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Elevator Pitch Competition

The best annual entrepreneur meetup held in Bilbao, Basque Country


Intro

Elevator Pitch Training and Competition gives assistants the opportunity to hone their presentation skills, build confidence and present their ideas in 60 seconds or less to the entire audience for the opportunity to win cash prizes.

The EPC of BB Entrepreneur Meetup 2015 is divided in two phases. In the morning, a very recommended “How to Pitch” training will be held. In the afternoon, the registered attendants* have the chance to participate in the Oficial Competition.

* Entrance into the Competition will be limited to the first 50 people who sign up. One idea per person only, sign-ups will be conducted on a first-come, first-serve basis.



Process
  • Entrance into the Competition will be limited to the first 50 people who sign up. One idea per person only, sign-ups will be conducted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • Entrants can sign up to pitch competitively when doing the online registration to the event. It is a necessary pre-condition to have followed the EPC Training to participate in the Competition.
  • Entrants will be called at random to deliver their pitch on the day of the competition. If you miss your assigned slot, you may not be permitted to present. Please make sure you attend the full time slot for the event.
  • Pitches are limited to 60 seconds and contestants will be promptly cut off.
  • No props or visual aids of any kind are allowed during the presentation.
  • Decisions of the judges are final and may not be appealed.
  • Our judges will choose one Overall Winner and two Runner-Up’s, with an Audience Favorite chosen by all attendees!


Eligibility
  • All registered attendees of the BB Entrepreneur Meetup are eligible to enter and both teams and individuals are welcome to participate, though we find that individual pitches are most successful.
  • A pitch may only be entered once and the subject of the pitch must be your own work or that of your team. Any entrants discovered to be pitching others’ ideas without appropriate consent will be immediately disqualified.
  • Individuals or teams must not have accepted any outside funding for the idea being presented.
  • The 4 BPC finalists will not be able to participate in the EPC.
  • Companies may present if they have accepted no funding and have not commercialized the product/service being pitched.
  • The entrant must be present on the day of the event to participate and at the Awards Ceremony in order to win.
  • Contestants are expected to behave respectfully to all other contestants, sponsors, judges, volunteers, and audience members. Any behavior that is found to violate BB Entrepreneur Meetup’s ethical and behavioral standards will result in automatic disqualification.
  • Decisions of the Judge are final.


Awards
These are the awards for the four winners of the Elevator Pitch Competition

Rank Award
First Award 1,000€
Second Award 500€
Third Award 250€
Audience Favorite 250€


Criteria
Pitches will be evaluated on four, equally-weighted categories

1. Presentation

Body Language/Charisma, Clarity, Articulation, Passion

2. Opportunity

Market Identification, Size and Attractiveness, Target Customer Identification

3. Solution

Proposition, Differentiation, Financial Viability/Profitability

4. The Big Question

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