Program Guide - CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge
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Program Guide - CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge
hest One of the NATIONm’Speric ns busineSS pitch co titio 2015 RISK DARE DREAM R Congratulations 2015 Competitors 1 State of Possibility Rams believe business is a force for good. We see potential everywhere. Even in tiny fungi. A business born at CSU discovers a way to turn rice straw waste into a livelihood for Vietnamese farmers. What was once waste and pollution becomes pride, profit, and gourmet mushrooms. What was once a small idea grows into a global venture that makes people healthier and happier. That’s moving business forward. That’s progress. 2 WELCOME Welcome to the second annual CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge, a celebration of entrepreneurship, business innovation, and the Colorado startup ecosystem. The CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge is presented by founding partners Colorado State University and Blue Ocean Enterprises and is one of the nation’s richest business pitch competitions as measured by its $250,000 grand prize. The competition honors great ideas and entrepreneurs while showcasing the healthy startup community in Colorado. So cheer for your favorite team and watch young companies risk it all for a chance to make their dreams come true. The Challenge is held in conjunction with Fort Collins Startup Week. To register for Fort Collins Startup Week events, visit www.ftcstartupweek.co CONTENTS Schedule5 Overview6 Company Showcase/Expo 7 Collegiate Competition 9 Schedule Overview 9 Competitor Profiles 10 Schedule Details and Brackets 13 Prizes14 Seed Round Judges 15 Semi-Final and Final Judges 16 2014 Winner Profile 17 Trolley Pitch Competition 19 Overview19 Invest-in-Me Game Overview 19 Schedule20 Judges21 23 Keynote Speaker Enterprise Competition 24 Schedule Overview 24 Competitor Profiles 25 Schedule Details and Brackets 28 Prizes29 Seed Round Judges 30 Quarter-Final Judges 31 Semi-Final and Final Judges 32 2014 Winner Profile 33 Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 35 Rockies Venture Club 36 Celebrations37 39 Competitor Conference Recap Sponsors40 Map Back Cover BlueOceanChallenge.com CSUBlueOceanChallenge @CSUBlueOcean 3 4 The pros are moving to HP Z Workstations. Chosen by more creative pros every day. You no longer have to compromise. 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SCHEDULE 5 LORY STUDENT CENTER Wednesday May 27 7 a.m. Friday May 29 Saturday May 30 7 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. 8 a.m. Registration Registration 9 a.m. 9 a.m. Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 11 a.m. 12 p.m. Collegiate Competition Seed Round Enterprise Competition Seed Round 11 a.m. Enterprise Competition Quarter-Finals 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. Networking Collegiate Competition Semi-Finals 5 p.m. Break 6 p.m. Collegiate Competition Finals and Awards 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. Collegiate Bash Trolley Pitch & Invest-inMe Game 401 W. Mountain Ave. 10 a.m. Break Company Showcase/Expo 10 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Break 3 p.m. Keynote Event with Jeff Hoffman 4 p.m. Enterprise Competition Semi-Finals Enterprise Competition Finals and Awards Blue Ocean Bash 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 6 OVERVIEW Collegiate Competition Seed Round May 27, North Ballroom, Lory Student Center Thirteen Collegiate startups from throughout Colorado will compete in the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Collegiate Competition. In the Seed Round, each competitor will pitch individually to the panel of judges. The four highest scoring competitors move on to the Semi-Finals, when the head-to-head action begins. Collegiate Competition Semi-Finals and Finals May 27, North Ballroom, Lory Student Center After the Semi-Finals, the two finalists will make one last headto-head pitch to the judges in the Finals. The Finals will wrap up with questions from judges and audience members before First and Second place winners are announced. The winning competitor receives $20,000 in cash, six months of business mentoring with executives from Blue Ocean Enterprises, other prizes, and will move on to the Enterprise Competition for a chance to win $250,000. The second place team walks away with $5,000 in cash and other prizes. SEED ROUND SPONSORED BY SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS SPONSORED BY Trolley Pitch Competition May 29, 401 W. Mountain Avenue (registration) and along Mountain Avenue Innovation, both old and new, comes together in this highenergy, competition as Collegiate competitors hop on the Fort Collins Municipal Railway’s historic trolley car to pitch their startups to judges on board. Putting a Fort Collins twist on the classic “elevator pitch,” competitors will have the time it takes to ride to the next trolley stop to present their best two-minute business pitches. The first place winner will receive $2,000 in cash and second place will receive $1,000. Invest-in-Me Game Spectators can also sign up to play the Investin-Me Game and receive “blue bucks” to make mock investments in Collegiate companies. The competitor with the most “blue bucks” will receive $2,000 in cash. TROLLEY PITCH SPONSORED BY OVERVIEW Enterprise Competition Seed Round May 29, Ballrooms C & D, Lory Student Center SEED ROUND SPONSORED BY Fifteen Enterprise competitors from around the country and the winning Collegiate competitor will pitch their businesses in the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition. In traditional business pitch competition style, the competitors will pitch their startups to a panel of expert judges on stage in front of a live audience. Judges’ scores will determine eight teams that will move to the next day’s Quarter-Finals when the head-to-head action begins. Enterprise Competition Quarter-Finals May 30, Ballrooms C & D, Lory Student Center The eight highest scoring teams from the Seed Round move on to the tournament-style Quarter-Finals. Two competitors will pitch head-to-head on stage to a panel of expert judges and in front of a live audience. Four competitors will move on to the Semi-Finals. Enterprise Competition Semi-Finals and Finals May 30, Ballrooms C & D, Lory Student Center Four competitors will compete in the Semi-Finals and two will make it to the Finals Round. They will pitch head-to-head where judges and audience members will question the teams about their startups. The winning team receives $250,000 in cash, 12 months of business mentoring with executives from Blue Ocean Enterprises, and other prizes. The second place winner receives $25,000 in cash and other prizes. Company Showcase/Expo May 30, Ballrooms C & D entrance, Lory Student Center Come meet some of the great businesses in Colorado, existing and new, as they showcase their products and services in the Company Showcase/Expo outside the Lory Student Center Ballroom. QUARTER-FINALS SPONSORED BY SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS SPONSORED BY COMPANY SHOWCASE/EXPO SPONSORED BY 7 8 You bring the idea, we’ll bring the resources. Proudly Supported by FirstBank. We care about small business. Visit www.startandgrowtoday.com to find the business solutions and answers you need. Member FDIC TeCh - eneRgy - Ag - ouTdooR Proud supporters of the 2015 CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge A Trusted Colorado Public Relations and Marketing Firm PRoud SPonSoR oF The CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge www.meldpr.com - 303.909.0530 www.eksh.com COLLEGIATE COM PETITION SCHEDULE OVERVIEW WEDNES DAY, MAY 2 7 8 a.m. Check-In/Registration 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Collegiate Competition – Seed Round Group 1 North Ballroom 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Break Collegiate Competition – Seed Round Group 2 North Ballroom 3 p.m. Mid-Day Networking Cherokee Park Ballroom 4 p.m. Collegiate Competition Semi-Finals North Ballroom 5 p.m. Break 6 p.m. Collegiate Competition Finals and Awards North Ballroom 7 p.m. Collegiate Bash Ramskeller 8 p.m. #CollegiateComp 9 COLLEGIATE COM PETITION 10 COMPETITOR PROFILES Axios Impact Investments Colorado State University Axios Impact Investments offers point-of-sale financing solutions to companies selling income-producing agricultural technologies (for example: drip irrigation, greenhouses, water pumps) proven to significantly increase farmers’ income in the developing world. BOOM Algae University of Colorado The first algae CO2 co-locator in the world to capture waste gas produced when sugars ferment into alcohol during the production of beer. Algae, which is processed into products such as omega-3 oils and animal feeds, can be harvested at a concentration thousand times greater than conventional methods with BOOM’s revolving algae biofilm reactor. Change Composites Colorado State University Change Composites makes the Umbo bicycle helmet, which uses a patented innovative shock absorption technology that results in a superior amount of shock absorption to reduce the distributed force transferred to the brain during an