PMPGvHow you survive this!!!Friday, October 11, 13Goal• Not a destination -- a journey.- Why are you here?- Learning is the goal.‣Not the project‣Not the winning- Let that guide your decisions- Failure is always an option‣some times a preference• Relax- It ain’t the Nobel Prize- You can always repeat the classFriday, October 11, 13What?• Use Technology• Make Athens a better place• Change their behavior- Not just their knowledge• Wide OpenFriday, October 11, 13Compelling Idea• Personal Media -- covers the gammitFriday, October 11, 13Think Small• Better to explain one thing well- Than 5 things insufficiently- Focus- Not enough to talk about?‣Right!- Example‣Cell Phone Alarm.✦Simple✦Easy to explainFriday, October 11, 13Building Consensus• Hardest part- Consensus = Compromise- You have to compromise too.• Loud voices carry the day.- How to keep one party from ruling• Strategies- Roll Call‣Everyone has to say 2 sentences- Call the Question‣Anonymous voteFriday, October 11, 13An Argument• Think of presentation as a argument- Start from what you want‣The classes money- How can you get them to that point‣Construct an argument‣A way of selling your point of view- Strategies‣Surveys✦But not whether product is good✦Focus on a needFriday, October 11, 13Details• Thorough carries the day- We are investing in you- What can you do to show you have thought it through- Cell Phone Alarm‣Found out how much a text message cost on each service‣Found out how many people used each service in Athens‣Projected the costs for websites‣Projected the personnel needs✦How much would you pay them‣Presented an advertising budgetFriday, October 11, 13Your role• Everyone has something to contribute- Diversity in each group- Think what you can do best- Carve out a piece of the project that has it‣Advertising‣Marketing‣Computer Science‣Business- Play to your strengthsFriday, October 11, 13Focus in Presentation• Think of presentation as argument• Get what you have to get out- Think of entertaining ways- But entertainment comes second to factual info• Outline for presentation- What do you want to get out‣Need for cell phone alarm‣Low cost of cell phoneFriday, October 11, 13All’s Fair in Presentation• Use whatever strategies• Use whatever styles• Use whatever technology• But remember- The goal is selling.TextFriday, October 11, 13•What convinces?•Demonstrations•Research•Statistics•Evaluations•Endorsements•Revenue Projections•Technical Specifications•Detailed Explanations•Whatever!Pitch ApproachesFriday, October 11, 13•After Presentations•Investment Portfolio•2 point assignment•6P, 11/22•Remember!•How much investment?•Management Team = $2M•Advisory Board = 225 * 10K = $2.5MPMPGv InvestmentsFriday, October 11, 13•Team investment winner•The CHIT!•most investment dollarsPMPGv Team WinnerFriday, October 11, 13•Stock index of investment•Double your return•$1 in winner = $2 return•Top 5 investors•2 chits on examPMPGv Individual WinnerFriday, October 11, 13•OK grades•Group = 25•Idea = 10•Website = 5•Present = 4•Collateral = 3•Placement = 3•Individual = 10•Attendance = 5•Participation = 5Management EvalFriday, October 11, 13Schedule• Technology Presentations- Sensors -- 10/14- Robots -- 10/21- Auto -- 10/18- 3D Printing -- 10/21- Google Glass -- 10/23- Crowdsourcing -- 10/28Friday, October 11, 13Schedule• Pitch Presentations- 11/11- 11/13- 11/15- 11/18- 11/20- 11/22Friday, October 11, 13Schedule• Workdays- 10/25- 10/30- 11/4Friday, October 11,