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| 2012 |
| October -- Start of the Fall Workshop Series |
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10/10
10/24
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Competition Kickoff and Mixer. Room 102, Scheller College of Business. Time 6:00 - 7:30PM. Learn about the 2013 Georgia Tech BPC and meet former contestants and judges. The event should also like-minded students and potential venture team members. Food and Drinks will be Provided.
Workshop 1. Introduction to Business Models. Speaker: Alan Flury, Director of the 2013 BPC. Room 102, Scheller College of Business. 6:00 - 7:30PM. Food and drinks will be Provided
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| November and December -- Completion of the Fall Workshop Series |
| 11/6 |
Workshop 2: Business Model Discovery I. Guest Speakers and Coaches: Keith McGreggor and Paul Freet , VentureLab. Room 102, Scheller College of Business. Time 6:00 - 7:30PM. Food and Drinks to be Provided. Prior to the Workshop Participants should take a look at Udacity I-Corps Website, Lectures 4, 5, and 6 (http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/nsfllp/CourseRev/1 ).
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11/20
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Workshop 3: Business Model Discovery II. Guest Speakers and Coaches: Keith McGreggor and Paul Freet , VentureLab. Room 102, 6pm until 7:30. Food and Drinks to be Provided. Prior to the Workshop Participants should take a look at Udacity I-Corps Website, Lectures 7 and 8.
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12/4
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Workshop 4: Business Model Gauntlet and Competition. Guest Judges: Keith McGreggor, Paul Freet, and TBD. Room 102, Scheller College of Business. Time 6:00 - 7:30PM. Food and Drinks will be Provided. Participants will have the Opportunity to Present their Business Models to a Panel of Judges. The Team with the Best Model AND the team who had the most exceptional process for Validating Their Business Model in the market will each receive a $500 Prize.
Anyone Can Participate in the Business Model Gauntlet. Prior Attendance at BPC Workshops are Not Required but encouraged. Up to 12 Teams Will be Allowed Into the Competition. Teams should register in advance to guarantee a slot by eMailing alan.flury@scheller.gatech.edu.
"Intent to Compete" Registration begins. ITC web form available on BPC website.
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| 2013 |
| January -- Start of the Spring Workshop Series and Team Mentoring |
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1/16
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Workshop 5: Investment Feasibility Analysis. Guest Speaker: Mike Eckert, Board Chairman Atlanta Technology Angels. Room 102, Scheller College of Business. Time: 6:00 - 7:30PM. Food and Drinks to be Provided. Workshop 5 kicks off a series of workshops focused on How to Pitch a New Venture to Investors. Workshops in this series are orgnaized and run by experienced local investors in technology ventures.
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| 1/21 |
Mentor Requests Due to Alan Flury at alan.flury@mgt.gatech.edu. Anyone Who Requests a Mentor Must Complete an Intent to Compete. |
| 1/30 |
Workshop 6: Developing the Pitch Deck. Guest Speaker: Devon Wijesinger, Angel Investor. Room 102, Scheller College of Business. Time 6:00 - 7:30PM. Food and drinks will be provided.
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| February -- Completion of Spring Workshop Series and Preparation for the Investor Round |
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2/13
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Workshop 7: Entrepreneurial Finance -- Developing Financial Pro-Formas. Guest Speaker: Sherwin Krug, TechCXO, Room 102, Scheller College of Business. 6:00 to 7:30PM. Food and drinks will be provided.
Find sample Financial Plan templates: http://www.score.org/index.html
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2/20
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Last Day to Register to for the 2013 BPC. "Intent To Compete" Registration Closes |
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2/24
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All Team Competition Deliverable Due to BPC Director by 8am Sunday. eMail to alan.flury@scheller.gatech.edu. To Compete in the Investor Round, each team needs to submitt:
3 to 5 Page Executive Summary (pdf)
60 Second Elevator Pitch (youtube video)
Complete Application (pdf)
Business Model Canvas (pdf or PowerPoint)
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2/25
2/28
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Workshop 8: Pitch Camp. Guest Coaches: Steve Bachman, Chip Sandifer, Jim Stratigoes, Sal Massaro, and Devon Wijesinghe. Room 102, Scheller College of Business, 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Come prepared to present (as a practice) your venture to local investors. The purpose of Pitch Camp is to provide feedback to participants going into the Investor Round of the Competition.
Annual Georgia BPC Reception and Specialty Competitions. Atrium, Scheller College of Business. Starts at 6pm. Specialty Competitions include: The Elevator Pitch Competition; The Product Showcase; The UL GREENGUARD Sustainability Award; The BPC Alumni Award; and the GTBN Award.
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March -- The Investor Round Competition
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3/1
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BPC Preliminary Round Competition. Huang Executive Education Wing, College of Management Building, 8AM. Detail Schedules to be Provided in Late February 2013. General Public NOT Invited.
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3/4
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FINALIST Revised Executive Summaries, Revised Business Model Canvases, and Revised Application Due to Competition Director (eMail to alan.flury@scheller.gatech.edu) |
3/8
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BPC Finals Round Competition. Room 300, Scheller College of Business. Detail Schedule to be provided after Preliminary Round. General Public NOT Invited. |
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