4th annual Silicon Valley Youth Tech Day 2018
The Annual "Silicon Valley Youth Tech Day”, hosted by the youth for the youth of our community.
The 4th annual Tech Day is set for Saturday, May 26th, 2018 between Noon-6pm
Below you will find information about our annual Youth Tech Day
Shivaum Kumar
- Founder, Silicon Valley Young Coders club (SVYCC)
- Founder, Startup Bootcamp for Young Enterpreneurs (SBYE)
shivaum1<at>gmail.com / 408 805 6887
Hosted by San Jose Library and Silicon Valley Coders Club (www.SiliconValleyCoders.org) Middle school and high school students will converge for a day of shared learning and to get inspired by hi-tech leaders Silicon Valley.
Mayor Sam Liccardo of San Jose is the keynote speaker.
WHERE: Seven Trees Community Center (Multipurpose room / Banquet room)
Address: 3590 Cas Dr, San Jose, CA 95111
RSVP: tinyurl.com/startupbootcamp4kids
There is no charge to attend, but RSVP is required
Event Chair: Shivaum Kumar
Why should your child join us at Tech Day?
— AGENDA--
12:30pm-1:15pm - Startup project overview by 50+ startup teams from all over Silicon Valley
- 1:15pm Young entrepreneurs panel: A RECIPE FOR LEARNING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUCCESS
- 1:45pm Keynote address by Mayor Sam Liccardo
- 2:00pm Women in Technology panel: JOIN THE STE(A)M TRAIN - THE TECH BAND WAGON...WHY NOT!
- 2:30pm Snack and project review break
- 2:45pm pm Industry executives panel: WHAT IS EXCITING ABOUT HI-TECH IN SILICON VALLEY
- 3:15pm Silicon Valley elected leaders panel: HI-TECH POLICY MAKING...SILICON VALLEY THRIVING
- 3:45pm Startup Pitch Fest: PITCH TO WIN GRAND FINALE
Youth entrepreneurs from all Coders club locations pitch in front of a VC panel of judges and compete for best prototype/project - winner takes $1,000 and perhaps VC funding. Judges are:
The 4th annual Tech Day is set for Saturday, May 26th, 2018 between Noon-6pm
Below you will find information about our annual Youth Tech Day
Shivaum Kumar
- Founder, Silicon Valley Young Coders club (SVYCC)
- Founder, Startup Bootcamp for Young Enterpreneurs (SBYE)
shivaum1<at>gmail.com / 408 805 6887
Hosted by San Jose Library and Silicon Valley Coders Club (www.SiliconValleyCoders.org) Middle school and high school students will converge for a day of shared learning and to get inspired by hi-tech leaders Silicon Valley.
Mayor Sam Liccardo of San Jose is the keynote speaker.
WHERE: Seven Trees Community Center (Multipurpose room / Banquet room)
Address: 3590 Cas Dr, San Jose, CA 95111
RSVP: tinyurl.com/startupbootcamp4kids
There is no charge to attend, but RSVP is required
Event Chair: Shivaum Kumar
Why should your child join us at Tech Day?
- Review and learn from the startup projects of over 50 youth startup teams from many locations of the Silicon Valley Coders club
- Listen to industry executives, ask questions, present your own ideas, get their feedback, have interactive discussion with other youth. find about upcoming technology trends and hear innovative business plans.
- Get tech policy perspective from local elected leaders, engage about policies and technology
- Meet students of your age/grade who are on the startup track, and already turning ideas into products, At least 2 teams from each location will get to pitch in front of a panel of judges and compete for best prototype/project. The winning team will receive seed funding for their startup
— AGENDA--
12:30pm-1:15pm - Startup project overview by 50+ startup teams from all over Silicon Valley
- 1:15pm Young entrepreneurs panel: A RECIPE FOR LEARNING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUCCESS
- 1:45pm Keynote address by Mayor Sam Liccardo
- 2:00pm Women in Technology panel: JOIN THE STE(A)M TRAIN - THE TECH BAND WAGON...WHY NOT!
