2010 Texas Moot Corp Competition Finals

On February 3, 13 teams from the University of Texas at Austin competed in the annual Texas Moot Corp® Competition Semifinals. The Competition has become an annual launch for aspiring entrepreneurs who are graduate students at UT Austin.

The top five teams now move on to the Finals on Feb. 17. The winning team wins a free year in the Austin Technology Incubator, a spot in the prestigious Global Moot Corp Competition plus a wealth of industry and venture capital contacts.

Texas Moot Corp Presentation Schedule - Feb. 17, 6:30 PM - 9 PM

6:30 PM	Ordoro
	Ordoro is a simple, web-based order management software for small online retailers. Ordoro's goal is to improve the business productivity on back-end order fulfillment activities; thus allowing the business owner to focus on critical front-end revenue generation activities. Jagath Narayan, Sangram Kadam, Naruby Schlenker

6:59 PM	MBAbenchmark
	MBAbenchmark enables MBAs to benchmark themselves against their peers, research hiring trends and find compelling job opportunities while giving recruiters an effective way to quickly filter, rank and connect with candidates according to custom criteria. Kathleen Voboril, Randall Crowder, Conor Collins, Aaron Butler

7:28 PM	Digital Proctor
	Digital Proctor is revolutionizing online education with a novel internet identification technology. We have a signed letter of intent from our first customer; an act of Congress forcing our market to consider using us; a patent filed on our core techniques; and a demo proving our technology actually works. Andrew Mills, Hyunji Lim

7:57 PM	Solavicta
	Solavicta is developing a solar technology that will allow the creation of fully installed, grid-ready electrical power systems for less than $2/W without federal subsidies. This results in electricity that is cheaper than coal at the wholesale level. David McParland, Franklin Fuchs

8:26 PM	Mentionables
	Mentionables is a high-quality, everyday undergarment line that caters to the underserved plus-size women’s market. Using a direct sales approach, we intend to provide a comfortable, positive shopping experience where the average-sized American woman can purchase well-fitting and sexy undergarments. Jennifer Minelli, Kate Duncan, Jenna Goldman, Liz Wetterhahn, Megan Campe

The Competition simulates the real-world process of raising venture capital. It is a unique partnership that brings together MBAs and business leaders. The judges function as an investment group seeking to reach consensus on the business venture they would most likely fund. The quality of the idea, the strength of the management team and the clarity and persuasiveness of the written plan and oral presentation all influence the judges’ decisions.

Texas Homecoming Reunion of Texas Moot Corp Winners
On February 17, a panel of past Texas Moot Corp competitors made up of the founders of nine companies will share their stories and insights into the start-up process. The panel discussion, followed by a question and answer session, will cover topics such as raising venture capital and surviving in today’s economy.

The panel will be sharing tales of entrepreneurial intrigue—the highs and lows and everything in between such as raising venture capital, bringing the MBA curriculum to the startup process and preparing for the Moot Corp Competition. The panel discussion will be followed by a Question and answer session hosted by Rob Adams, director of the Moot Corp Competition. The firms presenting will be Bigfoot Networks, Chipotle Business Group, eVapt, FocalPop, Halsa Pharmaceuticals, MacuCLEAR, Phurnace Software, Qcue and uShip.

The panel will run from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM in the Legacy Events Room CBA 3.202 in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. The Texas Moot Corp Competition Finals will run from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM in the same room followed by a reception to announce the winner. The public is invited to attend.

The Texas Moot Corp Competition is hosted by the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. The Moot Corp Competition was the first competition of its kind focused on entrepreneurship and is the oldest operating inter-business school new-venture competition in the world. The Global Moot Corp Competition is recognized as “the Super Bowl of world business-plan competition.”

Contact Ann Whitt at Ann.Whitt@mccombs.utexas.edu or 512-232-6597 for more information.