80+ Startups At Babson College's Rocket Pitch For Entrepreneurs 2016
The 17th annual event showcases Babson College (students and alumni), Olin College of Engineering and Wellesley College student entrepreneurs who are invited to pitch their business ideas to a large audience of students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers.
WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 80 startups will participate in the Babson College Rocket Pitch event for entrepreneurs, Thursday, November 3, 2016 on the Wellesley campus.
The 17th annual event showcases Babson (students and alumni), Olin College of Engineering and Wellesley College student entrepreneurs who are invited to pitch their business ideas to a large audience of students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers.
Each entrepreneur is given three minutes and three PowerPoint slides to quickly and succinctly deliver the critical differentiating elements of their business ideas.
Pitches happen in rapid succession in multiple rooms.
Presenters can't answer questions during their pitch, so an open networking reception follows the event, allowing audience members to connect with the entrepreneurs directly.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Registration
2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Opening Remarks
2:20 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Presentations
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Networking Reception
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About Babson College
Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds(r). The top-ranked college for entrepreneurship education, Babson is a dynamic living and learning laboratory where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society. We prepare the entrepreneurial leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to make a difference in the world, and have an impact on organizations of all sizes and types. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought & Action(r) as the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value. Visit www.babson.edu
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