Contestant Submissions – September 2020

August 21, 2020

Read The Full Prompt

Craft a Perfect Pitch – In 10-12 slides, describe your entrepreneurial idea or proposed change initiative in a way that demonstrates the solution’s value to your audience. As with the personal cases in DSI, change initiatives can be generalized as a recommended strategy for Company X, operating in Y industry, and no sensitive internal information should be shared. Similarly, HBAP’s Community Values and Academic Honesty policies apply – any entrants who violate the integrity of the competition may be disqualified, so we ask that you uphold these values at all times. Remember, selected finalists will only have 10 minutes to present to our panel of judges, and must include the following details in their proposal:

  • Team members (individual submissions accepted)
  • Problem statement – clearly articulate why your solution is needed
  • Proposed solution – how will you meet this need?
  • Value proposition – what benefits are derived from addressing the problem, for both the organization and its target market?
  • Implementation plan – indicate the steps you will take to make this solution viable, including plans for scaling and contingencies to address potential pitfalls

If you need help getting started, this template from the HBAP short course might help to formulate your pitch.

Submit Your Pitch – Please Read Carefully – You will submit your pitch by logging into this platform in the upper right corner of the screen and submit via the Submit link on this page. If you cannot recall your password from when you submitted your DSI Personal Case, you can perform a password reset.

Important: You must load your slides in one by one as exported PowerPoint images and not as a link to an existing PowerPoint deck. For each slide, you have the opportunity to provide context and notes for each image to the judges and audience.

Please review this video on the About page to submit your pitch properly and qualify for the competition.

For reference, here is an example of a submission that follows the guidelines.

You will be able to edit and upload revised versions of your presentation until August 21 at 5 p.m. ET. Submissions will be open for comments and revision until that date, so you can incorporate any edits throughout that window, with only the final submission formally reviewed for selection.

Important: For those interested, Marily Nika will hold a workshop on Aug 11 at 3pm ET about pitching and pitch deck best practices – zoom link.

 

Submitted (24)

