below to see photos.

Click for a PDF of the Pitch Party program.

CONGRATULATIONS YARDSPROUT!

 

 

PITCH PARTY

Thursday, December 1
6-8pm, Top of the Hill Great Room
Sign Up Here With Your Idea*

*You must be on a team or invited to judge to attend this event. Filling out the application does not guarantee an invitation to the event. The top 60 teams will be invited. We expect 150-200 in attendance. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet other young innovators and established entrepreneurs. Sign up to pitch.

TEAMS MUST ARRIVE BY 5PM.

INTERESTED IN BEING A JUDGE? Email Patrick Vernon to get an invitation.

How The Pitch Party Will Work

• Each team will have 2-3 minutes to pitch with a PowerPoint (max. 6 slides) or Prezi or video.
• There will be multiple pitch stations at the event running simultaneously (like a battle of the bands).
• Judges will have schedules and can move from station to station to see whoever they like.
• Teams should also be prepared with a 1 minute pitch to "work the room" during speed networking sessions to encourage judges to come see their pitch.
• Teams are encouraged to print 1/4 page flyers to hand out during networking sessions.
• Each judge will have $2,000 of "pitch cash" to give to their favorite teams: one $1,000 bill for their favorite team, and ten $100 bills to hand to any teams they like.
• In addition to voting with their cash, judges can write their contact info on the back of "pitch cash" to offer to be your mentor.
• Winners will be the teams that receive the most pitch cash.
• Judges will have a copy of Carolina Challenge judging criteria.
• 1st prize: $1,000! Other prizes include iPod Nano and gift certificates.
• This is NOT a round of Carolina Challenge. You do not have to compete in this event to compete in the Challenge.
• Individuals or teams may present. There is no minimum or maximum team size.

Judges signed up so far:

• Monica Doss, Business of Science
  Jason Caplain, Southern Capitol Ventures
  Scott Maitland, Top of the Hill
  Ted Zoller, UNC Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
  Aaron Smith, Knowledge Well
  David Jones, Southern Capitol Ventures
  Danvers Fleury, Pruvop
  Lister Delgado, IDEA Fund Partners
  Vickie Gibbs, Capitol Broadcasting New Media Group
  Bruce Boehm, Angel Investor
  John Austin, Groundwork Labs
  Andrew Weniger, Firstview LLC
  Patrick Vernon, UNC Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
  Justin Brown, UNC KickStart
  John Stewart, UNC-Entrepreneurship Minor
  Ron Clabo, GiftOasis LLC
  Bob Creeden, Blackstone Entrepreneurship Network
  Don Rose, UNC KickStart
  Matt Barber, IDEA Fund Partners
  Pilar Roa, UNC Population Center
  Joe Carsanaro, Motion IP
  Ricky Spero, Rheomics
  Matt Williamson , Windsor Circle
  Brad McGinity, Windsor Circle
  Deepak Gopalakrishna, RX Analytics
  Adam Smith, StatSheet
  Bob De Contreras, Research Triangle Business Advisors
  Margot Lester, The Word Factory
  JT Vaughn, Cherokee Investment Partners
  Joe Procopio, Intrepid Media
  David Rose, Magnet Video
  Cathy Innes, UNC Technology Dev.
  Brian Scordato, 3Degrees
  Ryan Perlowin, Confidante
  Chip Royce, Lenovo
  Anup Patel, Wintergreen Hospitality
  David Knowles, RENCI
  Scott Kelly, MaxQ Ventures
  Craig Mathews, Big Think
  Coleman Greene, Sqord
  Eric Batson, Batson Consulting
  Karl Murphy, Conceirge Car Care
  Houston Barnes, Barnes Law Firm
  Ron Harman, CTO Outsourcing
  JJ Froehlich, Southern Energy Management
  Karin Wiberg, Clear Sight Consulting LLC
  Corey Harris, Blinktextbooks
  Woody Coley, Robertson Scholars Program
  Bob Stevens , Health Centric Marketing Services
  Morris Gelblum, Sweeps
  Todd K Ballenger, KendallTodd, Inc.
  Brad Roldan, Bandwidth.com
  Jordan Meer, Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund
  Evan McCormick, Investors Mosaid
  Emil Malizia, UNC-CH
  Alfred Childers, Ph.D., Childers Family Office
  Pat Garner, Kenan-Flagler Business School