There are 4 email templates here:  1) Monday intro; 2) Pitch deck release; 3) night before reminder; 4) deliverables receipt

Intro Email – send on Monday

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VCIC Teams,

We are excited to be hosting you for this week’s VCIC Regional Finals! Please plan to arrive by 8:30 a.m. for a simple breakfast and to get settled. (parking/location instructions)

Be on the lookout for an email from me at exactly 5PM {Wednesday/Thursday} with links to three startup pitch decks. Prior to receiving the decks, every student participant must consent to the VCIC non-disclosure agreement. Please do that now.

You can see the other teams and judges at our event website. Click through to our event from www.vcic.org/events. Startups will also be listed there once decks are release

Again, we are excited to be your hosts this week! Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions. Good luck!

Best,

{include mobile phone number in case of emergency}

Release Pitch Decks: exactly 5PM!!

Teams are counting on getting these at exactly 5PM.

Wednesday for a Friday event, Thursday for a Saturday event. Have your shared folder ready to go. Make sure to cc vcic@unc.edu and your VCIC Fellows

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VCIC Teams,

Game on! We are looking forward to seeing you this {Friday/Saturday} at 8:30AM {include time zone, e.g., EST, CST, MST, PST} at ______ (location).

Please note that each team member must consent to the VCIC NDA and rules.

Here is the VCIC SHARED FOLDER {linked}, with pitch decks, the fund profile and event agenda. You should also make your own copy of the team deliverables template.

Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions in the meantime. Good luck at the event!

Best,

{include mobile phone number in case of emergency}

cc: vcic@unc.edu

Night before event reminder/instructions.

Send this out anytime the day before the event.

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VCIC Teams,

We’re excited to see you in the morning. We’ll have a simple breakfast for you when you arrive at 8:15AM. (include location/parking instructions)

Prior to tomorrow’s festivities, please:

  1. Remember we’re using code names. Make sure you do not show your school affiliation during the event.
  2. Remember, zero help from anyone tomorrow during the event, including advisors. Your team must work entirely independently.

Got it? Bingo. See you in the morning!

Host Name

Cell phone in case of emergency

During event when receiving team deliverables.

Organizer – as you receive team deliverables, put them in the shared folder for judges and ADD THEIR TIME SLOT to the beginning of the file name. For example, Ash_Startup1.pdf should be renamed 2:30 Ash_Startup1.pdf. That way they will be in the correct order for the judges, who should be instructed only to look at one team at a time as they come for partner meetings.

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Your team deliverables have been received!

Here is the random order of Partner Meetings today:

  • 1:50 Dogwood
  • 2:10 Fir
  • 2:30 Ash
  • 2:50 Birch
  • 3:10 Elm
  • 3:30 Cherry

Remember, during Panel Partner Meetings, YOU have the floor (no PPTs) and should be prepared to explain your investment decision. The judges will have just received your written deliverables and will likely be looking at those as you speak. You may want to walk them through some part of those: the executive summary, term sheet or anywhere else you’d like to focus. Your team can choose where to focus the conversation in any way you like to demonstrate your VC skills as you analyzed all the startups of the day.

You may or may not be interrupted. Some judging panels jump right in with tons of questions. Others sit politely and let you talk for minutes. You should be prepared for any case.

After the Panel Partner meetings will be the Individual Partner Meetings. So get your study room cleaned up and ready to receive the judges one-by-one.