Napkin Competition 2010 Winners
Congratulation to the following people who have won in the Napkin Competition 2010:
Rachel Yap
Costa Tsimiklis
Jack FitzGerald
David Angelo Chiapoco
Their ideas range from "Student Venture Capital Fund for Entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneurs" to "Convertible heels - for the sensible and practical woman", which according to our independent judges have great potential to be developed into real businesses.
We also have three additional winners from International House Sydney:
Siaw-Yean Woon
Sumit Gupta
Yixuan(Neil) Chen
Mark Morales
Who will join our winners from Melbourne in the Sydney Innovation Tour to visit a number of entrepreneurial environments during the July break, including a tour of Google's Sydney Headquarters, RedBallonDays, Pollenizer, and more.
On behalf of Student Entrepreneurs | Agents of Change I'd like to thank everyone who has submitted his/her ideas over the past month. Napkin Competition 2010 has received 230 entries from seven universities in Victoria and NSW, making it one of the largest entrepreneurship competitions in Australia.
All the best, and we'll see you again next year!
Guest Speaker Event @ Monash Clayton Campus
After an overwhelming response from the University of Melbourne, we have decided to run another guest speaker event at Monash University.
Date: Tuesday, 30 March
Time: 2.15 - 4pm
Location: Science Theatre S9/25
This is an opportunity for everyone in Monash to find out more about the competition and to hear about the trials and tribulations of a successful entrepreneur.
So who is the speaker going to be this time?
Michelle Matthews, founder of Bar Secrets Melbourne will be speaking and sharing her experiences at the guest speaker event. Her product guide series - Deck of Secrets has sold out three times in the first six months and has gone on to sell well over 100,000 copies. There are currently 26 titles in the series spanning the US, Europe, UK, Asia and home, in addition to a number of iPhone app titles.
Click here for more information and RSVP
The Napkin Competition has officially launched
A big thanks goes out to those of you who came down on Wednesday to attend the Launch of the competition. Two fantastic speakers (David Clarke, founder of Webjet and Salvatore Malatesta of St. Ali), an awesome venue, tasty food and 120 budding student entrepreneurs ushered in the Napkin Competition for 2010.
All photos of the event have been uploaded on facebook (competition Fan Page)
If you find yourself in any of them, go ahead and tag yourself!
And don't forget about the early bird prizes - submit before Friday 19 March and you will have the chance to win one of 5 double pass movie tickets! It is a lucky draw so submit as many ideas as you like to increase your chances of winning!
Idea Generation Workshop 1 (IGW1) is fully booked. However, we are holding the second set of workshops on the Wednesdays of 24th and 31st of March. Register now to ensure that you get a place. These workshops will equip you with the techniques and skills you need to come up with innovative ideas and to articulate them better.
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What is the Napkin Competition?
Some of the best entrepreneurial ideas are born in cafes, living rooms and garages on napkins, scraps of paper and notepads. The founders of Southwest Airlines, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher were in a local bar when the simple idea behind the airline’s low cost strategy was first conceived on the back of a cocktail napkin. The idea for popular board game Cranium was born on the back of an airplane napkin and like many small startups with unique beginnings, the original Compaq PC was first sketched out on a placemat by the founders while dining in a local restaurant.
From the humble napkin, these entrepreneurs took their ideas and grew them into multi-million dollar businesses. The Napkin Competition invites you to present your own ideas, however simple or wacky. This could be YOUR first step in realising your ideas.
The Napkin Competition is an initiative of Student Entrepreneurs | Agents of Change, a student-run organisation based at the University of Melbourne, in partnership with other organisations committed to promoting entrepreneurship and innovation on university campuses in Australia.
The competition will be open for submissions from the 3rd of March until the 7th of April.
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