accident. Chem with Ray Colorado State University A web-based platform that provides high-quality online tutoring for college-level and Advanced Placement general chemistry students. The mission of Chem with Ray is to be the most tailored, precise tutoring resource available to help students pass their courses. Gamecentrics Colorado State University A cloud-based gamification platform that provides organizations with the ability to launch a variety of intuitive and easy to understand games designed to engage employees and provide incentives for them to do their best on a consistent basis while also providing organizations the ability to measure performance data in real-time be it productivity, quality, or safety metrics. COLLEGIATE COM PETITION COMPETITOR PROFILES Native University of Colorado A personal travel assistant for everyone. Native plans, books, and handles the headaches of travel — all from a mobile app for only $25 per month. Native’s human travel assistants and machine learning technology combine to provide a concierge travel planning experience at an affordable price. NüBrü Coffee University of Colorado Brewed in Boulder County for over 14 hours using cool Rocky Mountain water, NüBrü is significantly less acidic than hot brewed coffee. NüBrü, served cold, is bottled in a lightweight, recyclable plastic bottle. QuadshoX Colorado State University QuadshoX creates advancements in wheelchair technology and is deeply dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis. The CEO and founder is a C-4 quadriplegic. QuadshoX is truly a company providing solutions for people in wheelchairs, designed by people in wheelchairs. Rocky Mountain Sriracha Colorado Mesa University Made with just five simple ingredients, no preservatives, and jarred directly after cooking, Rocky Mountain Sriracha is one of the healthiest hot sauces on the market. The Space Research Company University of Colorado TSRCo builds, launches, and operates standardized small satellites — known in the space industry as CubeSats — to conduct cutting-edge space-based research with applications such as drug discovery, synthetic biology, biomedical engineering, materials research, combustion, thermofluids, and fundamental physics. 11 COLLEGIATE COM PETITION 12 COMPETITOR PROFILES Viagozo Colorado State University Launching in Nicaragua in 2015 with plans to expand throughout Latin America, Viagozo connects tourists with local people through an online platform. This provides additional income to locals while creating one-of-a-kind experiences for the curious traveler, who can share the culture in a mutually beneficial exchange that promotes greater cultural understanding. Wise Art Foods Colorado State University Manufactures and distributes functional foods to retailers and website consumers. Functional foods are whole foods, not extracts or isolated compounds; they provide a health benefit beyond the nutrients they contain. YOUglycemia University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado State University YOUglycemia offers expertise in diabetes care including insulin pump management, registered dietitians, and aerobic endurance coaching, founded by four individuals with type 1 diabetes who are aerobic endurance athletes and span the range of expertise in the clinical management of diabetes, basic science research in immunology, nutrition counseling and education, and financial management. Viagozo Axios Impact Investments Wise Art Foods QuadshoX Native Rocky Mountain Sriracha Change Composites Gamecentrics NüBrü Coffee Chem with Ray BOOM Algae YOUglycemia The Space Research Company 9:15 a.m. 9:36 a.m. 9:57 a.m. 10:18 a.m. 10:39 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:21 a.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:01 p.m. 1:22 p.m. 1:43 p.m. 2:04 p.m. 2:25 p.m. SEED ROU ND Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist vs. Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist vs. SEM I-F INALS Finalist Finalist vs. F IN A LS COLLEGIATE COMPETITION Collegiate Competition Winner – moves onto Enterprise Competition COLLEGIAT E COM PETITION W IN N ER COLLEGIATE COM PETITION SCHEDULE DETAILS AND BRACKET 13 COLLEGIATE COM PETITION 14 PRIZES FIRST PLACE $20,000 in cash and move on to compete in the Enterprise Competition Six months Blue Ocean Enterprises mentoring Other prizes valued at over $40,000 SECOND PLACE $5,000 in cash Other prizes valued at over $5,000 BLUE OCEAN ENTERPRISES MENTORING The grand prize winner of the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Collegiate Competition receives a check for $20,000 and a six-month mentorship program with