Texas Shark Tank 2017
The largest startup competition at The University of Texas at Austin
Supported by the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship
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Thank you to our sponsors, judges, and participants for such a great event!
When
1st April 2017
Starts at 9am
Where
Congratulations to our winners!
1st Place: Shopviews (Nathalie Rovall & Jack Stenglein)
2nd Place: Ranch Hand (Quentin Cantu & Brian Murphy)
3rd Place: Greater Graphics (Eric Saldanha, Abhishek Ramachandani, & Mandeep Patel)
TEXAS SHARK TANK (TST) is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial case competition hosted by the University Securities Investment Team and the Texas Convergent. TST gives UT students the chance to pitch a business idea to a panel of angel investors, investment professionals, and serial entrepreneurs. Students will come up with their own idea, develop a business plan/implementation strategy, and a product mockup to pitch to judges. Texas Convergent will be hosting a two week incubator program to assist competition participants in building out their ideas. Texas Shark Tank starts on March 7th, culminating with the Pitch Day on April 1.
Over four weeks,
creative experts will make great ideas happen.
Research
Determine if your idea is viable by analyzing the market, the needs of the target audience, costs and benefits, and competition.
Mock
Leverage Texas Convergent's interdisciplinary talent and group structure to build technical mockups accompanying your team's business model.
Pitch
During the event, get advice from experienced industry folk, an opportunity to network with talent, and potentially seed funding from investors.
Competition Overview Informational
The Sharks
Opportunity to meet and pitch to the titans of the industry
Josh
Baer
Founder & Executive Director at Capital Factory
Josh
Kerr
Partner at Capital Factory, Angel Investor
Hunter
Follett
Managing Member at Sitevestment Fund
Eric
Tarczynski
Founder at Contrary Capital
Dennis
Passovoy
Serial Entrepeneur, Ex-Dell Executive, McCombs Professor
Darrell
Malone
Chief Technology Officer at Coin Vault ATM
Steve
Baskin
Serial Entrepeneur
Andrew
Vavra
Development Services Analyst at Lionstone Investments
Erin
Young
Founder & User Experience Architect at Slide UX
Ryan
Morris
Professional Real Estate Sales and Leasing
Ben
Lamm
Techstars Mentor / Founder of Conversable
Competition Schedule
Kickoff
GSB 2.124
Start of Competition
Come learn about the competition logistics, requirements, and timeline.
One person from each team is required.
Team Formation and Work on Proposal
One Pager and (Optional) One Minute Video
Details to come soon.
Finalist Teams Selected
Incubator Workshops and Office Hours
Texas Convergent
Student Run Incubator
Texas Shark Tank
Check-In
Prelim Rounds (12/5 timeslots)
Lunch and Keynote
Final Round (5 teams, 12/5 timeslots)
Winners Announced
Judges Feedback
Why is this conference for you?
Kickstart your idea
Build out your business idea and a comprehensive pitch
Gain valuable experience
Work with engineering, computer science, and business students to conduct extensive business analysis and create mockups
Start your business
Pitch your business to a panel of potential investors and influential judges to receive seed funding or partnerships
Change the world
Historically, it has been the combination of students from varying backgrounds with the common goal of innovation that has driven the most creative ideas and products.
Location and Venue
The University of Texas at Austin
The Pitch Day will be held on campus at the University of Texas
Venue
Additional details
Legacy Events Room, McCombs School of Business
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