NVC Resources
The following resources and information are available to help teams throughout the New Venture Challenge program.
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NVC Program Resources (relevant to all tracks)
- How to Write a Feasibility Summary for the NVC (video) with professors Ellen Rudnick, Bob Rosenberg, and Rob Gertner
- How to Write a Feasibility Summary for the NVC (PDF) workshop slides
- A Framework for Evaluating a Business Plan: OUTSIDE - IMPACTS (PDF)
- Business Plan Dos and Don'ts (PDF)
- Building an MVP for the NVC (video) workshop with Avi Stopper
- Big Problems, Big Ideas 2012 (video)
- Sample Elevator Pitch: MouseHouse (video)
- Sample Feasibility Summary: mHealth Solutions (PDF)
- Sample Feasibility Summary: InContext Solutions (PDF)
- Sample Feasibility Summary: Vital Approach (PDF)
- Sample Feasibility Summary: MBA YearBooks (PDF)
- 2009 Participant: Boomerang Logistics (PDF)
- 2008 NVC Finalist: MBA Nexus (PDF)
- 2006 NVC Finalist: BB Catalyst (PDF)
- 2006 NVC Finalist: InnoSpace Inc. (PDF)
Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (Traditional New Venture Challenge)
- Official Rules and Guidelines for 2012 - 13 NVC (PDF)
- Key Dates (PDF)
- 2012 - 13 Official Entry Kit (DOC)
- 2012 - 13 NVC FAQ (PDF)
- NVC Phase I Kickoff Presentation (video)
- NVC Phase I Kickoff Presentation (PDF)
- NVC Phase II Kickoff Session - from 2012-13 (video)
- NVC Phase II Orientation Presentation - from 2012-13 (PDF)
- Business 34104 Description (PDF)
NVC People's Choice Award
- Details for the 2013 People's Choice Award are coming soon. In the meantime, check out entries from last year's contest!
Social New Venture Challenge
Global New Venture Challenge
College New Venture Challenge
Additional Resources
- Sample Equity Agreement (PDF)
- Business Plan Overview (PPT) Professor Kaplan
- Delivering Great Presentations (PPT) Professor Deutsch
- Overview for Second Presentations (PPT) Professor Deutsch
- Market Sizing and Sales Forecasting: Presenting a Credible Go-To-Market Strategy (video) Professor Deutsch
- Business Plan Teams: Addressing Difficult Issues of Role, Commitment and Equity Ownership (PDF) Michael J. Roberts, Harvard Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
- Founder Equity and Dilution (video) Professor Waverly Deutsch and Bob Gillespie, '11, InContext Solutions
- Dividing Equity in a Start-Up (PDF) Professor Linda Darragh
- Choice of Legal Entity (PDF) LexisNexis article to help inform and guide decisions on your venture's legal structure
- How to Win a B-School Competition Bloomberg BusinessWeek article with helpful tips about how to succeed in business plan competitions
- The Fundamentals of an Elevator Pitch (PDF) Professor Waverly Deutsch's article featured in I-Street Magazine
- Resources for Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups (PDF)
International Students
- If you are an international student and have questions about how starting your own business may affect your visa status, you may find this Entrepreneur magazine resource helpful. If you have specific questions about your situation, please contact Christine Gramhofer in Academic Services.
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