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2011 Finalists Announcement

Submitted on May 24, 2011

It is with great pleasure that we announce 125 teams have qualified as finalists for the accelerator phase of MassChallenge!

The Honorable Governor Deval Patrick and key MassChallenge contributors joined a select crowd of press and entrepreneurs this afternoon for the announcement.

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Update from MassChallenge on Round 1 Judging

Submitted on May 5, 2011

 

MassChallenge Entrants:

A quick update on the status of the judging process at MassChallenge:

Round 1 Judging Status:

Judges have been extremely busy over the past several weeks reading and reviewing the over 700 applications that were submitted (judges are gradually wrapping up their reviews as we send this update).  Each application is being read and reviewed by multiple judges.

10 Tips for Presenting in Round 2

Submitted on May 5, 2011

The following insights were provided by Alex Cook and Andy Cook, who made it through 4 rounds of MassChallenge judging and won $50,000 for their startup, Rentabilities. Read them over - follow what you like, and disregard what you don't. Remember, there is no secret sauce or special formula to win.

Moms in Business Unite

Submitted on May 2, 2011

 

A quick guide to ENDORSEMENTS and JUDGING

Submitted on April 19, 2011

Welcome MassChallenge 2011 entrants!

Thank you for applying to MassChallenge! Many of you have asked various questions, such as:

  • What is the judging process like?
  • Why do I have to collect endorsements?
  • How many endorsements should I collect?
  • Should I be collecting endorsements rather than running my business?
  • How many Public Votes should I get?

 

GOALS:

Life After Application Submissions

Submitted on April 15, 2011

Monday was a crazy day here at the MassChallenge offices. At one point it seemed like everything was crashing, the server, the office wifi and even two of our desks collapsed, but none of that stopped our phenomenal team from pushing through endless customer service calls and email inquiries in order to help all entrants successfully submit their application by the 11pm deadline.