Launch Challenge

Launch Challenge Timeline:

• May 24: Launch begins

• July 19: Launch ends

• July 19-August 2: Launch evaluation

• August 2: Announce Challenge Winners!

Launch Challenge Overview:

Innovators COLLABORATE to build an ecosystem around their software solutions. Innovators will be evaluated based on the impact of their solution for successful commercial adoption.

Launch Challenge Submission Requirements:

1. Project Name

2. Innovation Tagline (e.g., mission statement for your project - be creative!)

3. Project Members

   1. Name

   2. Email

   3. Social Media Links (linkedin, github, twitter, etc.)

4. Project Keywords (#hashtags)

5. Launch Demo: Prepare a 10 minute demonstration of your project (either video or presentation)

6. 10 minute project pitch: The presentation slides should at a minimum cover the following topics

   • Introduction

   • Problem

   • Solution

   • Traction

   • Market Opportunity

   • Competitive Edge

   • Team

   • Community “Ask”