Announcing the SeedCon Fast-Pitch Competition!

by Staff
October 7, 2011

Current and aspiring entrepreneurs, we're thrilled to announce that applications for the SeedCon fast-pitch competition are now open!

 

Have a start-up? Or just an idea? Enter for a chance to win $50,000+ in start-up-friendly prizes – including $30,000 in services from Chicago web dev gurus at Doejo -- to kick-start your business idea. Not only that – SeedCon’s fast-pitch contest, organized in partnership with Built in Chicago, will give your start-up amazing exposure and an opportunity to pitch in front of some truly great names in entrepreneurship and venture capital. We'll also throw in a session on pitching best practices from entrepreneurship professors the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

 

Basically, it's an opportunity you don't want to miss!

 

Learn more and enter here.

The deadline for applications is October 27, 2011.

 

What's SeedCon?

Join us at SeedCon on November 17th and 18th to celebrate entrepreneurship and venture capital in Chicago and explore the most exciting and disruptive trends of the near future. 

Launched in 1999, SeedCon is the annual entrepreneurship and venture capital conference at Chicago Booth. Through inspiring keynotes, panels and an exciting fast-pitch competition, the conference provides fun and engaging opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, and those passionate about startups to network and build businesses together. While it's entirely student-run, SeedCon open to everyone with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovations.

Tickets are already on sale and we expect the early-bird tickets to sell out fast.

Student discounts are available. Please email us using your school (.edu) email account to receive the discount code. 

 

The Line-Up So Far

Matt Moog (Viewpoints), Brad Burnham (Union Square Ventures), Kevin Willer (Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center), Sam Yagan (OKCupid), Jim Dugan (OCA Ventures), Lon Chow (Apex Ventures), Karin O'Connor (Hyde Park Angels), Bryan Johnson (BrainTree), Mike Sands (BrightTag), John Tolva (City of Chicago CTO), Eventbrite, Technori, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, Doejo...and many more!

 

Follow @seedcon on Twitter for updates!

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