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Pitch  Guidelines        Lesson  10  

   Check-­‐in:  Presenta9on  

•  You  should  be  at  least  halfway  done  with  your  presenta9on  

•  Raise  your  hand  if  you  have  done  this  

   Agenda  

•  Topics    Review  final  deliverables  

  Project  submission  guidelines    App  demo  video  

•  Ac9vity  –  open  work  9me      Complete  business  plan  or  presenta9on  

  Refine  source  code  for  your  app  

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   What  are  your  deliverables?  •  Screen  shots  of  your  app  prototype  (3  

screens)  

•  Source  code  for  your  team’s  prototype  

•  Presenta9on  slide  desk  (PPT)  

•  Pitch  video  

•  Demo  video  of  app  

•  Business  Plan  

•  100-­‐word  app  descrip9on  

 See  page  31  of  the  workbook  for  an  updated  list.  

Other  items  to  complete  

•  Photo  of  your  team  

•  Comple9on  of  survey  (found  in  Lesson  12)  

 Submission  Process  

•  You  will  submit  your  deliverables  online.  

•  Submission  instruc9ons  will  be  explained  in  

Lesson  12.  

•  All  deliverables  must  be  submiXed  online  by  

April  26th,  5pm  PST  /  8pm  EST.  

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 Judging  Process  

The  top  teams  will  be  invited  to  the  World  Pitch  

event  in  San  Francisco,  California  as  follows:    

•  Top  middle  school  division  team.  

•  Top  8  high  school  teams,  based  on  region.  

•  Top  university  division  team.  

•  Making  for  a  total  of  10  teams    

 Technova9on  Challenge    

•  What  are  you  being  judged  on?  

•  36  points  and  4  bonus  points  =  40  points  

     See  page  32  of  the                    workbook  

 Judging  Criteria:  Objec9ve  Items  

•  Did  the  team  iden9fy  a  real  problem  in  the  community?  

•  Does  the  app  solve  the  problem  that  was  iden9fied?  

•  Is  the  prototype  fully  func9onal?    It  should  contain  at  least  3  screens  with  all  buXons  and  

links  func9onal  and  no  obvious  bugs    

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   Judging  Criteria:        Subjec9ve  Items  

•  Is  the  Pitch  compelling?  •  Is  the  Business  Plan  sound  and  thorough?  •  Is  there  a  prac9cal  vision  for  extending  the  

app  beyond  the  prototype  stage?  •  Does  the  app  contain  dynamic  func9onality?    

•  Is  the  User  Interface  intui9ve  and  easy  to  use?    

   Judging  Criteria:    Bonus  Points!  

•  Does  the  app  incorporate  external  data  •  An  especially  crea9ve  design    •  4  total  bonus  points  possible  

Demo  video  of  your  app  

•  Up  to  2  minutes  total  9me  •  Show  the  func9onality  of  your  app  •  Simple  and  clear  

•  Highlight  the  unique  features  of  your  app  •  Focus  on  the  user  interface  •  Watch  example  videos  

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Pitch  Video  

•  All  members  of  the  team  must  speak  •  Persuasive  video  for  the  judges  •  Who,  what,  when,  where,  why,  and  how  

•  Up  to  4  minutes  for  the  video  

•  Clear  and  crea9ve  •  Example  video:  Arrive  

Ac9vity:  test  video  &  edi9ng  

•  Sound  Quality    It  is  really  important  select  a  quiet  space  

  If  you  can,  use  a  separate  audio  recorder  because  it  will  probably  be  beXer  than  the  camera’s  audio.  

•  Ligh9ng:    Use  different  sources  (  table  lamps,  etc)  

  Remember  to  turn  all  the  lights  on  if  the  ambient  is  dark.  

   Task  List  

•  Test  video  sound  and  ligh9ng  •  Finish  presenta9on  slides  •  Prototype  Development    

•  Next  week:      Prac9ce  your  pitch  and  get  feedback    Video  tape  your  app  demo  and  first  cut  of  pitch  

video  

  Dress  for  success!        See  page  33  of  the                    workbook