Business Ideas Challenge - Finalist
(photo from a tour of Mays Business School I followed around, more here)
A couple days ago I found out that I’m a finalist for the 6th Annual Business Ideas Challenge. So on May 2nd I will be presenting my idea to a group of business leaders and possibly win a prize. 1st gets $3,000, 2nd gets $2,000 and 3rd-10th get $1,000 each.
My idea (which I had been planning to do before I heard about this competition) is Coursevote.com. I’m not going to go into much detail, but basically its a Digg for courses.
After I was told that I was a finalist, I received the details on the presentation. I get 5 minutes to present my idea, and 5 minutes of Q&A.
But, I’m not allowed to use the demo I built specifically for this competition. It’s going to be a lot more difficult describing this idea than if I was just allowed to show it. I wish someone had told me this before I spent a few weeks developing it.
[Update:] I’m printing out handouts with two pages of the demo, which should help. It’s not as good as if I had access to a computer, but it will have to work.
Whether or not I win, I’ll begin work on this project once summer starts in a few weeks. I’m hiring a developer and hopefully will have a private beta ready mid-summer. My goal is to fully launch it in the fall when everyone gets back.
I’m using the iPod in Car sale to fund it, and hopefully will have some winnings to add to that.
If you’d like to check out the demo, send me an email. I’d love to get some feedback on it.