Since I graduated from the UW’s MBA Program back in 2006, I’ve been proud that I continue to have the opportunity to be a judge in the annual Business Plan Competition. It’s truly inspiring to me to see what comes out of the minds of young entrepreneurs, especially those whose excitement has not yet been polluted.
This year is especially exciting though. For the 1st time, I knew a little about three of the companies that made it through to the round of 32 before they received their Golden ticket. (No, I was not allowed to judge these companies.)
So, before they prepare for their Investment Round battle in a few weeks, I want to congratulate the three teams that I’ve been able to get to know a little bit.
- Flash Volunteer offers a set of mobile and social tools to create, discover, track and easily share volunteer service events via a variety of integrated channels.
- GroBox aims to make it super easy to grow your own fruits and vegetables in a small amount of space.
- Splitpen is a creative online outlet for ordinary people of all abilities to come together and co-write stories with multiple plot lines, sub-plots and endings.
Good luck to all three teams (and the other 29 of course), and we’ll see you in a few weeks.
