Agenda• Calendar• Competition structure• Submission Guidelines

• International Business Model Competition• IBMC Submissions Open (Jan 1st 2014)• IBMC Submission Deadline (Mar 31st 2014)• IBMC Semi-finalists Announced (Apr 15th 2014)• IBMC Finals (May 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Calendar

Competition Structure

1. Win a qualifier competitiona) Multiple qualifiers around the worldb) Winners receive an automatic spot into the IBMC semi-finals round

Two Ways to Compete

http://www.businessmodelcompetition.com/ibmc-around-the-world.html

Competition Structure

1. Win a qualifier competitiona) Multiple qualifiers around the worldb) Winners receive an automatic spot into the IBMC semi-finals round

2. Submit to the IBMC Preliminary Rounda) Anyone can submit!b) If you aren’t affiliated with a qualifierc) If you did not win the qualifier you participated in

Two Ways to Compete

IBMC Semi-finals

IBMC Qualifier IBMC At-Large Submission

Submission Guidelines• Submission Creation• Video Components and Outline

o Presentation flow

• Judge’s Do’s and Don’ts

Judge’s Do’s and Don’tsDon’ts• Tell us why you pivoted and not tell us why• Pivot for the sake of pivoting• Talk about your team• Sell us on your product without evidence

Judge’s Do’s and Don’tsDo’s• Tell us the whole journey, including dead ends,

false leads, corrections, etc.• Tell us the evidence: tell us how many people

you talked to, what they said, give us quotes, etc.

• Tell us right away what problem you are solving

Judging Criteriahttp://www.businessmodelcompetition.com/judging-criteria.html

* Subject to change