the business experts at Blue Ocean Enterprises, a management company started by OtterBox founder Curt Richardson and based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With consultation from Blue Ocean Enterprises management, the winner will explore sales and distribution strategies, legal and intellectual property issues, marketing recommendations, and financial structure, making the company stronger, smarter, and more focused. OTH E R PR IZ E S PROVIDE D BY: AllProWebTools Galvanize Growth Curve Institute Kendall, Koenig & Oelsner PC Lewis Roca Rothgerber Meld + Strategy Communications The Shuuk For full prize descriptions, visit BlueOceanChallenge.com COLLEGIATE COM PETITION SEED ROUND JUDGES Gerry Caron Christine Hudson Vice President of Innovation and Product Management, Otter Products Solutions Manager, Rally Software Russ Kittel Meade Malone Former Director of Subcontract Management and Procurement, United Launch Alliance, LLC Robert Ward Audit Partner, Technology Industry, PwC, LLC Senior Business Advisor, MWM Global Holdings Limited Kyle Kirkpatrick Founder and CEO, Decibullz and 2014 Grand Prize Winner of The Enterprise Competition David Tolson Managing Director, Capital Value Advisors 15 COLLEGIATE COM PETITION 16 SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL JUDGES Libby Cook Daniel Epstein Founder and Executive Director, Philanthropiece Foundation Founder and CEO, Unreasonable Group Sanjay Mehta Alex Welch Vice President US Sales, Trend Micro Co-Founder and CEO, Lasso Media; Co-Founder and former CEO, Photobucket Lawrence Mandes Co-Founder and Managing Director, Galvanize COLLEGIATE COM PETITION 2014 WINNER GOING FAR WITH FARGREEN Fargreen, founded as part of CSU’s Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program, won $20,000 in the Collegiate Competition of the inaugural CSU Blue Ocean Enterprise Challenge and earned a spot in the Enterprise Competition where the team won an additional $10,000. CEO Trang Tran added those winnings to those from the Echoing Green Climate Fellowship and the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, and several other pitch competitions, to launch the company in her native Vietnam in July 2014. Fargreen works with local rice farmers to divert waste straw from the rice harvest from open burning and turns it into substrate to grow high-quality mushrooms. This closed-loop model adds no net waste to the production process, stops the release of greenhouse gases and increases farmers’ income by 50 percent by adding another crop to their growing year. The company expects to launch its first branded, premium mushroom products to the Vietnamese market in 2015. 17 18 GREAT MINDS DON’T THINK ALIKE. CONGRATULATIONS. TROLLEY P ITCH COM PETITION OVERVIEW TROLLEY PITCH COMPETITION Most entrepreneurs can give an elevator pitch, describing their business to investors in a few minutes. In a local twist, all Collegiate competitors, except the winner of the Collegiate Competition, have two minutes to give their pitch and answer judges’ questions on a moving trolley. Unlike a quiet elevator, competitors must do this on a loud trolley with noise and cheering from spectators. There will be limited seating for people to ride the trolley with the competitor; available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Trolley Pitch winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on May 30. INVEST-IN-ME GAME Give Collegiate competitors the chance to win additional funding by playing the Invest-in-Me Game. The first 100 people to register receive a bundle of “blue bucks” to invest in their favorite companies. Register to play at the Trolley Pitch or the Lory Student Center until 2 p.m. on May 30. All “blue bucks” must be “invested” in the competitor investment boxes near the registration table by 3:30 p.m. on May 30 when the boxes will be pulled and counted. The competitor with the most “blue bucks” wins a cash prize. #TrolleyPitch #InvestInMe TROLLEY PITCH SPONSORED BY 19 TROLLEY P ITCH COM PETITION SCHEDULE 20 F RI DAY, MAY 2 9 4 0 1 W. MOU NTA I N AVE . A N D ALONG MOU NTAI N AVE . 