- 2:30pm Snack and project review break
- 2:45pm pm Industry executives panel: WHAT IS EXCITING ABOUT HI-TECH IN SILICON VALLEY
- 3:15pm Silicon Valley elected leaders panel: HI-TECH POLICY MAKING...SILICON VALLEY THRIVING
- 3:45pm Startup Pitch Fest: PITCH TO WIN GRAND FINALE
Youth entrepreneurs from all Coders club locations pitch in front of a VC panel of judges and compete for best prototype/project - winner takes $1,000 and perhaps VC funding. Judges are:
Tech Day Pitch Fest: Rules of Competition and ...winning
We will pick 2 teams from each location of the Silicon Valley Young Coders club to pitch their product as part of the VC “PITCH FEST” at the 3rd Annual Silicon Valley Youth Tech Day 2017
These 2 teams will be picked by the instructor of the location - based upon success the team has achieved in building their prototype. Teams are not picked solely upon their success in writing a business plan
See evaluation criteria below
Each team will have a total of 5 minutes to present their product pitch and product
At the end of 5 minutes the team will be asked to stop presenting.
Each team should review the criteria below to decide how they want to allocate their pitch time between the different components of their pitch
We suggest focusing on the demo (30% weightage) - or whatever else that will portray the complete picture of the value of their product and their thought process and work that has gone into this product. Our setup will allow teams to project their phone screen (iOS only), but technical glitches may occur. If you have an Android app please bring supporting laptop/adapters/cables etc that is needed for you to demo and project it on the projector. Please plan to have screen shots of your product in your presentation (backup slides) of your product that you can use in case the projection does not work.
VERY IMPORTANT: You are required to use the template from below.
Not using the template for your presentation may result in negative scoring. Please follow the sequence of the deck. There will not be time for Q&A
Teams will need to email shivaum1<at>gmail.com by Friday May 25th midnight. Each team takes responsibility for sending the correct version deck to Shivaum by midnight. No changes to your deck permitted after Friday midnight.
Scroll down below to view sample presentations
We will use a single laptop for projecting the presentations and for attaching the demo phone i.e we will NOT be switching laptops
There will be wi-fi in the room, but please plan for a personal hot spot for your devices as needed
Please bring any adapters that are needed by your phone to be connected to a laptop for the projection
The judges will rate you on the criteria as outlined in the template below
These 2 teams will be picked by the instructor of the location - based upon success the team has achieved in building their prototype. Teams are not picked solely upon their success in writing a business plan
See evaluation criteria below
Each team will have a total of 5 minutes to present their product pitch and product
At the end of 5 minutes the team will be asked to stop presenting.
Each team should review the criteria below to decide how they want to allocate their pitch time between the different components of their pitch
We suggest focusing on the demo (30% weightage) - or whatever else that will portray the complete picture of the value of their product and their thought process and work that has gone into this product. Our setup will allow teams to project their phone screen (iOS only), but technical glitches may occur. If you have an Android app please bring supporting laptop/adapters/cables etc that is needed for you to demo and project it on the projector. Please plan to have screen shots of your product in your presentation (backup slides) of your product that you can use in case the projection does not work.
VERY IMPORTANT: You are required to use the template from below.
Not using the template for your presentation may result in negative scoring. Please follow the sequence of the deck. There will not be time for Q&A
Teams will need to email shivaum1<at>gmail.com by Friday May 25th midnight. Each team takes responsibility for sending the correct version deck to Shivaum by midnight. No changes to your deck permitted after Friday midnight.
- - Your deck that includes our logo (see the template below)
- Please do NOT send google doc links. They will NOT be opened. Only PPT decks will be turned into a PDF doc for your presentation at Tech Day (you are welcome to send a PDF). A single laptop (with all the decks) will be used for the presentation.
- - Your Team Name
- - A 2 to 3 line summary of your product?
- - Names/email addresses/ phone numbers of all participants in the team
- - Please send your decks to shivaum1<at>gmail.com
Scroll down below to view sample presentations
We will use a single laptop for projecting the presentations and for attaching the demo phone i.e we will NOT be switching laptops
There will be wi-fi in the room, but please plan for a personal hot spot for your devices as needed
Please bring any adapters that are needed by your phone to be connected to a laptop for the projection
The judges will rate you on the criteria as outlined in the template below
PITCH FEST TEMPLATE
Every team should use this template to build their deck
- NOte: Follow the template as best as you can. Do not remove logos etc.
| techdaypitchfesttemplate.pptx |
JUDGES CRITERIA for Tech Day Startup Pitch Fest
| pitchfest_tech_day.docx |
Sample Presentations
| solarclean-1.pdf |
| j.r.h.pdf |
| b-keytechdaypitchfest.pdf |
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