You did it!
A copy of your idea submission and the following information will be sent to you via email within the next 72 hours.
Thank you for submitting your idea!
This is how this will work. After the idea submission deadline on Monday, October 16th at midnight, each idea will be reviewed by a group of preliminary judges. You will be notified if you are a finalist by no later than the end of the day on Friday, October 20th. You will be notified one way or the other. Between October 23rd and November 3rd we will set up an in-person appointment with each Finalist to discuss pitch guidelines, what to expect, talk through your idea, and discuss any other questions you may have. If selected, it is imperative that you respond to me quickly upon notification so we can get something on the calendar right away.
If you are chosen as a finalist, these are some of the things you'll need to think about as you're preparing your 2-minute pitch:
Target Market
Startup Costs & Projections
Competition
Competitive Advantage
What are you going to do with the money?
Why are YOU the person to do this?
Please save the evening of Tuesday, November 7th in your calendar for the time being as attendance is a requirement to participate in Big Idea Hastings. If you are not able to make the live pitch event on November 7th, please let me know ASAP.
If anytime between now and October 16th you decide that you are no longer interested in participating in Big Idea Hastings, please email us immediately at bigideahastings@gmail.com. This is a highly competitive elimination process and the event requires a lot of planning with a small window of error. We just want to make sure all Finalists are committed and ready to pitch!
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