7minutes

‘7 minutes’ is a unique competition for innovative entrepreneurs and their projects from the space of telco, new media and new technologies. It is an express elevator up to the community of investors and experienced businesspeople with decision-making power whose recommendations and support are like rocket fuel for the projects aimed in the right direction.

‘7 minutes’ is also a challenge for entrepreneurs trying to make an impression and deliver a convincing presentation in an extremely short period of 7 minutes. It is a test of self-confidence and charisma for the project-leaders standing in front of a demanding audience, their competition, world-class investors, bloggers and media people.  

Finalists

And the Finalists are:

• Damian Legawiec, project: Gametrade.pl
  
• Jeremi Okroy-Nagel, project: yoocey.com 1-wszy Global Bussines Translator
  
• Michał Juda, project: Lubie.to
  
• Olgierd Annusewicz, project: Quanster - no question without answer
  
• Jacek Nowak, project: R1NG.pl - teleturnieje wiedzowe online

The Finalists are welcome to present their projects during the TMT.Ventures’10 Warsaw conference on May the 28th (Friday) at the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Congrats!

Who should attend?

Entrepreneurs willing to face the ‘7 minutes’ challenge are submitting their applications on New Europe Events’ website. Contest is open to applications from such market segments as:

• internet and mobile services
• e-commerce applications and technologies
• multimedia innovations
• technologies integrating off-line with on-line (geolocation, navigation)
• web 2.0 innovations
• consumer electronics innovations

Jury

The Jury after reviewing submitted application will choose 5 finalists who will present their projects on May 28th 2010, during TMT.Ventures’10 Warsaw conference. The main prize in the ‘7 minutes’ contest is priceless recognition by the people who mean a lot in the TMT industry.

 

The entrepreneurs are guaranteed to receive presentation improvement tips, business model feedback, buzz related to their project generated in the blogosphere, numerous contacts and networking opportunities, meeting crowds of fanatic worshipers and satisfaction lasting until the morning after. Then it’s time to roll up the sleeves and get to work.

 

Chairman of the Jury:
Marek Borzestowski | Serial Entrepreneur and Investor

Jury Members:
Radosław Czyrko | Xevin Investments
Wojciech Dołkowski | PolBAN
Magdalena Mała | Allegro
Wojciech Przyłęcki | InQbe
Grzegorz Sułkowski | NewMedia Labs
Aleksander Wasiukiewicz | Enterprise Investors

Past edition

The Jury after reviewing submitted applications chose 5 Finalists who presented their projects during TMT.Ventures’09 Warsaw conference:

• Krzysztof Franek, Łódź; Project: MegaTotal.pl
• Paweł Bosky, Warszawa; Project: SkryBot doMowy 
• Maciej Szostak, Warszawa; Project: niskirachunek.pl 
• Krzysztof Rasiewicz, Wrocław; Projekt: LocoMe 
• Helena Pomeroy, Sierpc; Projekt: Razem kreujmy e-przyszłość!
  

Congratulations!

Photo coverage

And the winner is...

 
Krzysztof Franek, MegaTotal.pl with TMT.Ventures’09 Warsaw Chairman: Sylwester Janik, partner of MCI Management and conference Special Guest: Morten Lund, serial entrepreneur and archangel investor from Denmark