3 p.m. Check-In/Registration Invest-in-Me Game 3:30 p.m. Howes Competitor #1 Loomis Competitor #2 Shields Competitor #3 City Park Competitor #4 4 p.m. Shields Competitor #5 Loomis Competitor #6 Howes Competitor #7 Loomis Competitor #8 4:30 p.m. Shields Competitor #9 City Park Competitor #10 Shields Competitor #11 Loomis Competitor #12 5 p.m. Last Collegiate competitor exits the trolley Invest-in-Me Game continues at the Lory Student Center on Saturday, May 30 until 3:30 p.m. TROLLEY P ITCH COM PETITION JUDGES Congressman Jared Polis will be ringing the Trolley Car bell to officially kick off the Competition at 3:30 p.m. at Mountain Ave and Howes St. Jared Polis U.S. Representative (D) Colorado, Second Congressional District Tamara Kleinberg Founder, The Shuuk Lisa Tessarowicz Co-Founder, Epicentral Coworking; President, CALM Foundation Jose Vieitz Co-Founder and Co-Director, Boomtown Accelerator 21 22 Congratulations You and your team have worked hard to get to this point. So, take a moment, and give yourself some much deserved credit. When you are ready, Growth Curve will be here to help you realize your company’s goals. As a thank you for your participation, we are discounting our offerings for all CSU Blue Ocean Challenge participants. Contact us today for more details. [email protected] KEYNOTE SPEAKER S AT U RDAY, MAY 3 0 , 3 : 3 0 p.m. LORY ST U D E NT C ENTER, BALLROOMS C & D Jeff Hoffman, successful entrepreneur, global business adviser, and motivational speaker, will deliver the keynote address on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and business leadership. Mr. Hoffman will also serve as a judge for the Enterprise Competition Semi-Finals and Finals. Mr. Hoffman has served as CEO of numerous public and private companies and has been part of well-known companies including Priceline.com, uBid.com, CTI, ColorJar, and more. He supports entrepreneurs and small businesses around the world, serving on the global advisory boards of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the U.S. State Department’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology Program, the APEC Startup Initiative, and many others. He also works with the White House, the State Department, USAID, and other international organizations on economic growth initiatives and entrepreneurship programs. 23 ENTERPRISE COM PETITION SCHEDULE OVERVIEW 24 F R IDAY, M AY 2 9 S ATU RDAY, MAY 30 7 a.m. Check-in/Registration 8 a.m. Enterprise Competition Seed Round Group 1 Ballrooms C & D 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 12 p.m. Enterprise Competition Seed Round Group 2 Ballrooms C & D Announcement Thank You 1 p.m. Break 2 p.m. Enterprise Competition – Quarter-Finals Ballrooms C & D 3 p.m. Break 4 p.m. Keynote Event, Jeff Hoffman Ballrooms C & D 5 p.m. for sponsoring the private VIP reception for competitors, sponsors, and judges. Enterprise Competition – Quarter-Finals Ballrooms C & D Enterprise Competition – Semi-Finals Ballrooms C & D 6 p.m. Enterprise Competition – Finals Ballrooms C & D 7 p.m. Awards Ceremony, Ballrooms C & D 8 p.m. Blue Ocean Bash Theater and Sutherland Gardens 9 p.m. #EnterpriseComp Company Showcase Expo 11 a.m. Break ENTERPRISE COM PETITION COMPETITOR PROFILES Behavioral Response Technologies Boulder, Colorado Committed to improving the health, welfare, and profitability of production animals. Fresh Cow Manager enables dairy cows that have just calved, or “freshened,” to overcome their health challenges naturally before hormones, steroids and antibiotics are prescribed. Conspire Boulder, Colorado Finds the strongest path of connections in a person’s extended network to any person or company of interest to get the best introduction to whomever you want to meet – a customer, employer or investor. By analyzing email data, its professional network understands who knows each other and how well. Content BLVD Los Angeles, California Makes buying and selling product placements fast and efficient for brands, who can now get products placed inside the content their target consumers already enjoy on YouTube, TV, films and more. Extrude To Fill Loveland, Colorado Manufactures machines and tooling for molding parts that eliminate shearing of the material and relies on conducting electrically generated heat to melt the plastic. Kapta Boulder, Colorado An enterprise SaaS platform that helps internal and customerfacing teams to drive explosive growth through collaboration, feedback and execution. The Kapta platform breaks down important goals and objectives into specific actions and tracks measurable results that can be used to manage internal strategies, or customer interactions. 