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The MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City Prize for the Pitch with the Most Innovative Technology ($2,500): Tears for Life (left to right: Professor Bruce Bachenheimer, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship @ Lubin; winner Jared Greer; and Owen Cocking, chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC) >> watch the video (.wmv) |
The TechSpace Prize of Six Months of Office Space for a New York City Start-Up Pitch (valued at $15,000): NewlyWish (left to right: Professor Bruce Bachenheimer; winners Amanda Allen, Danielle Colamartino, Robard Williams, and Rob Brueckmann; and judging panel member Michael Gochman) >> watch the video (.wmv) |
The Lubin School of Business Prize for the Winning New Business Concept Pitch ($25,000): NewlyWish (left to right: Selection Committee member Professor Paul Kurnit; Professor Bruce Bachenheimer; winners Amanda Allen, Danielle Colamartino, Robard Williams, and Rob Brueckmann; and Professor James Russell) >> watch the video (.wmv) |
The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship Prize for the Winning Social Venture Pitch ($25,000): EGG-Energy (left to right: Professor Bruce Bachenheimer; winners Rhonda Jordan, Mark Yen; and Selection Committee member Rebecca Tekula) >> watch the video (.wmv) |
Dean Joseph Baczko welcomes everyone to the Pitch Contest and gives the opening remarks. | ||
MIT Professor Iqbal Quadir, founder of GrameenPhone, gives the keynote address. | ||
Professor Bruce Bachenheimer, creator of the Pace Pitch Contest, provides an overview of the event. |
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Judges Somak Chattopadhyay and Michael Gochman listening to the first pitch. |
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Judge Lori Smith poses a question to a finalist. |
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Judges Jonathan Greengrass, Vice President of the Greyston Foundation, and Stanley Litow, President of the IBM International Foundation. |
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Finalists observing a pitch, about to make their own. |
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Marina Slavina, a recent Pace alumna (MBA '08), pitches Mobilestead. | ||
Amanda Allen, an MBA candidate at Fordham, pitches NewlyWish. |
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Stephen Steinberg, a senior at the University of Maryland, pitches Raw Athletics. | ||
Manpreet Singh, a recent MBA graduate from Wharton, and Amandeep Bakshi, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins, pitch Seva Call. |
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Jared Greer, a recent MBA graduate from the University of Arkansas, pitches Tears for Life. |
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Vanessa Green, an MBA candidate at MIT Sloan, pitches Community Water Solutions. | ||
Mark Yen and Rhonda Jordan, graduate students at MIT, pitch EGG-Energy. |
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Ben Miley, a Pace MBA candidate, pitches TuneButton. |
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Craig Edelman, an MPA candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School, pitches VALA. |
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Chuck Howe and Kate Clopeck from the Community Water Solutions team review the Pitch Contest program. |
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Sirus Tanyawattanakul and Sarthak Shah, Pace MBA candidates and Pitch Contest volunteers, happy after a successful event! |