RUNWAY - Australia's First Startup Gameshow

4 Important lessons for founders/startups.

2pm - Opening networking 2:30pm - Welcome and team formation announcement (10 mins) 2:45pm - Think fast. VC + Founder Pitch Roullette begins. Each team draws an absurd startup from the hat — "Uber for funerals," "Tinder for tax agents" — and gets 5 mins to invent a name, a tagline and a pitch, then sell it to a panel of mock VCs. Scored on conviction, not realism. 90-second pitch per team and score out of 10. 3:00 - Judge Scorings and brief feedback. 3:15 - Customer Acquisition. Acquire the most users in 20 minutes. Download viral loops and get out there. Head out to ____ Street and acquire as many people on your waitlist as you can in just 30 minutes. Must be aquired willingly (lol). 3:50 - Viral loops judging. Be back at ____ by no later than 3:50 (or be disqualified).

4:00 PM - The hunt is on. Follow the Map and clues to find the founder who is in stealth mode (they are hidden). You will need to locate this founder to get your next clue. You will need this to find the next venue. You have exactly ONE HOUR as a team to complete this (the full team must arrive). The FIRST team to arrive wins a bonus +2 points. Failure to arrive within the hour will result in elimination. 5:00pm - Arrive at the next venue... Undercover. Once you have found the next venue, you will need to go undetected. Enter and begin to network. You must find ____ and discuss your startup with them WITHOUT them guessing you are a contestant. You have until 5:30 to network with skill and do this. (They will have no prior knowledge on contestants). Attend as a guest here. 5:30pm - Judges' deliberation and score tally. 6:00pm - Official announcements and Winning team prize allocation. 6:30 pm - Rooftop Afterparty. Drinks and nibbles around the corner to celebrate! Everyone welcome. Attend as a guest here.