2009 Rice Business Plan Competition - Elevator Pitches


Guest: Brad Burke	Episode: 202 original broadcast April 18, 2009
Interviewer: Russ Capper	Company: Rice Alliance
Location: Rice University in Houston, TX	Segment: Special Features
Category: Business Leadership	Comments: 0 comments
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Tags: Rice Business Plan Competition, Elevator Pitches, Startup, Venture Capital

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Summary:

Russ reports in from Rice University where he and Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance, discuss this year’s Rice University Business Plan Competition being held April 16-18, 2009. The biggest competition yet boasts 42 teams from around the world competing in front of 200 judges for more than $800,000 in cash and prizes. It’s always an impressive presentation; these creative innovators are the brainpower of our future.

Brad Burke explains the rules of The Elevator Pitch Competition

Listen to 2009 Rice Business Plan Competition Elevator Pitches

We have them all right here. This year’s Rice Alliance competition is the biggest yet, and boasts 42 teams from around the world competing in front of 200 judges for more than 800,000 in cash and prizes. To listen to a pitch click on the appropriate link. To see a larger version of the photo you can click on the thumbnail.