“Pre-proved” – The mobile app can that instantly pre-approve your mortgage….
Shinar
Posted on August 10, 2020 at 1:10 am
Ever been frustrated with the time it takes to get pre-approved for a mortgage; Ever missed out on that dream home because you didn't know that you would get approved for the loan... The mortgage process from pre-approval to lending [...]
The Bench
Ken Koldan
Posted on August 19, 2020 at 10:25 am
Due to the evolving software landscape, and projected resource gaps a new sourcing model is emerging to Optimize Upstream Supply Chain – The Bench
Leonardo – The Body Platform
liliam_ferreira
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 11:28 am
The Pitch project applying HBAP concepts: value proposition, business model, platforms from Digital Strategy and Innovation, statistical analysis from Fundamental of Quantitative Analysis supported by technology backgorund.
The World’s First Digital Operating Model Management Platform
Pete Petersen
Last modified on October 16, 2020 at 2:57 pm
The majority of transformation initiatives today are utter failures - wasting untold billions! Unbelievably, many executives believe their transformations will fail even before they begin. We aim to solve this problem. DRAVOKA'S platform and ecosystem are designed to instill a [...]
REALTEQS, YOUR INNOVATIVE ONE STOP PLATFORM FOR ALL YOUR CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS
Stephen Yohannan
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 4:34 am
What’s next for sustainable business? Construction and real estate sectors are going through a radical change as fundamental shifts are happening within these sectors. It is the time to utilize artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, digital innovations, crowdsourcing, new technological development, [...]
Bev-mate: Your pocket guide to where and what to drink
Daniel Jun
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 5:35 am
There are over 300,000 wineries in the world and that mean each produces at least one wine, some producing over a dozen wines.  Among the major spirits categories of vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, and cognac there are a dizzying number [...]
Book Wishlist App for Parents/Children – Optimize Public Library Service and Support for Better Child Education and Community
Masa Inomata
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 8:51 am
With the COVID-19 and likely economic downturn and tax revenue decrease in 2021, I started to wonder if public library operation will face significant operational challenges, especially possible long wait for children print books. I hope to see no significant [...]
CoreKinect – the Future of Mobility
Nini HU
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 4:23 pm
Infrastructure is the foundation that connects US businesses and enables communities to thrive. Today, America’s aging roads and bridges are in poor condition, chronically underfunded, and in urgent need of rebuilding. Better infrastructure and efficient transport network will improve our [...]
Happy Heart – A New Business Model for “Senior Independent Living”… and Their Families
Todd Brous
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 1:15 pm
We want to help Seniors live independently, for as long as they can, without the need for assisted living.
We care for Alzheimer’s Family
Lanlan Shen
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 1:38 pm
There are currently 5.7 million Americans and 47 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer's. That's expected to increase by 116% in high-income countries between 2015 and 2050, and as much as 264% in lower-middle and low-income countries during that time. [...]
STREAMCART
Suresh Dabbirru
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 4:51 pm
AI for Streaming Services
Food Gardens
Itauma Itauma
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Food waste in the US costs $161 billion dollars annually. This is a proposed secondary seller market for the procurement of short-coded produce at discounted prices with the objective of reducing food wastage in US.
Empowering children to recognize their true potential – Abhishek Goel
Abhishek goel
Last modified on September 15, 2020 at 10:34 am
This is an idea to build a better future for our children and give them a better shot at success and happiness through collection of data and application of the latest techniques available through data science like artificial intelligence and [...]
Introducing – WithMe, a unique, self-service, event platform for local communities with social distancing
DJ URSAL
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 4:25 pm
As product and services evolve and competition increases it is customer experience that is going to separate companies from their competition who  implement measure to understand the different touch points of their customer journey and bring in improvements but also [...]
Digitizing Evidence: Improved health equity and optimized clinical outcomes
Saima Awan
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 4:43 pm
Digitizing Evidence: Improved health equity and optimized clinical outcomes A proposed platform utilizing data science principles to further validate outcomes from clinical research and make it accessible for a diverse population.
BuildSTACK: Collaboration Platform to Improve the world’s largest and poorest performing industry, the Construction Industry
Susan Shultz
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 5:35 pm
The construction industry is the largest industry in the world, and the poorest-performing. Approaches and practices have not changed appreciably in 200 years; the industry is ripe for a transformation. The industry is currently very fragmented and siloed, as a [...]
Empowering Human Connection in Rural Communities
Chris "Link" Duarte
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 4:57 pm
If we want to serve rural populations, there is an effective way. Serve rural LGBTQ populations first because they are the most challenging. Then learn from the models and replicate them to serve others. Success would be that we see [...]
End Plastic Waste
SWAMINATHAN SUBRAMANIAN
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 5:40 pm
Plastic pollution accumulating in our planet is a major threat to societies, industries, and the general wellbeing of people all around the world. Plastics are increasingly used around the world in consumer products, packaging, and much more. How do we [...]
D-Risk Oil and Gas Solution for Risk Management of Capital Projects
Karim Moti
Last modified on August 25, 2020 at 3:17 pm
Risk Assessment Solution for CapEx projects in Oil and Gas that will derisk a budget by at least 13%.
Storytime
Suman Roy
Last modified on September 13, 2020 at 2:44 pm
Online little children's story books
DigiLabNote
Demet Tatar
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 6:21 pm
DigiLabNote is a cloud-base solution for data capture, workflow management, retention of know-how and preservation of best practices in Scientific Innovation Labs.
POCket Point-of-Care kinetic enterprise technology
Stacy Ralston
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 5:18 pm
POCket is a platform technology that can revolutionize the ability to capture data from point-of-care testing that us currently lost to the ether as well as provide a compliance solution for health care providers outside of hospital settings.
O-Dinsight
Shravya Markandeya
Posted on August 21, 2020 at 5:35 pm
O-Dinsight - A data platform for all your transportation needs
Matching Children and “Parent(s)” – Save Children in Need –
Junko Suetomi
Last modified on August 21, 2020 at 7:09 pm
We see many children who were recognized in certain troubles, however, eventually not saved. Such a tragedy happened due to lack of appropriate coordination of troubles of children and measures to be take to save these children. Learning in this [...]