UMBC is #1 Up & Coming for so many reasons, but the innovators that are a part of the entrepreneurial community are just another reason. We had some great ideas submitted this year. Thanks to everyone who took the time to do so. We had a pretty great turn out and it was difficult to narrow down the submissions to the Top 10...but here it is:
(In order of submission date)
- eID - David Verghese
- SPOK - SPOT AND PARK APP - Sai Kumar Popuri
- ELECTRONIC TRIAGE TAGS FOR MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS - Patrick Wheltle
- FLASHBOT- Edgar Nzokwe, Sory Kante, & Christopher Pagan
- THE POWER OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES - Noah Hutton
- SMART WINDOWS- Brennan Orlando
- Indi– Exploration and Exercise- Nitin Sampathi
- DegreeIQ- Eric Mundschenk
- CLUB SQUARE - Matthew Berry & Dan Armstrong
- TRUE GREENS - Andres Camacho, Tom Eliason, Samual Buettner, & Sarah Miller
CONGRATS to you all and Good Luck!!
The Next Step:
The 2014 Idea Competition will be held NOVEMBER 12, 2014 at 7:00pm in the Commons - Sports Lounge. Your attendance and support is an important part of helping us decide a winner.
Here's how the night works:
We will have 3 judges who will listen to each teams 3 minute (strict!) pitch. Upon completion judges will ask a variety of questions. Once all the teams have completed this process voting will commence. Each judge's decision makes up 25% of the vote. The audience gets the remaining 25%. So, spread the word. The one thing we ask is that in order to vote, guests must have been at the entire event. It's only fair.
Category/Prizes:
- Best Idea/$750
- Second Place Idea/$500
- Third Place Idea/$250
- Best Pitch/$250
