Opportunity Pitch (DUE TUESDAY 11:59pm PST)

NOTE THE TIME THIS IS DUE! (11:59pm PST on TUESDAY)

Consider the Darwinator data for the opportunities you identified.  You can view the voting results on Darwinator (right after the evaluation period ends).  Based on that data, your own beliefs and passions, and any additional investigation you have done, select one opportunity to pitch to the group in class on Monday morning.  THIS OPPORTUNITY MUST BE ONE THAT YOU IDENTIFIED UNLESS YOU OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM A CLASSMATE TO USE THEIRS.  You should consider the Darwinator results advisory only.  Please use one of the two methods described in T&U Chapter 4 (e.g., screening based on criteria or RWW) as part of the process for selecting an opportunity.  You may pitch any opportunity you have identified, including one you did not submit to Darwinator.

Prepare a 60-second pitch and a single slide (in PDF format) for one opportunity.  (The nice thing about a 60-second pitch is that you can practice it 10 times in 10 minutes. Please do.)  You will have exactly 60 seconds to describe your opportunity to your classmates.  Seriously: you'll be cut off at 60 seconds if you aren't done.  If this opportunity is one that you have been working on prior to the beginning of this class, please simply disclose this fact to the class and briefly indicate where you are in the process of developing the opportunity.

Dan Garblik (OPIM 651 2010) with advice on pitches. (His project Balu Bandar Indian Hot Sauce was very successful in the 2010 products-version of this course.) 

TURN IN HERE your single slide in PDF format.  Please avoid video and animation as these are sometimes lost when we combine the slides into an integrated deck.  Make absolutely sure your name is on the slide, as we use these in paper form for voting in class.  Again, one slide in powerpoint format, no animation/video, and with your name on the slide.

Additional Information on Team Formation and Next Steps (FYI only):
After the individual pitches, you will "sticker-vote" on the quality of the pitches you have heard. This vote should inform you as to which opportunities are most promising. Based on this information and your own preferences, you will form teams of two around the most highly rated opportunities. The milestone you are working towards next is a "concept pitch" tomorrow. The maximum team size is two. If there is an odd number of students, we'll have one team of one. The defining organizational unit after today is THE TEAM and not the opportunity. You may pursue any opportunity you or your partner articulated via the Darwinator and/or pitched. You may also abandon these opportunities and pick some new opportunity. (Remember the "whirlpool" model of innovation is fairly typical, so don't panic if you feel you really should abandon your original opportunity for a better prospect.)