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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Two Minutes is Plenty of Time for Lakewood Entrepreneurs

Four finalists in Startup Lakewood’s Ideation Challenge meet at the University of Akron Lakewood campus to give an “elevator pitch” to a panel of judges on Tuesday.

What if you had two minutes to pitch an idea for a new business? That was the scenario at the second-annual Ideation Challenge for four entrepreneurial hopefuls, tasked with giving an “elevator pitch” to a panel of judges on Tuesday night.  The judges whittled down the list of 10 entrants to four Startup Lakewood finalists based on their business plans. On Tuesday, the finalists gave two-minute presentations to the judges at the University of Akron Lakewood campus. The entrepreneurs each had two minutes to impress the panel of judges, who also provided some valuable feedback. The winner will get a number of start-up boosts, including a full scholarship to an entrepreneur training session.  Bryce Sylvester, a planner for the city of …

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Bryce Sylvester

4:59 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Hey Brett - We have a focus group next week for the rock gym. If you are free, come check it out! http://www.facebook.com/events/426468614075675/   more ›

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