Judges

David Verrill
Founder and Managing Partner, Hub Angels Investment Group

Marina Hatsopoulos
CEO, Z Corporation

William Frezza
General Partner, Adams Capital Management

Dennis Shaughnessy
Executive Professor, Northeastern University, College of Business Administration

David Lucchino
Co-Founder and CEO, SteriCoat Corporation

Paul Perry
Executive Director and Senior Fellow, Verizon Communications

Sandy Pentland
Professor, MIT
Founder and Faculty Director, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship
Director, Human Dynamics

David Pelly
Entrepreneur in Residence, Matrix Partners

Carl Stjernfeldt
Partner, Castile Ventures

Joost Bonsen
Innovation Ecologist

William Emkey
Vice President, Camros Capital

Samuel Klein
Director of Community Content, One Laptop per Child

Stephan Schambach
Founder and Chairman, Demandware

Austin Westerling
Partner, Charles River Ventures

Judging Criteria

Each pitch will be evaluated on three equally important criteria:

1. How well the pitch articulates a specific problem or unmet need and identifies your customer
2. How unique and viable your idea is in addressing this specific need
3. How effectively and passionately presenter articulates the problem and solution
   *The final round "crowd favorite" will be decided on crowd participation.