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  • Big Bang! Business Plan Competition

    09 February 2010
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  • Table of contents:

    1. Business Summary Submission Deadline!
    2. Business Plan Pitch Workshop
    3. Little Bang
    4. Still looking for a team?
    5. Resources to help your team develop your idea
    6. Have a completed team?? Register Now!!
    7. Featured Team Looking for Additional Members (Immediate Openings!)
    8. Want to get your team featured in the Newsletter?

  • 1. Business Summary Submission Deadline!

    Wednesday, February 17: Business Summaries Due

    This is a friendly reminder that your business summaries need to be in on the 17th. Dust off that laptop or grab a pen and paper, it is finally time to formalize your business ideas.

  • 2. Business Plan Pitch Workshop

    Date: March 10th, 2010
    Time: 6-8pm
    Place: Gallagher Hall 1213

    This event will give contestants a background on how to effectively pitch a business to a panel of venture capitalists. The presentation will include what to include in a pitch, how to frame a business pitch and how to find the right sources of funding. Light refreshments will be provided.

    Register for the workshop HERE

  • 3. Little Bang

    Date: March 31th, 2010
    Time: TBA
    Place: Kemper Hall

    See Big Bang! contestant teams do their first formal public pitch presentations with the chance to get into the Big Bang! semifinals and a $500 prize to each semifinalist team on the line.

    Register for the Little Bang event HERE.

  • 4. Still looking for a team?

    If you are looking for a team or need to get some additional teammates for your group, please view the
    TEAM FINDER PAGE.

    Tips on team formation:
    #1. Register your information on TEAM BUILDER PAGE so other people looking on the team can contact you.

    #2. Contact the list of people who are looking for a team on the TEAM FINDER PAGE. That way you will get more responses.

    #3. Attend our upcoming event, Entrepreneurs’ Grill (see above for details). It will be a great chance to meet prospective team members.

  • 5. Resources to help your team develop your idea

    If you would like some assistance and direction on general facts or concepts to research for your business summary and business plan development, be sure to check the RESOURCES PAGE at the Big Bang Website. On this page, you will find answers to frequently asked questions, links to external business plan development resources and in the coming weeks powerpoints of past workshop presentations.

  • 6. Have a completed team?? Register Now!!

    If you have a completed Big Bang! team, please go to the Big Bang!
    TEAM REGISTRATION PAGE and register your team and your team members.

    Things to remember when registering…

    1) Designate a TEAM LEAD.
    This person is the main contact for your team and the person who will be responsible for all official communications. This person should add bigbang@ucdavis.edu to their email list to ensure that all communications are received.

    2) One member must have UC Davis Affiliation
    At least one active member of the team must have a valid UC Davis affiliation. This member may be an alum or current student, faculty, or staff member.

    3) Note all important contest dates
    Make sure to read through the complete list of events and deadline dates at the Big Bang! EVENTS PAGE. The dates highlighted in red are deadline dates in which documents must be submitted. (IN AN EFFORT FOR FAIRNESS, NO LATE SUBMSSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED). Other important dates are the “Little Bang pitch event” and the “Big Bang! Final event” in which qualified teams will be required to attend and present their business idea. Attendance is mandatory to be considered for prize money and awards.

  • 7. Featured Team Looking for Additional Members (Immediate Openings!)

    Exergy Technologies

    I am developing low-carbon engine technologies for transportation: combining low-carbon fuels with high-efficiency. The particular area of research is hyperbar spark-ignition compound engines. I developed new cycle and flow technologies that allow spark-ignition engines to run with intake manifold pressures an order of magnitude higher than conventional gasoline engines without knock; and operate near peak efficiency during light-load operation, where most transportation fuel is consumed. The technologies are ideally suited for natural gas and ethanol fuels, but are also suited for gasoline, which makes the market opportunity extraordinary. Light-load and net operating efficiencies are about 50% higher than current state-of-the-art.

    I graduated with honors in mechanical engineering with a minor in business. I’ve worked in engineering and construction project management for several years, for HP as a thermal and materials engineer, and for PCG in new venture and organizational behavior business consulting in Eastern Europe. I'm a member of SARTA, Techcoire and the VentureStart program, and have attended dozens of venture seminars down in Silicon Valley over the last few years. I also presented at the CleanStart Showcase this year in Sacramento.

    David Onstenk

    Founder, Scientist
    Exergy Technologies
    dave@ExergyTechnologies.com
    707-225-2075

  • 8. Want to get your team featured in the Newsletter?

    Send your team recruiting pitch to the BigBang! Director of Marketing, James Chen (jcpchen@ucdavis.edu)

    What is your idea?
    Who do you have on your team already?
    What skills are you looking for?
    Contact information for your team?

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