For full competition details, please review the rules, terms and conditions. 

 

Competing live 

  1. Pitches are strictly limited to 5 minutes utilizing a pitch deck recommended to be no more than 15 slides. Teams are free to use their creativity as they see fit to best portray their concept, which includes presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote), as well as display boards, prototypes, images, sounds, motion graphics, etc.
  2. Judges’ questions and team member responses will be strictly limited to 3 minutes.
  3. Only team members that pitch are eligible to answer judges’ questions during the 3-minute question and answer section of the competition. Team members that do not participate in the pitch are not eligible to respond to judge questions.

 

Competing virtually 

  1. Pre-recorded pitch videos are strictly limited to 5 minutes. Teams are free to use their creativity as they see fit to best portray their concept, which includes presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote), as well as incorporating display boards, prototypes, images, sounds, motion graphics, etc. into their videos. All video pitches must be uploaded using a public URL.
  2. A copy of the team's pitch deck must also be submitted. Pitch decks are recommended to be no more than 15 slides and must be submitted in a pdf format. 
  3. Teams should consider making sure the pitch deck is generally visible in the video pitch recording. This task can be accomplished through a screen share or other technical means.