Terms & conditions

The following is a summary of the terms and conditions for the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge June 2016. Please download the official rules (pdf) and read it through carefully before you enter.

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The Competition is open to Contestants from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
Contestants must be part of a team of at least two members.
Contesting organizations may be profit, non-profit or academic with fewer than 10 employees. Public sector agencies/organizations may not compete.
There is no cost to make a submission.

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

Problem, Customer Segments and Opportunity Size
Proposed solution to the customers’ pain
Revenue Streams Envisaged and Tested
Analysis of the competitive landscape and positioning
Customer and User Growth Strategy / Channels
Team Composition and Commitment
Market Traction and Secondary Achievements
Projections for milestones and Key metrics
Completeness and Overall Impressiveness

25 finalists will be selected to pitch at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge in June 2016.

The 25 finalists, when selected, will be asked to submit a three minutes video which will become part of their company profile and be used for a people’s choice Facebook competition, the prize for which will be awarded at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge.
Two members of the 25 finalist teams must be willing and available to travel to Jamaica for the period May 29 – June 4, 2016. Travel and accommodation costs will be provided by PitchIT Caribbean. Selected Finalists will also get the opportunity to be a part of a two day intense pre-challenge Bootcamp that will prepare them to win over leading world investors and close deals.

Benefits for finalists

If you are selected as one of the 25 finalists, apart from the opportunity to win the main prize, the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge will provide you with opportunities to:-

network

Benefit from being a part of a community of innovators who share experiences, knowledge and resources. Source talent and build collaborative efforts for the future.

get mentorship

Ramp up your skills and knowledge through the training, coaching and mentorship we will provide to the selected teams.

Meet Market players

Get connected to important players in your target market - large corporates, development organizations, government entities - who can help you to reach your intended customers. intended customers.

Meet funders

Pitch your MVP to startup funders and build relationships that may lead to your project being funded.

Understand investor expectations

Grow in your understanding of investor expectations and how you can present your concept in ways that are more attractive to them.

Get publicity

Take advantage of the publicity and media around the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge and bring your app into the limelight.

How to enter

1 Create an executive summary

You’ll need to explain your vision for what your app will do. Use our guide document to create your executive summary.

Download executive summary guide

2 Create an investor pitch deck

You’re going to need to create a pitch deck. Here’s a template we’ve created that will help you with that process.

Download pitch deck template

3 Complete the entry form

Fill out the entry form. You'll need to attach your executive summary and investor pitch deck.

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Schedule

PyCon Jamaica 2016, Conference Schedule

View the complete PyCon Jamaica 2016 Conference Guide (iOS | Android | Web)

SESSION NAME	DATE & TIME	LOCATION
Day 1 Nov 17, 2016
Tutorial - Introduction to Plone (David Bain)	Nov 17th 2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	UWI Placement and Career Services - Conference Room
Tutorial - Introduction to Big Data Analytics using Python and Apache ... (Varun Baker)	Nov 17th 2016 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	CLR Computing Department
Tutorial - Introduction to Python 3 (Lorena Mesa)	Nov 17th 2016 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication - Annex 2
Lightning Talks	Nov 17th 2016 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication - Annex 2
Day 2 Nov 18, 2016
Registration and Reception	Nov 18th 2016 8:00 am - 8:30 am	The Hope Zoo
Keynote Address (Star Ying)	Nov 18th 2016 9:00 am - 9:40 am	The Hope Zoo
DIY Serverless Platform with Python3 and Docker (Joir-dan Gumbs)	Nov 18th 2016 9:50 am - 10:30 am	The Hope Zoo
Break	Nov 18th 2016 10:30 am - 10:50 am	The Hope Zoo
Snakes on an Ambulance: Python at the Ministry of Health (Marc Murray)	Nov 18th 2016 11:00 am - 11:40 pm	The Hope Zoo
Lunch Break	Nov 18th 2016 11:40 am - 12:40 pm	The Hope Zoo
Jamaican Python at CERN (Dominic Mills)	Nov 18th 2016 1:00 pm - 1:40 pm	The Hope Zoo
Open Spaces	Nov 18th 2016 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm	The Hope Zoo
CMI Journey to Business Process Improvements powered by Python (Sonya Brown and others)	Nov 18th 2016 2:30 pm - 3:10 pm	The Hope Zoo
Is that ham in my spam? A novice's inquiry into Naive Bayes (Lorena Mesa)	Nov 18th 2016 3:10 pm - 3:50 pm	The Hope Zoo
A Non-coder's Journey with Python and Postgresql (Rhys Stewart)	Nov 18th 2016 4:05 pm - 4:45 pm	The Hope Zoo
Closing Remarks and Wrap up	Nov 18th 2016 4:50 pm - 5:05 pm	The Hope Zoo
Day 3 Nov 19, 2016
The Great Python Scavenger Hunt	9:30 am - 11:00 am	The Hope Zoo

The Caribbean’s biggest tech-entrepreneurship competition and showcase was held on

June 3-4, 2016

25

entrepreneurs will pitch

5

winners will be chosen

The Final 10!

Terms & conditions

Benefits for finalists

network

get mentorship

Meet Market players

Meet funders

Understand investor expectations

Get publicity

How to enter

1

Create an executive summary

2

Create an investor pitch deck

3

Complete the entry form

Schedule

SESSION NAME

DATE & TIME

LOCATION

Day 1 Nov 17, 2016

Day 2 Nov 18, 2016

Day 3 Nov 19, 2016