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Startup Showdown 2008

FSB teamed up with Rice University in a contest to find the best student business plans in the nation.

And the winner is: Death to scalpers
And the winner is: Death to scalpers
Their software stops the middleman from jacking up the price of your concert tickets. (more)
• Pitch in a minute video
• $675,000 in prizes: All about the Rice competition
Second place: Hot ski jackets
Second place: Hot ski jackets
This team’s idea was a real gas: inflatable outdoor-wear to keep the cold out. (more)
• Pitch in a minutevideo
Third place: How to live forever
Third place: How to live forever
In this bank you don’t save your pennies. They save your healthy cells for a rainy day. (more)
• Pitch in a minutevideo
The entire playing field
The entire playing field
Here's how all 36 teams stacked up against each other. (more)

Gone in 60 seconds

Each team was given one minute to describe its business plan. Watch the top pitches below.

The winner: Scalpers beware
The winner: Scalpers beware Qcue's Barry Kahn delivers his team's winning sell. (more) video
Second place: Gassing up
Second place: Gassing up Klymit's Nate Alder with the pitch that landed his team the number two spot. (more) video
Third place: Save your cells
Third place: Save your cells NeuroBank's Ray Sekula sells saving cells for the number three slot. (more) video
 
QUIZ
Do you have what it takes to win a business plan competition?
Think you have a stellar business plan? Take this quiz to find out if your plan could wow the judges. (more)
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Want to compete?
Find out more about the Rice Business Plan Competition and the deadlines for next year. (more)
Quick Vote
Which of the top seven companies has the best idea?
  • qcue
  • Klymit
  • NeuroBank
  • MicroTransponder
  • Enexra
  • HeartSounds
  • Etoh Pharmaceuticals




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