FDUPitch Business Idea Competition

Do you have a winning business idea?

Submit your FDUPitch business idea no later than February 19, 2025. The team that wins the FDUPitch shall agree to participate in the UPitchNJ statewide competition in April 2025. The winning team participate virtually and pitch its business idea/model to a panel of judges in a large auditorium.

Rules of the competition

  1. Teams must have at least one member. Team member(s) can be undergraduate students of any major.
  2. Submit your business idea using the link below. Some of the questions to answer are:
    • Describe your business idea, including a solution to address a problem.
    • Who are your customers? How do you make money?
    • Who are your competitors? How does your business achieve a sustainable competitive advantage over competitors?
    • What social value is your business expected to create?
  3. Criteria to keep in mind when writing your business idea:
    • Originality
    • Feasibility
    • Innovativeness
    • Financial Viability
    • Social Impact of the Product or Service

Please contact Dr. Ko with any questions.

Submit your idea

Resources

  1. How to Create a Winning Business Idea — In Six Easy Steps from Forbes Magazine
  2. How to Pitch an Idea to Your Boss, Colleagues, and Customers from Workawesome.com

Previous Winners

  • Winners: Rachel Catena, Chris Lopez, and David Vance; John Marciano; Cameron Brooks and Zach Puccia; Tomasz Kasztelan and Christopher Fiorenza; and Jonathan Parham
  • Judging panel: Jon Budish, Domenick Celentano, Guillaume Gauthereau, Joseph Gulfo, Meyyappan Narayanan
  • Moderator: Patrick Cozza