Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Can you sell your business idea in an Uber ride? – publico

The challenge is released to anyone with a potential business idea: can you sell your project in an Uber ride lasting seven minutes? If you think that yes, UberPITCH may be the perfect contest for you.

In partnership with Portugal Ventures, the company promotes a European challenge that will take place on 1 June. The aim is “to allow those who have a good business idea to be accompanied by a national entrepreneur tissue jury on a trip Uber, with just one click through the application,” reads a statement. Participants will have seven minutes to convince the investor, along the journey, and seven minutes to receive “feedback”.

Altogether there are 37 cities from 21 European countries where UberPITCH will take place. In Portugal, Lisbon and Porto were chosen, and between 10.00 and 14.00 on 1 June, platform cars to be the venue for the presentation of new ideas.

Applications are now open and interested parties can fill an online application by 31 may. The projects selected from each city will be contacted and may request, “for free”, your UberPITCH.

The best Portuguese idea is known to June 3rd until the 7th best proposal will be announced European, whose prize is a meeting with the director execevutivo Uber, Travis Kalanick. The regulation can be found here.

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