Wugaboo Team Makes it to the Final Four

Our team made it to the Final Four of the University of Washington Business Plan Competition!

Last Thursday, we began the morning as one of the Sweet Sixteen teams. After taking some time to bowl (a great stress-fighter), that afternoon we made it into the Final Four. After giving our presentation one more time to a new group of judges, we received one of the Finalists Prizes that evening at the Awards Dinner.

Our team consisted of Ryan Bergsman, MBA; Daniel Rossi, MBA; Katheryn Leonard, MBA; David Ray, L.L.M. Intellectual Property; Kristen Bergsman, Masters of Education; and Link Dyrdahl

The entire Business Plan Competition process is described below: "We had 89 student teams apply to the competition by sending us their 5 to 7 page executive summaries. Eighty-four judges screened that group down to 34 teams at the beginning of April. At the Investment Round in late-April, those 34 teams pitched their hearts out to about 150 judges. Sixteen teams advanced to the Sweet 16 and last Thursday, the Sweet 16 teams gave it their all and presented to the judges. Four incredible teams made it to the Final Round where they presented to seven judges."
~From the UW CIE

Congratulations to all the Sweet Sixteen and Final Four teams! And thank you to the Herbert B. Jones Foundation for our prize, and to all the CIE staff, volunteers, and judges who made the event possible.