By Aliza Wajih
The final day of shark’s den before the big pitch is finally here!
Last day in the workshops peeps! Next week is #pitching time! #sharksden pic.twitter.com/2TRs0I9z9s
— Paul Mignone (@PJMignone) July 22, 2015On day four of the sharks den challenge the teams were fortunate enough to meet Wen Xi who is an Associate at @MAPUniMelb!
In the presence of greatness, @Wen_Xi_ teaches our sharks to pitch their design at #sharksden @Carlton_Connect pic.twitter.com/0roDPY9ob1
— Paul Mignone (@PJMignone) July 22, 2015For the first half of the session, Wen gave an excellent crash courses on ‘how to pitch’: helping students tailor their presentations to make a compelling business case and answering some interesting questions in the follow up. Wen gave the team some handy tips on how to create a business model and taught us that contrary to popular belief having competition in the market is a good thing!
All teams working hard at #sharksden! 1 week to go! @awajih08 @PJMignone @ResPlat @ResBaz pic.twitter.com/dVvS8qWJQQ
— Vincent Khau (@thevinniek) July 22, 2015During the rest of the session teams shared their first prototype 3D printed objects and amended designs to build their final product supported by research and further investigation in the market.
The teams also took Wen’s recommendations on board and worked on their final presentation - due to happen on the 29th of July next week!!