Pitch Perfect
Reading between the lines
- 23 days out. Long enough to forget. Copy the link now.
- Solo. Nobody to blame, nobody to carry you.
- No PPO. Enter for the prize or the practice — just be honest about which.
The ask
Pitch Perfect - The 60-Second Startup Challenge is an entrepreneurship competition testing participants' creativity, confidence, business acumen, and persuasive communication. Participants randomly draw a business idea from the Idea Bowl, get 2 minutes to prepare, and then have 60 seconds to pitch it to judges as a real-world investor pitch. Event Flow: Participants pick one random business idea from the Idea Bowl. 2 minutes of preparation time. 60-second investor pitch delivered to the judging panel, convincing them the startup deserves investment. Rules: Individual participation only. Each participant randomly draws one idea; ideas cannot be exchanged or redrawn. Preparation time is capped at 2 minutes; pitch duration at 60 seconds. Exceeding the allotted time may be penalized. The competition runs across preliminary and final rounds, conducted on-campus, with a total duration of approximately 3 hours 45 minutes.
Skills involved
And the ones you'll add to LinkedIn on Sunday night.
- Business Acumen
- Communication Skills
- Public Speaking And Presentation Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Persuasive Speaking