{"id":3894,"date":"2022-11-02T06:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T06:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icosst.kics.edu.pk\/2022\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2023-12-19T09:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:09:43","slug":"impact-a-startup-idea-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icosst.kics.edu.pk\/2024\/impact-a-startup-idea-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact \u2013 A Startup Idea Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3894\" class=\"elementor elementor-3894\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd9895a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd9895a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df52983\" data-id=\"df52983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f55aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f55aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Competition Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Impact- A Startup IDEA competition will inspire currently established startups and Students who are interested in pursuing their projects as entrepreneurial ventures<span style=\"color: #757373;\">.<\/span> As per the theme the Startup Idea can comprise of all tech. related applications centered around (that are aligned towards a mission) providing user-centric solutions to problems that they face in their day-day basis. The Participant\u2019s solution can consist of either a product or services that can solves the user\u2019s problem.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eligibility criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Participants should be university students currently( Participation of Non-UET Students are allowed ).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Participations from Female Students will be strongly encouraged.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The Idea pitch(Explanation) should be submitted with the applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The competition is general(tech. applications) as long the participants seem keen in solving the user\u2019s problem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Participation Fees: Yes, there will be a participation fee of the event.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Participating Startups can be Related <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<strong>but not Limited to\u201d<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;the Following Tech. Applications:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Health-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Clean-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Green-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Agri-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Green-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Fin-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Bio-tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ed-Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ad-Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Fem-Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Prop-Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Team Member Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Submissions may be entered as individuals or teams<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The maximum number of team members for a single pitch is limited to 5 persons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Participants must be no more than thirty (30) years old, as of December 21, 2023. Proof of date<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Team Registration Process&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Initial Registration will take place via a Google Form for the event.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Participants would be asked to pre-register before the pitch competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Competition Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">All Teams will be given 1-minute for their elevator pitch and 5-minute for their final pitch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Each individual or team may enter only one idea or concept.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Pitch competitors may participate on only one team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Only the pitching individual or the pitching members of a team may pitch to the panel of judges or answer questions from the judges and\/or audience( Any Outsiders who are not mentioned in the Competition Form will not be allowed to take part in the competition )<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Any team that possess a hardware prototype or Proof-of-Concept will be required to either present it in physical form or Add it in the form of video\/pictures in their pitch-deck\/presentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Any Documents required by Teams to submit before event<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Teams would be required to submit a simple 10-Page Pitch Deck ( Startup Pitch Presentation ).<\/p>\n<p>The participants can take help from the following example of sample pitch deck:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAEhUeYe_fo\/view?utm_content=DAEhUeYe_fo&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_source=viewer#1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAEhUeYe_fo\/view?utm_content%3DDAEhUeYe_fo%26utm_campaign%3Ddesignshare%26utm_medium%3Dlink%26utm_source%3Dviewer%231&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667886625400000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30_saUiFHBK2RBlQGyFaS5\">https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAEhUeYe_fo\/view?utm_content=DAEhUeYe_fo&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_source=viewer#1<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Judging Criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Participants will be judged on the basis&nbsp; of the following parameters:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Problem&nbsp;Assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Solution Viability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">USP<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Sustainability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Financials<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Market Size<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Business Model<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registration Link:<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/brainiac22\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/brainiac22&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667886625400000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0zJqofQDB87jttLWc9eQG2\">Click Here for Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contact Person in case of any query<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Qazi Muhmmad Qandeer&nbsp; (qazi.qandeer@kics.edu.pk)<\/p>\n<p>+923364065600<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competition Introduction Impact- A Startup IDEA competition will inspire currently established startups and Students who are interested in pursuing their projects as entrepreneurial ventures. 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