Startup Sprint 2024

​ECell’s Startup Sprint is designed to give students a taste of the processes and tribulations of ideating and setting up their own startups via a 24 hour sprint.

​​Timeline

• ​​Saturday:

  • ​​5pm : Lobbying (Participants will form teams of 3)

  • ​​6pm : Event starts

• ​​Sunday: 

  • ​​11am : Final Submission

  • ​​1pm : Qualifiers will be decided by the E-cell jury.

  • ​​2pm : Qualifiers Announced.

  • ​​3pm : Presentations.

  • ​​5pm : Conclusion + Winners Announced

​​General Guidelines

• ​​Teams of maximum 3 students come up with an idea that is buildable, scalable, and has viability in the market. Participation is free of cost.

• ​​Teams also build a minimum viable product (MVP), show concept designs, plans, proof of concepts and other paraphernalia to support their idea.

• ​​For the duration of the event, planned minigames will also take place over the night hours

• ​​Minigames:

  • ​​Poker Tournament 

  • ​​Entrepreneurial Pong

​​Deliverables

1. ​​Pitch Deck (as per rubric)

2. ​​MVP (See eligibility criteria)

​​Rules

• ​​The idea must be authentic and original. Plagiarism of the idea will result in disqualification.

• ​​MVP eligibility criteria:

  • ​​Consider an MVP to include not just physical or digital products but also conceptual frameworks, service models, or processes. For example, if someone is proposing a service, their MVP could be a detailed workflow, a prototype of the service interaction, or a proof of concept.

• ​​Use of any and all means to set up the MVP and auxiliary paraphernalia is permitted.

  • ​​Use of all AI tools is permitted.

  • ​​If it is someone else's code, respect copyright and any applicable license terms

• ​​The final deck + MVP is to be uploaded on a portal decided by the E-Cell before the time runs out.