A Glimpse Into A Start-Up Conference: Our Experience As A Judge
Earlier this summer, Ingrid, our Senior Manager of Business Product Delivery from the Digital Team, was invited to be a judge at Pitchora, a start-up competition. The aim of this competition was to select and award 3 finalists with great Start-up Booster Prizes, including access to a 6-month incubator, seed funding and exposure to a great network of other start-ups and sponsors. 10 startups pitched their projects to a panel of esteemed judges, who all brought their expertise and years of business experience to identify and select the winners with the most innovative idea. Ingrid shares her experience and learnings from participating in an event like Pitchora, what she enjoyed the most and her style as a judge. ‘I had the pleasure of participating in Pitchora by being part of the jury which evaluated the participant start-ups and I had the difficult task of voting for the top three participants. It was a very exciting experience on a number of aspects; firstly, I learnt a lo...