SUBMISSION RULES

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2023

 

(A)  Applications Submission

  1. All submissions will be in English and must be submitted online (HERE) before application deadline. No paper entries will be accepted.
  2. Deadline of application: 13 April 2023.
  3. All applications are required to submit a 5-page Pitch Deck.

 

(B)  5-page Pitch Deck and 1-min Product Introduction Video Submission for Round 1 Assessment

5-page Pitch Deck

  1. All entries are required to submit a 5-page Pitch Deck in PPT/PDF file format.
  2. Contents of the video may refer to “5-page Pitch Deck Guideline”.
  3. Additional covering sheet, title page, appendices, or other pages are NOT allowed and will result in disqualification.
  4. The 5-page Pitch Deck must be written in English.
  5. Deadline of submission is 13 April 2023, 23:59. Teams not meeting this deadline may be disqualified.
  6. All decisions made by the judging panel are final.
  7. Any violation of rules may result in disqualification from the competition, subject to the final discretion of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center.

1-min Product Introduction Video

  1. All entries are required to submit a 1-min Product Introduction Video
  2. Format:
    • Video Length: ≤ 1 minute long (video longer than 1 min will be cut abruptly at the end to meet the 1 min requirement)
    • Language: English
    • File Formate: MP4
    • File Size: Less than 200 MB
    • File Name: Your team name
    • Resolution: 720p
  3. The video must not infringe on any third-party rights (logos, music, intellectual property, etc.).
  4. The video must not contain obscene, violent, pornographic, defamatory, objectionable, insulting or any of the controversial and inappropriate content. HKUST Entrepreneurship Center reserve the right to remove the video with offensive contents from the website.
  5. Contents of the video may refer “1-min Product Introduction Video Guideline”.
  6. Deadline of submission is 24 April 2023, 23:59. Teams not meeting this deadline may be disqualified.

 

(C)  5-min Pitch and Exhibition Poster for Round 2 Assessment

Short Business Plan

  1. Shortlisted teams are required to submit ONE 5-min Pitch Deck and submitted in PPT/PDF file format. Contents of the 5-min Pitch Deck may refer "5-min Pitch Deck and Exhibition Poster Guidelines".
  2. Deadline of submission is 22 May 2023, 23:59. The submitted version will be sent to the judging panel for background study before the 5-minute Pitching Assessment. Changes are not allowed after the submission. Teams not meeting this deadline may be disqualified.
  3. The 5-min Pitch Deck will be used for presentation in the Pitching Assessment.
  4. Appendix and supporting slides are not required.
  5. The 5-min Pitch Deck must be written in English.
Exhibition Poster
  1. Shortlisted teams for Round 2 are required to submit an Exhibition Poster for Product Introduction 
  2. Format:
    • File Format: PDF, AI, TIFF
    • Language: English
    • Dimension: 1-page in 800mm x 2000mm
    • Resolution: 300dpi
    • File Name: Your team name
  3. Deadline of submission is 22 May 2022, 23:59. Teams not meeting this deadline may be disqualified.

(D)  Full Business Plan Submission for Final Assessment

  1. Shortlisted teams are required to submit ONE full business plan PPT/PDF file format. Contents of full business plan may refer “Full Business Plan Guidelines”.
  2. Deadline of submission is 6 June 2023, 09:00. Teams not meeting this deadline may be disqualified.
  3. The Business Plan must be written in English.
  4. The Business Plan will be used for the presentation in the Final Assessment which consists of 8-min of pitching followed by a 15-min Q&A session with the judging panel.