Berkeley-Stanford Cleantech Launchpad Online Competition

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THEME: Creating Jobs for a Green Economy

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This competition has 2 rounds

Round 1

Round 2

Type: Popular vote

Start date: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:00 AM PST

End date: Saturday, March 19, 2011 05:59 AM PDT

Enrollment is open until Saturday, March 19, 2011 05:59 AM PDT

Finalists: top 20 selected

Requirements:

To enter, submit:
- ~60 second video and/or a 3-5 slide powerpoint presentation
- Executive summary (~1/2 page) describing the idea

For more specific rules and regulations, visit the competition information page at http://www.cleantechlaunchpad.com/info.shtml

Rules:

Popular vote will determine the top 15-20 teams that move on to the next round. Each person is allowed only one vote. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any entrant at any time for any reason.

For more specific rules and regulations, visit the competition information page at http://www.cleantechlaunchpad.com/info.shtml

Prizes:

Winners from this round will move on to the judges round and be invited to exhibit at the BSC Launchpad event at Stanford on April 8.

For a full list of prizes, visit the competition information page at http://www.cleantechlaunchpad.com/info.shtml

Gilad Almogy

Matt Eggers

Vice President, Operations, SunRun Inc

andrea larson

Pedram Mokrian

Brook Porter

Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Brook Porter joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in July 2010 as a partner on the Greentech Team. His focus is on innovative low-carbon solutions to transportation, chemicals, and power generation. Prior to Kleiner Perkins, Brook worked in renewable energy for over a decade, during which time he co-founded multiple companies.

Rachel Sheinbein

Principal, CMEA Capital

Principal, Energy and Materials, CMEA Capital. Years Experience Building Companies: 11. Education: BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania MBA and Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Board Seats: Arcadia Biosciences, Contour Energy Systems (Observer), Danotek Motion Technologies, Reel Solar (Observer) and Solaria Corpora.

Ben Tarbell

Ben Tarbell is Vice President at SolarCity. He is responsible for SolarCity's new product development and deployment. His goal is to bring innovative ideas and products to the solar energy industry that will help to make solar energy more reliable, cost effective and accessible. Prior to joining SolarCity, Ben was responsible for product development at Miasolé, a thin-film solar cell start-up in Silicon Valley. Ben has also led the sustainable product design offering at IDEO in Palo Alto, and worked at the clean tech venture capital firm Nth Power in San Francisco. Ben has a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, an MS in mechanical engineering design from Stanford University, and an MBA from Stanford University. Ben's commitment to the clean energy field extends to his volunteer work with organizations like GRID Alternatives, that installs solar systems for low-income families.

This competition is over

Competition dates
From: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:00 AM PST
To: Friday, March 25, 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Round 1

Round 2