How to Pitch an App at a Hackathon
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Elevator Pitch The Solution
The PROBLEM Why you are a winner
4 STEPS TO AN AWESOME PITCH!
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4 STEPS TO AN AWESOME PITCH!Teaser goes
here
DEMO goes here
3 Minutes!!
Elevator Pitch The Solution
The PROBLEM Why you are a winner
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MAKE THE TEASER
MEMORABLE!“You spend the majority of your life working for your money… but do you know how your money works for you?”- Aaron Patzer, Founder Mint.com
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Remember to mention which track you are on
1. Brand new QBO App
2. Payments API
3. QBO New Feature for Existing App
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20 SECONDS
“Mint is a free personal finance app, it’s about
10x easier than Microsoft
Money, you can set it up in 2 minutes and it
actually helps make you money”- Aaron Patzer, Founder Mint.com
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How do you solve the problem?
“Brings the power of the web to your finances… for free”- Aaron Patzer, Founder Mint.com
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• Have one speaker & one driver
• Make time to practice
• Your demo won’t work
• Have screen shots as back-up
Practice… Practice… Practice
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How does your solution use the QuickBooks Data to delight customers!
Don’t forget the DATA
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• Why customers will use your app
• Why you will win against competition
• Why you deserve to win this hack-a-thon
• Opportunity to re-state elevator pitch
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Watch out for “PITCH PITFALLS”
• If doing intros… do them quickly
• Don’t talk and drive
• Be specific… don’t rely on buzzwords
• Slow down… seriously, slow down
• Seem confident
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The Criteria
Do I need it?
Quality of Solution?
Is it Unique?
Is it written in code?
25%
50%
20%
5%