Judging Criteria

Sync The City Judging Criteria

Business Model

Can this idea make money?

Has a revenue model been defined and is it realistic?

Is the idea/team ready for capital and execution?

Would you invest in this company at this point?

Customer Validation

Did the team identify customers (demographic, location etc)?

Did the team get out and talk to customers?

What is the value proposition to customers?

What channels of communication are used?

Product/Market fit?

Technical – Execution

Is there a functional product (e.g.in the case of an app, did they build one)?

Were architecture diagrams and API signatures included?

Which services did they integrate with?

How much of the product is running on a real server with non-sample data?

Design Execution

Does it have a professional look and feel?

Does it deliver a compelling and captivating user experience?

Is it memorable?

What key insights were gathered over the weekendto go in this creative direction?

Adapted from www.startupweekend.org