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Startup Weekend Online Form Guides
Here are some additional guides to create forms for Startup Weekend Online.
Idea Submission Form Guide
Participants will be asked to submit their ideas during the registration process via Google Form prior to the event. All ideas submitted will be pitched live during the Pitchfire session on the first day of the event.
To do:
Create an Idea submission form following the Idea Submission Form Structure below
Get a pre-filled form link, click on the ‘Send’ button on the top right-hand side and copy the link
Share the pre-filled form link with your participants on the event registration site once registration is opened
Send email reminders to encourage participants to submit their ideas from 2 weeks before the first day of the event. See participant communication templates here.
On the afternoon of the event, before the kick-off, create a spreadsheet of all ideas submitted ready for the Pitchfire session. Go to Responses in the Idea submission form and click on the Spreadsheet button
Participant Idea Submission Form Structure
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Create an Idea Submission Form on Google Forms with details as follows to collect startup ideas during registration. Below is our suggested structure and details you should include in your idea submission form.
FORM TITLE: Submitting your ideas for Techstars Startup Weekend Online [City]
FORM DESCRIPTION: Submit your idea to pitch on Friday using this form. Be sure to fill in all required fields. You should receive a confirmation of this once you've submitted the form. If you need any help, reach out to your organizing team or help@techstars.com
Welcome to Techstars Startup Weekend Online [City]!
FIELDS
Section 1
Email address
Full name
Section 2
Name Your Idea (Short answer)
This will be your team name, and will help organisers of the event identify you.
Elevator Pitch: describe your idea in one line (Short answer)
What is the problem you are trying to solve? What is the solution you are proposing? Use 100 words or less.
What area below best describes your skillset? (Multiple choice)
BUSINESS - I might not code or design but I have a great skill set for working on ideas
DESIGNER - I make the world beautiful and would like to help in design
DEVELOPER - I'm a coder or would like to work on development
INDUSTRY EXPERT - I am skilled and specialised worker in my industry
What type of skills / profiles are you looking to bring on to your team if your idea gets selected? (Checkboxes with select at least 1 format)
Business
Designer
Developer
Industry Expert
All of the above
See Idea Submission form example here.
Friday Pitch Voting Form Guide
Friday Pitch Voting Form
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Create a Form on Google Forms with details as follows for Friday Pitch Voting. Below is our suggested structure and details you should include in your Pitch Voting form.
FORM TITLE: Techstars Startup Weekend Online [CITY] - Friday Pitch Voting
FORM DESCRIPTION: Now that you've heard all the pitches, it's time to vote for the top ideas. Please select up to 3 ideas from the ones listed below.
How to judge the ideas?
- have you encountered the problem that the pitched idea is trying to solve?
- do you like the proposed solution?
- if the idea is selected, would you like to join the team and work on it this weekend?
FIELDS
Please select up to 3 ideas (Checkboxes, select at least 1 required)
One vote = one point.
Idea 1 (First & Last Name) -This is the first idea that was pitched and it's so great, it's going to change the world forever.
Idea 2 (First & Last Name) -This is the second idea that was pitched and it's so great, it's going to change the world forever.
Idea 3 (First & Last Name) -This is the third idea that was pitched and it's so great, it's going to change the world forever.
Idea 4 (First & Last Name) -This is the fourth idea that was pitched and it's so great, it's going to change the world forever.
Idea 5 (First & Last Name) -This is the fifth idea that was pitched and it's so great, it's going to change the world forever.
See Pitch Voting form example here.
Team Registration Form Guide
WE RECOMMEND:
Create a Team Registration Form on Google Forms with details as follows for participant team formation. Below is our suggested structure and details you should include in your team registration form.
FORM TITLE: Techstars Startup Weekend [CITY] - Team Registration Form
FORM DESCRIPTION: Good job forming a team at Techstars Startup Weekend [CITY]!
Please complete this short team registration form. We ask for this information so that we can keep track of the teams formed at this event and follow up with you in the future. Don't worry, we will never send you promotional emails or share your information with others.
FIELDS (All fields should be required)
Your full name
You email
Your role on the team
Your team’s name
Elevator Pitch: Describe your idea in one line
What is the problem you are trying to solve? What is the solution you are proposing? Use 100 words or less.
Who else is on your team?
Please share all your team members' names and email addresses.
See form example here.
Sunday Final Pitch Form & Judging From Guide
Sunday Form
WE RECOMMEND
Below is our suggested structure, and details you should include in your Sunday forms including Final Pitch Submission Form and Sunday Judging Form.
Final Pitch Submission Form
FORM TITLE: Techstars Startup Weekend Online [CITY] - Final Pitch Submission
FIELDS (All fields should be required)
Team name
Upload your presentation deck
Upload 4-min video pitch in MP4 format
See Final Pitch Submission form example here.
Sunday Judging Form
FORM TITLE: Techstars Startup Weekend Online [CITY] - Sunday Judging Form
DESCRIPTION: Thank you for joining us as a judge at Techstars Startup Weekend Online {City}. Please use this form to rate each project based on the following judging criteria.
Business Model – How does the team plan on making this a successful business? Have they thought about (either solved or identified problems) competition, how to scale, acquiring customers, their revenue model, etc?
Customer Validation – Are teams building something that people actually want? How well does the team understand their customer and their customer’s needs? Did the team get out and talk to customers? What is the value proposition to customers?
Execution and Design - Have they established a “Minimal Viable Product” for the weekend (software, hardware, etc.)? *Note: an MVP is the minimum set of features to be able to start collecting data. Does it deliver a compelling and captivating user experience? Were they able to demo something functional?
FORM INSTRUCTIONS
1. For the question Which team are you rating, add the name of each team presenting on Sunday, instead of Team 1, Team 2, etc
2. From the settings tab, ensure that you DO NOT limit to 1 response per form.
3. Share this form with the judges before kickoff on Sunday afternoon.
4. Instruct the judges to fill in the form for each team.
FIELDS (All fields should be required)
Please rate each of the judging criteria on a scale of 1 to 5
1 = Not mentioned/Insufficient
2 = Mentioned, but unsatisfactory
3 = Neutral
4 = Good
5 = Outstanding
Your Name
Which team are you rating? (Drop down format. Add the name of each team presenting on Sunday)
Team 1 Name
Team 2 Name
Team 3 Name
Business Model (Dropdown format, 1-5)
Customer Validation (Dropdown format, 1-5)
Execution and Design (Dropdown format, 1-5)
If you would like to share some feedback with the team, please share it below.
See Sunday Judging form example here.