GROW>FAST>FWD

The future is hard to imagine and even harder to create. It belongs to those who take the challenge – “the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently.” The ones who know they are here to grow something bigger than themselves. The ones who like to ‘play with the fast forward button’ both in what they dream and how they turn it into reality.

On September 21, 2013 (Saturday), at 16:30 in Studio 5, NDK, these people are coming together. Some of the most successful Bulgarian businessmen and women will be joined by forward-thinking-and-doing young entrepreneurs and startupers to imagine their future together and celebrate the final stage of the 3Challenge entrepreneurship tournament – Grow (Season 4).

Join the 3Challenge – Grow exclusive event to:

• See the 3Challenge – Grow FFinalists present their visions of the future and achievements to our prominent jury and compete for the 1st prize and many other awards;
• Meet and learn one-on-one from some of the most successful Bulgarian entrepreneurs (see who below);
• Connect with the heart of the Start It Smart community of young entrepreneurs and startupers;
• Take part in a curious experiment and make your contribution to the future of the Bulgarian entrepreneurship ecosystem.



Once again, this is only possible thanks to the Start It Smart team, our general partner Superhosting.bg, our sponsors Telerik and Obecto, all our partners and of course all of you who dream and create the Bulgarian businesses of the future and support us on the way!

 

PROGRAM

16:30 – 17:00 — Registration & Networking
17:00 – 17:20 — Opening
17:20 – 18:20 — The 3 FFinalists: E-law, Social365 and TestingAgents
18:20 – 18:40 — Networking
18:40 – 19:00 — The Start It Smart special pick: Proofable
19:00 – 19:20 — Announcing the Winner of 3Challenge Season 4
19:20 – 21:00 — Celebration Cocktail

JURY

Georgi Sharkov – Managing Director of ESI Center
Krum Hadjigeorgiev – CEO of Melon, Inc.
Alexander Kovachev – Managing Director of Red Devil Catering
Ivaylo Simov – Co-founder of Eleven
Stephane Gantchev – Venture Partner at LAUNCHub

SPECIAL GUESTS

Hristo Popov – CEO of 100% Think Fresh
Irina Goryalova – Co-founder and CEO of DreamersDo
Peter Goryalov – Co-founder and CEO of DreamersDo
Todor Kolev – Founder and CEO of Obecto
Todor Yotov – CFO of FinAnalytica
Salim Virani – Creator of Leancamp

FFINALISTS

FF1: E-law is a society-engaged website, which simplifies the initial, direct connection between people in need of legal help and lawyers.
FF2: Social365 is a corporate intranet social platform that aims to make internal communication systems more engaging and suited to young employees’ social needs and habits.
FF3: TestingAgents.com is an online platform which helps companies improve the user experience of their website, software or online game by performing high quality testing with real users.

***Proofable is a proofreading service that helps university students, academics and professionals improve their written work. As the Start It Smart Special Pick, they will pitch and get feedback, but will not be eligible for Winners of 3Challenge (Season 4).

WHEN?

21 September, 2013 (Saturday), 16:30

WHERE?

Studio 5 (Sofia, NDK, entr. A3)

INVITATIONS

You are an entrepreneur with a “fast forward” vision? We will be more than happy to welcome you to our exclusive community of successful entrepreneurs, mentors and startupers in Studio 5! A very limited amount of invitations is yours for the taking – win one of them by 18th September by clicking the button below.