25 ENTERPRISE COM PETITION 26 COMPETITOR PROFILES Jebbit Boston, Massachusetts Allows a brand to drive more revenue and engagement from consumers AFTER they click on a given ad/social post/email message with an interactive question-and-answer experience that overlays landing pages, enticing consumers to learn more and spend extra time engaging with content. Membrane Protective Technologies Fort Collins, Colorado On-farm testing has shown that Membrane Protective Technologies’ organic, antioxidant technology has improved pregnancy in milking dairy cows that are artificially inseminated by up to 30 percent. This patented technology can also be applied to horses, pigs, turkeys and humans. Mozio San Francisco, California Allows an app or website to digitally integrate any form of ground transportation, directly in-app or in-path. Google Maps can sell commuters transit cards, airlines can book travelers on airport shuttles or express trains, and OpenTable can reserve limousines or parking spots for foodies in 1,600 locations around the world with 900 partners. Notion Denver, Colorado An all-in-one sensor for simplified home monitoring. Eight powerful capabilities are packed into each Notion sensor to make a product that is easier to buy, faster to install and more capable than anything on the market. OptiEnz Sensors Fort Collins, Colorado Breakthrough technology for making real-time decisions – biosensors based on a combination of enzymes and fiber optic technology providing real-time continuous measurement results with the same accuracy as laboratory equipment. ENTERPRISE COM PETITION COMPETITOR PROFILES Parkifi Morrison, Colorado All about solving the world’s parking challenges with data. By gathering, filtering and sharing data in real time, Parkifi helps parking owners and operators manage parking far more efficiently and revolutionizes the way they monetize it. QB Labs Parker, Colorado Apple-integrated digital health wearable technology. QB stands for quantitative bioanalytics and its first product, MovementTek, transforms wearable tech, empowering physicians, sports trainers and physical therapists to quantify and streamline client progress for better movement analysis and improved treatment outcomes. ShelvSpace Scottsdale, Arizona Innovating ways of promoting and selling products into U.S. retail channels by improving the way CPG sales teams manage their business. ShelvSpace lets you put down the paper binders, Power Points and Excel data sheets and replace them with cloud-based mobile tools that make the sales process faster, smarter, and cheaper. Synkera Longmont, Colorado Designs and manufactures Micro Electric Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors to detect gases in the air and in breath, to improve the comfort, health and safety of individuals worldwide. Synkera’s sensors offer world-class performance in the smallest physical size available. VerbalizeIt New York, New York A language translation platform that empowers businesses to expand globally through access to a suite of technology tools and a curated community of 23,000 translators through website, mobile app, document translation, and video subtitling. The seamless technology and translator community enables businesses to better engage with the global customer across 150 languages and over multiple communication media. 27 ENTERPRISE COM PETITION SCHEDULE DETAILS AND BRACKET 28 2:06 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 1:24 p.m. 1:03 p.m. 12:42 p.m. 12:21 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 10:42 a.m. 10:21 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 9:39 a.m. 9:18 a.m. 8:57 a.m. 8:36 a.m. 8:15 a.m. OptiEnz Sensors Parkifi Jebbit, Inc Notion Synkera Technologies, Inc Conspire Behavioral Response Technologies QBLabs Mozio VerbalizeIt, Inc ShelvSpace, Inc Collegiate Competition Winner Content BLVD Kapta Extrude to Fill Membrane Protective Technologies, Inc S EED ROU N D 2:27 p.m. Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist vs. Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist vs. SEM I- F INALS ENTERPRISE COMPETITION QUARTERF INALS Quarter-Finalist vs. Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist vs. Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist vs. Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist vs. Quarter-Finalist F I NALS Finalist vs. Finalist ENT ERPRISE COM PETITION WINNER Enterprise Competition Winner ENTERPRISE COM PETITION PRIZES FIRST PLACE $250,000 in cash and startup stardom SECOND PLACE $25,000 in cash One years Blue Ocean Enterprises mentoring Other prizes valued at over $40,000 Other prizes valued at over $5,000 BLUE OCEAN ENTERPRISES MENTORING The grand prize winner of the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition receives a check for $250,000 and a 12-month mentorship program with the business experts at Blue Ocean Enterprises, a management company started by OtterBox founder Curt Richardson and based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With consultation from Blue Ocean Enterprises management, the winner will explore sales and distribution strategies, legal and