The Celebrate conference capped off with the top five finalists competing for the grand prize of Startup of the Year. Each finalist was allowed five minutes to pitch followed by a few minutes of Q&A with the judges. Obviously all five finalists have solid products and great potential for success. They wouldn’t have made it this far if they didn’t. They also wouldn’t have made it this far without a standout pitch. If you don’t have time to watch the entire video, I will share with you some of the standout messages from each pitch that also give you some insight as to what their startup is about. However, if you do have time, I encourage you to watch the video. There’s no better way to learn how to deliver a stellar pitch presentation than to watch other (winning) founders do it.
1. Blendoor
Founder: Stephanie Lampkin Product: Mobile app that matches tech jobs with minority candidates
2. HedgeChatter
Founder: James Ross Product: Software service that brings forward the social chatter online for investors to use as an indicator for stock options
3. LiveAnswer
Founders: Adam Boalt & Matt Zemon Product: Multi-tenant, cloud-based answering service software platform that quickly routs to qualified agents.
4. Sunport
Founders: Nicholas Williams & Paul Droege Product: Outlet adapter that lets you plug in and demand solar energy.
5. TurboAppeal
Founders: John Guidos & Badal Shah Product: Service that utilizes Big Data and analytics to that help people with property tax appeals You can watch the entire video here.
