Pitch Competition — Who Will Win?
Don’t miss the big premiere.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Join us virtually on Wednesday, April 26th at 12 p.m. ET to watch the top three teams from the WashU Olin BIG IdeaBounce® powered by Poets&Quants make their pitch to the panel of judges. The winning team will walk away with $50,000 to launch their idea!
To commemorate WashU Olin’s fourth-consecutive year as the #1 MBA program for entrepreneurship, the school and P&Q have teamed up for the second year to bring innovative ideas to the big stage. The competition was open to all undergraduate, graduate and prospective students interested in a graduate business degree.
Don’t miss the final three teams pitching their big idea to the judges. One team will be crowned the best idea and win the $50,000 prize!
Read more about the top 14 teams and vote for your favorite idea. The team with the most votes will win the “PQ’s Choice Award” and earn $1000. Voting ends April 14, 2023.
Host:
Doug Villhard
Professor and Academic Director for Entrepreneurship, WashU Olin Business School
Judges:
Akeem Shannon
CEO and Founder of Flipstik
John A. Byrne
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Poets&Quants
Maxine Clark
Founder and Former Chief Executive Bear at Build-A-Bear Workshop