intellectual property issues, marketing recommendations, and financial structure, making the company stronger, smarter, and more focused. OTH E R PR IZ E S PROVIDE D BY: AllProWebTools Galvanize Growth Curve Institute Kendall, Koenig & Oelsner PC Lewis Roca Rothgerber Meld + Strategy Communications The Shuuk For full prize descriptions, visit blueoceanchallenge.com 29 ENTERPRISE COM PETITION 30 SEED ROUND JUDGES Scott Bergquist David Gold Kyle Hansen Bill Heuston Sue Kunz Juan Velez Senior Market Manager, Silicon Valley Bank Senior Director of Sales, ViaWest Jeff Wood Vice President of Worldwide Product Management, Work Stations and Thin Clients, HP Managing Director, Access Venture Partners CEO, Thrive On Group Chief Woof Officer and Founder, Outward Hound Executive Vice President, Aurora Organic Farms, Inc. ENTERPRISE COM PETITION QUARTER-FINAL JUDGES Gary Wayne Clark AJ Dye Venture Capitalist and Angel Investor Project Manager, Corporate Investment, Delta Electronics Capital John Marotta Ashok Reddy Former CEO, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, Emerge Medical Co-Founder and Partner, Unreasonable Capital Todd Lemley Founder, Thrive On Group 31 ENTERPRISE COM PETITION 32 SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL JUDGES Peter Adams Kyle Cox Jeff Hoffman Kate Shilo Executive Director, Rockies Venture Club Entrepreneur, Former CEO, Hollywood film producer Managing Director, ATP Fund Director, Galvanize Ventures Sue Heilbronner Co-Founder and CEO, MergeLane ENTERPRISE COM PETITION 2014 WINNER 33 DECIBULLZ GETS OUT OF THE BASEMENT WITH A WIN What would you do if you won $250,000 for your startup company? Kyle Kirkpatrick of Decibullz Custom Molded Earphones has spent a year living the dream after winning the grand prize in the inaugural CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge in 2014. During his pitch to the judges last year, Kyle said he had sold his car to finance his startup, which was shipping product out of his basement in Loveland. He was still working his day job as a gymnastics coach, and although orders were increasing for the earbuds designed to stay in your ears no matter how physically active you are, he didn’t have the capital to scale up, despite a successful Kickstarter campaign. Kyle used his winnings to move out of the basement into commercial space in Loveland to continue manufacturing and product assembly, add employees, develop new products — and patent them. He’s also taken advantage of the mentoring services that were part of the prize package to manage the growth wisely. Decibullz are available online and in retail stores, including the CSU Bookstore and at www.decibullz.com. 34 BE A BUSINESS SUPER HERO Get your own subscription and receive full access to online content. Call 303.803.9280 today! DENVERBUSINESSJOURNAL.COM Lewis Roca Rothgerber salutes the CSU Blue Ocean Competitors and all Entrepreneurs We look forward to providing $2,500 pro bono legal services to each winner. Legal Services include: Intellectual Property Protection Entity Formation Contracts International Business from any of our 9 offices. Dick Clark | 303.628.9531 [email protected] LRRLaw.com Albuquerque | Casper | Colorado Springs | Denver Las Vegas | Phoenix | Reno | Silicon Valley | Tucson Complete Toolkit for Small Business YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR SHOWCASE S AT U R DAY, M AY 3 0 LORY ST U D EN T C ENTER Watch young entrepreneurs give fiery, TED-style talks on the life lessons they’ve learned as wunderkind business owners. Once you’re motivated with inspiration, help us choose the Young Entrepreneur Tournament Champion. Four young business owners will pitch their companies and the audience will decide who walks away with the $1,000 Grand Prize. Whether you’re a parent, business owner, or aspiring young entrepreneur yourself, you’ll walk out of the morning feeling like you can take on the world. Young Entrepreneur Stories 9 – 10:15 a.m., Ballrooms C & D Five young entrepreneurs will give TED-style talks about lessons they’ve learned through running their companies. They have six minutes to talk with four minutes for questions. Young Entrepreneur Tournament 10:15 – 11:30 a.m., Ballrooms C & D Four young entrepreneurs will compete in the Young Entrepreneur Tournament Championship, complete with company videos, live presentations, and competitor question and answer sessions with the audience. The winner will be chosen by the audience and will win $1,000 to help their company grow. YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR SHOWCASE SUPPORTED BY 35 36 ROCKIES VENTURE CLUB INVESTOR ONLY TRIAGE