EYEChina in the Social category and Medtric Biotech for the Traditional category each received their first place prize at the 2011 Wake Forest University Schools of Business Elevator Competition.
Blog Updates
Photos: Traditional Awards
March 27th, 2011 - 12:00 pmThe fifth through second place teams in the Traditional category each received their award.
Photos: Fan Favorite, Traveler, and Social Awards
March 27th, 2011 - 11:55 amAwards were presented for the Fan Favorite (via online voting), the Furthest Traveled team, and also the fifth through second place teams in the social competition.
Winners Announced!
March 26th, 2011 - 9:37 pmThe 2011 Wake Forest Elevator Competition just announced this year’s winning entrepreneurs
Photos: Feedback Sessions
March 26th, 2011 - 7:01 pmTeams that didn’t make the finals commiserate as they receive feedback from the judges.
Learning How to Improve
March 26th, 2011 - 4:40 pmFor the teams that didn’t make the final round, they were able to gain invaluable mentoring and a place to relax at Noma, a fusion restaurant in downtown Winston-Salem. Daniel Egger, who co-founded the Elevator Competition with Stan Mandel, had some words of encouragement for the participants who were unable to make the final cut. [...]
Photos: Boardroom
March 26th, 2011 - 4:28 pmThe finalists present to a board of judges in the final round of the competition.
Inside the Boardroom
March 26th, 2011 - 3:47 pmHemova, a teams from Johns Hopkins, just presented in the traditional boardroom. The judges were all ears learning about a revolutionary form of kidney dialysis access that will more than double the lifespan of current devices. Their product is projected to save Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives. The [...]
Focus on the Pitch … Not the Ride
March 26th, 2011 - 3:00 pmThe duo behind GoodGifts had several positive takeaways from their elevator pitches. “Focus on one sentence,” or the underlying theme behind the product or service, said Sandie Taylor. “Also focus on making eye contact and not the elevator ride.” Sticking to a message can be daunting, particularly with inquisitive judges exercising a right to interrupt [...]
A Student’s Perspective of a Finalist
March 26th, 2011 - 2:43 pmI had an opportunity to meet Maxim Budyansky and Sean Monagle, from John Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, who have developed an Antenatal Screening Kit, which detects complications for women during their pregnancy in developing countries. We are very fortunate to live in a country has great health care facilities and amenities. When you go to countries like India, Nepal, [...]
