Partners USC 2024
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The reason is simple: try to build something new with other people. Learn from experts, meet new people with heterogeneous backgrounds and put your hands on building an idea to solve a pressing problem.
Apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problem-solving, receiving feedback from peers, judges, and experts. Enhance entrepreneurship understanding and refine approaches. Hone critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills through practical application. Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset by embracing challenges, risks, and learning from failures, vital for success.
Turn your ideas into tangible prototypes or MVPs, demonstrating innovation and market potential. Test your business concept's viability in a supportive environment, validating assumptions and refining your model. Establish a foundation for future entrepreneurial pursuits, ensuring long-term success and impact in the startup scene.
Collaborate with peers, nurturing friendships and potential partnerships. Engage with seasoned entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors, broadening your network and gleaning from their insights. Gain mentorship from experienced professionals, hastening your learning and personal development. Join a dynamic entrepreneurial community, abundant in knowledge sharing and support, fostering ongoing growth and innovation.
What’s the challenge in 2024?
Previous Editions
Check out the achievements of our previous two editions (2022 and 2023), supported by parters such as A2A and ATM.
Do you have any doubts or worries? Here you find some of the most frequently asked questions
All students currently enrolled at Bocconi, Politecnico, Statale, Bicocca or Cattolica, but also external students can participate if they apply with a team of at least half of the members coming from Bocconi, Politecnico, Statale or Cattolica.
Teams should be composed before application, from 4 to a maximum of 6 students. Teams can be composed entirely by Politecnico, Bocconi, Statale, Bicocca or Cattolica students or they can be mixed (we strongly encourage the last one). When filling the application form, you should write the team’s name you previously chose with your teammates and every member should write the exact same name. The team can include external students but at least half of the members must be enrolled at Bocconi, Politecnico, Statale or Cattolica.
In case you subscribe individually, there will be a Networking event in Politecnico from 18:00/18:30 to 20:00 with activities to create the teams. If you couldn’t participate, we will create mixed teams for you. You will receive an email on Thursday 23rd telling you which team you have been assigned to.
The deadline for the application to the challenge will be on the 7th of April at 24:00 p.m. The deadline to submit the pitch deck and prototype is on Wednesday May 1st at 12:00a.m.
No, it will only be possible to attend in person. If participants are unable to attend on one or more dates they must communicate it to the organizers in advance to be recognized as “participating” and be able to receive prizes with their team members.
Yes, the challenge is completely free for all students, no fee or selection process is required.
Participants will receive some gadgets from our sponsor companies as discount coupons and a welcome package, as well as a certificate of attendance.
No, teams cannot present an existing startup, ideas must follow the guidelines provided.