STAGE ONE: BOOTCAMP
Congratulations on being invited to Stage One of the Beyond Cups innovation challenge!
Bootcamp will be an action-packed two day event, culminating in your 3 minute pitch to close out the final day. This internal briefing pack is a live document for program participants.
Welcome to the Beyond Cups Bootcamp.
As you are aware, the Beyond Cups comprises three stages of support: Stage One: Bootcamp, Stage Two: Commercial Readiness, and Stage Three: Proof of Concept.
The aim of our Bootcamp is for you to learn more about the challenge, meet with the program team and partners and mingle with other incredible innovators. We have designed it to be beneficial to your development regardless if we proceed to the next steps.
Your participation and 3 minute pitch at Bootcamp will be assessed against evaluation criteria, with the most promising participants invited to progress to Stage Two and Three of the program.
Please make sure you RSVP using the button above.
Key details
Date Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 July 2023
Time 8:30am – 5:00pm
Location The Precinct, Level 1, TC Beirne Building, 315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
Agenda
Day One
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When you arrive at the TC Beirne Building (315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley), please join us for coffee from 8:30am at ‘Duke’s on Brunswick’ on the ground floor.
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Let’s go! Welcome by the Beyond Cups program team and Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur. We get to know each other with rapid-fire 90-second pitches. There will be no slides and we suggest only 1 person from your company pitches.
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We start our diagnostic self-assessment of your startup to help you gain a 360 degree view of your business to develop clear objectives.
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Recharge with morning tea (supplied).
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Energised from morning tea, we’ll continue your diagnostic self-assessment.
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Break for lunch (supplied), connect with your fellow founders and network with our team of mentors.
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It’s like speed dating, but with mentors!
You will also briefly be interviewed briefly for our podcast and we will be capturing a video snip of your pitch with our friends at Wrappt.
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We debrief on the day and prepare for Day Two.
Day Two
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We mix things up by meeting in the Collaboration Room on Level 2, TC Beirne Building (315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley).
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Let’s check in on why we are all here. We’ll be discussing all things industry opportunities and partnerships, gain industry insights and concepts of startup-industry collaboration. Finally we’ll share tips and tricks to securing your PoC engagement.
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Recharge with morning tea (supplied).
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All things industry, continued: opportunities and partnerships, industry insights and concepts of startup-industry collaboration and POCs.
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Break for lunch (supplied), connect with your fellow founders and network with our team.
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Let’s see what you’ve got! Deliver your 3-minute pitch in front of our panel, each followed by 3 minutes of Q&A, for the chance to be invited to our Commercial Readiness Program.
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We discuss what happens next and wrap up an action-packed Bootcamp!
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We all grab a drink at Valley Hops Brewing and debrief post-pitches with your fellow founders.
Pitching
You will be asked to pitch throughout the two days. Firstly, you will provide a rapid-fire 90 second pitch to kick off Day One so we can get to know who’s in the room very briefly. There will be no slides, and we suggest for only one person to pitch.
Your main pitch will occur after lunch on Day Two. It comprises a 3 minute pitch to our selection panel, followed by a limited number of questions and answers.
The panel has been appointed to select 10 companies to progress through to Stage Two. They will be seeking insights that demonstrate your innovation, strength to progress, and to secure industry engagement. This is not an investment pitch, but should be part sales and part demonstration of your industry engagement.
If you opt to use a deck, you must submit the file to us in advance as we will be using one central device to control all presentations, you cannot use your own device.
Submission via this Dropbox link by COB Friday 7 July.
Slides must be in Microsoft Powerpoint (.pptx or .ppt), Google Slides or PDF format. Custom fonts need to be uploaded alongside presentation deck. Embedded videos are supported if in .mp4 and embedded in the presentation. Please upload video file itself if uncertain.
What to bring
90 second pitch, verbal only (no slides)
3 minute pitch, with slides
Laptop / tablet (to complete the diagnostic and/or other work)
Heaps of energy!
Photography, Videography, Media
Please note we will have a photographer in attendance over the course of Bootcamp. During the mentor blaze on Day One, we will capture a headshot (with your product!), team shots and general action photos. Additionally, we will have a videographer in attendance the afternoon of day one to capture a vox-pop (60 second pitch). Additionally, we will be capturing audio snippets via a podcast recording.
These photos will be used for promotional purposes by Beyond Cups and our program partners.
Lastly, there may be media present throughout Bootcamp.
Please flag with our team if you have any issues, questions or concerns.