Collegiate Triage May 27, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Check-in at North Ballroom, Lory Student Center Enterprise Triage May 29, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Check-in at Ballroom C & D, Lory Student Center Rockies Venture Club will be supplying an Investor Only Triage in coordination with the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge for both the Collegiate and Enterprise Competition. The Investor Only Triage is a process of group evaluation of companies pitching for investment. Investors share their industry expertise and Triage outcomes are either “declined,” “request further information” or “move to the next phase.” Companies receive feedback, investor questions, due diligence issues and advice on next steps. If you are an accredited investor, you’re welcome to take part in the Investor Only Triage. Please select “Investor Only Triage” when you register at BlueOceanChallenge.com SMART INVESTING IN NORTHERN COLORADO May 30, 10-11:30 a.m., Check-in at Ballroom C & D, Lory Student Center Have you ever wondered what it takes to make smart investments in startups, an inherently risky asset class? The answer to this question is complicated. This is where angel groups step in. A large group of investors can share in this process and together they can make smarter investments that are much more likely to succeed. This workshop will be led by Peter Adams, the executive director of Rockies Venture Club, and he will talk about the many opportunities to collaborate with like-minded individuals in Northern Colorado, where to find high-quality companies that are raising angel capital, and the best practices for angels. CELEBRATIONS After the final rounds are finished and the winners are announced, join us at the after party bashes to toast the competitors and celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship. Enjoy food and drink along with great music. Must be a registered attendee of the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge to attend. COLLEGIATE BASH May 27, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Lory Student Center Ramskeller BLUE OCEAN BASH May 30, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Lory Student Center Theater and Sutherland Gardens 37 38 WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS GROWTH MAY 26-31 DISCOVER 100+ Free Events & Biz Mentorship BUILD Come Visit The LaunchPad at 200 Mathews Street Details/RSVP at ftcstartupweek.co GROW NerdyMind.com 970.744.3918 n’t a s i y t t e e e s YYr tii designn, presenta ! E R A E BUT W Ethos3.cc COMPETITOR CONFERENCE RECAP The Competitor Conference is an added benefit of competing in the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge. The two-day conference held April 17-18 at the Fort Collins Innosphere included social events that encouraged competitors to meet each other and powerful learning opportunities that will influence their businesses for years to come. Past competitors have commented the relationships they developed with fellow competitors throughout the conference have lasted long after the Challenge is over. Day 1 of the Competitor Conference featured a workshop with the Growth Curve Institute that gave competitors new knowledge, skills, and tools to systematically grow their companies profitably and sustainably. On Day 2, Ethos3, a leader in presentation design and training, conducted a workshop that will help competitors build, design, and deliver pitch presentations to impress the judges and captivate the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge audience. Both sessions prepared competitors for success during the competition and beyond. THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS 39 Thank You Sponsors 40 A competition of the size and scale of the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge would not be possible without the financial and in-kind support of our sponsors. We are grateful for their partnership and every generous donation of time, talent, and resources. PRESENTING SPONSORS VISIONARY SPONSOR SEED SPONSORS LAUNCH SPONSORS FINANCIER SPONSORS ANGEL SPONSORS STAKEHOLDER SPONSORS FRIENDS Gross Cutler Sieler Dupont Dorsey & Whitney LLP Minor & Brown Odell Brewing Co. The Feet Ben Reubinstein Encompass Technologies LORY STUDENT CENTER CoMpAnY ShOwCaSe/ExPo GrAnD BaLlRoOm Restrooms Enterprise Competition AED Location Elevator Lactation Room D C Ser rea A vice Family/Gender inclusive restroom Visit BlueOceanChallenge.com for information about the 2016 Challenge BlueOceanChallenge.com CSUBlueOceanChallenge @CSUBlueOcean NoRtH BaLlRoOm Collegiate Competition