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About
In the early 1980's, two Texas MBA students yearned for a business
school activity as challenging and prestigious as "moot court" in law
school. They envisioned a competition in which MBAs working in teams would
conceive an idea for a new business, develop the idea in a written
business plan, and present the plan to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists, accountants and lawyers.
In 1984 this vision was fulfilled when the Graduate School of Business at
The University of Texas at Austin held its inaugural Moot Corp
Competition. It was the first competition of its kind for MBA students and
is still considered the most prestigious in the world. The Moot Corp
Competition has been crowned "the Super Bowl of world business plan
competition."
With aspiring entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from experienced investors, the Moot Corp Competition simulates the real-world process of raising venture capital. MBAs from business schools around the globe come to The University of Texas at Austin each May to present their business plans to panels of investors. From among myriad offerings is selected the best new-venture opportunity. With a 27-year history, the Moot Corp Competition is the oldest operating inter-business school new-venture competition and hosts teams from top-ranked MBA programs around the world.
- The Venture Labs Investment
Competition is no longer moot.
See the new ventures
launching out of the
Competition.
- No Longer Moot: The Premier New Venture Competition From Idea to
Global Impact by Gary M. Cadenhead, Ph.D.
No Longer Moot offers an educational, informative and entertaining look into the past and future of the event Business Week has dubbed the "Super Bowl of World Business Plan Competition."
- History of the Competition
Read about the 27-year history of the first business plan competition.
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Plans and Videos of Past Competition Finalists
Faculty advisers and students participating in this year's Competition may view the plans and videos of past finalists.
