Idea Idol
Congratulations to all the Idea Idol 2010 winners!
This year, both the judges and audience were all extremely impressed by the calibre of ideas, presentations and originality at the Idea Idol 2010 Finale. We wish all our candidates the very best of luck with their projects, and give our special congratulations to the following winners:
People’s Choice Award: Michael Aiello (DIFRwear)
Support Bundle: Brooke Cleave (Charlie Ruggles Clothing Company)
Henmans LLP Prize: Diana Muftic (CPBSolution)
Cash Prize: Robert Crawford (Oxford Nanosense)
A big thank you also goes to all sponsors and supporters. Our gold sponsors were Credit Suisse, Octopus Ventures, PWC, Microsoft and the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Bronze sponsors were Henmans LLP, Bottle PR, Brand Asylum, Marketest and Momentum Solutions. Thanks also to Business Boffins for your ongoing support and advice, and Webmart for printing our brochure!
Finally, a big thanks to our panel of esteemed judges. James Averdieck, Leo Johnson, Ian Carnegie-Brown, Andrew Fisher and Alex Hoye all provided us with some brilliant questions, considered conclusions and general all round entertainment!
All in all, it was an inspirational evening and a brilliant end to a stellar term. We hope to see many of you there next year, whether as audience members, finalists or judges.
IDEA IDOL GRAND FINAL
When: 6pm March 10th
Where: Nelson Mandella Lecture Theatre, Said Business School
Free registration: https://oe.wufoo.com/forms/idea-idol-grand-finale-signup-here-for-a-seat/
This year, OE brings you Idea Idol 2010: our biggest and best flagship competition and event yet. We’re proud to once again set the stage for the best in student entrepreneurship, battling it out with more high impact training events, more high-profile judges and a finale that promises to be electric. So power and get ready for a high-stakes pitching competition, the likes of which you’ve never seen before!
This year’s all-star judging panel includes Credit Suisse MD Ian Carneggie-Brown, PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Leo Johnson, and GÜ Chocolate Puds founder James Averdick. See the complete judging line-up.
Last year’s dramatic finale brought our seven finalists together, each delivering 2 minute elevator pitches to a packed live audience and four formidable judges: Julie Meyer (Founder & CEO of Ariadne Capital), Will Ghali (Marketing Director at Cobra Beer), Ian Robin (Director of Skype for Business), and Ian Carnegie-Brown (MD of Investment Banking at Credit Suisse). The results saw fledgling ventures Easy Solution, Foresight Pharmaceuticals and Youth Bank walk home with ten thousand pounds in collective prize money.
The rules are simple. The reward speaks for itself. Sign up now: https://oe.wufoo.com/forms/idea-idol-grand-finale-signup-here-for-a-seat/
PricewaterhouseCoopers Idea Idol Finale Dinner
This year we are proud to host the inaugural Idea Idol Finale Dinner, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The dinner will take place at Brasserie Blanc, of which Raymond Blanc has the following to say.
I am often asked what a Brasserie really is. Well, if the Manoir
is a delicate waltz then the Brasseries are the Can Can. For sure, this
is not a place for refined haute cuisine and three course meals. Rather,
Brasserie Blanc is a place for relaxed enjoyment where I can offer you
simple, high quality food that comes as close as possible to the meals
that my mother prepared for me at home in Besançon and at a price that
encourages you to visit us regularly. The real origins of French
brasseries are lost in time and probably in several litres of beer but
nowadays in France they are the bastions of good eating and drinking,
locally and informally. I want my Brasserie Blancs to be a central part
of the local community where you can have fun and enjoy particularly
good food. So sit back and relax.
Further details of the Finale Dinner will be forthcoming in the next few days.
Training Phase
It was great to see all our successful Idea Idol 2010 contestants at our final training session last night.
Many thanks to Russell Smith of Business Boffins and Stephen Brett of Henmans LLP for leading their respective sessions on Exec Summaries and Legal Considerations.
As promised, their slides are now both available for download.
Russell Smith’s slides from Feb 3rd 2010
Stephen Brett’s slides from Feb 3rd 2010
Guidelines for second round particpants are also available to download on the link below.
Idea Idol Executive Summary Guidelines 2010
Although these are meant for Idea Idol 2010 2nd round participants, all OE members are welcome to make use of these resources. In fact, we encourage it! For any enquiries, email Tim Kovoor (Idea Idol 2010 Director) at ideaidol@oxfordentrepreneurs.co.uk.
Essential Dates
10th February – Draft submission deadline
17th February – 2nd round entry deadline
2nd March – Idea Idol Finalist pitch training
10th March – Idea Idol 2010 Final at Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre, Said Business School
Idea Idol in previous years
Idea Idol 2010 proudly sponsored by
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