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Innovation Team Project - Part 3 The Pitch Deck
You are a partner with Big Ideas Venture Capital. Today is pitch deck day. Several startups with talented young entrepreneurs will pitch their products in the hopes that BIVC will eventually fund their venture. So many great products! Such amazing collaborative teams! Use this rubric to help determine who’s project is worthy of a closer look as a possible recipient of your company’s hefty capital... 5 being “Yea, totally!” to 1 being “No capital for you!”
Name of startup: _______________________________ Product: _______________________________
PRODUCT PREVIEW
Did the pitch team clearly state what their product is and what it does?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck present team members’ experience and education?
5 4 3 2 1
Does the startup team appear to collaborate well together?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck identify the problems the product intends to solve?
5 4 3 2 1
Is the startup’s product unique?
5 4 3 2 1
Will the product solve the identified problems?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck provide a potential customer profile?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck identify the startup’s competition?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck tell how the team will gain the competition’s share of the market?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck explain how the company will make money?
5 4 3 2 1
Did the pitch deck tell how much the product will cost? 5 4 3 2 1 Did the pitch deck reveal how much capital the startup is asking for, and how it will be used? 5 4 3 2 1 Did the pitch deck indicate when BIVC will see a Return on Investment (ROI)? 5 4 3 2 1 Did the pitch deck team leave time for BIVC to ask questions? 5 4 3 2 1
TOTAL SCORE FOR THIS TEAM
Is this product and team worthy of a closer look? Yes No
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