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During the last lecture on our Entrepreneurship course (ME2603), we got to show our venture pitch video as well as seeing the other team’s videos. It was interesting to see how different and how like the videos were. A lot had used animations, some only taped themselves or somewhat of a mix between the two. Watching pitch videos is actually interesting, since you notice while watching them if they catch your attention or not. I experienced that if the start of the video was funny or different, I followed throughout the video. While if it was a less good of a start, I lost interest right away. It shows how important it is starting the pitch in a positive way to keep the ones who’s watching to continue to watch.

It was a wide range of ideas and some of them I still remember while some I forgot immediately. However, we learned today what to do and what not to when it comes to pitching your idea with the help of videos.

Lessons learned:

• Music in the background is a good idea
• Have good lightening
• Speak in a clear voice
• Keep the video short
• Mix between animations and actual people is good

Good luck with your future pitch videos!

PS. link to our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN6fQKM7mcQ

Angelina

SE Forum is a forum for social entrepreneurs where the participants in the program are founders of business that address social and environmental issues. I got the opportunity to listen to a few of the participant’s pitches and come with question and feedback (if any). Nina Othman, Tendekayi Katsiga, Samuel Malinga, Habiba Ali and Maria Mushtaq are a few of the pitches that I got to listen to. They come all over the world with businesses that are so inspiring.

One story was very personal and it got stuck with me. Maria Mushtaq lost her brother due to sickness and lack of healthcare and since that has made it her life goal to help other people in similar situations. She started her company, HealthConnect in 2016. HealthConnect is a tele-medicine platform, with the goal to improve healthcare accessibility. If you live in Sweden, you have probably heard of KRY. This business is quite similar to it. I think it is amazing that someone like Maria has this passion and is doing everything she can to make it succeed. For her, coming to Sweden must be great because she can meet people in the field and gain a lot of knowledge. Especially since this has been done here.

I appreciated all their pitches and it was really interesting to here about entrepreneurship and startups from other parts of the world. Businesses that has been in Sweden for decades, has just started in other countries. If interested in learning more about these startups, check se-forum.se!

I’m currently taking a course called Ideation (MEME2614 for the interested ones), one of our assignments was coming up with an idea and answering some questions in different areas. The areas are: Idea, Industry, Market, Founder and Financial.

When you have an idea, or come up with something that might be innovative, there are so many things you forget to think about. Doing this assignment and being forced to answer the questions it makes you either believe in the idea even more or rethink it completely. The different areas all had 5 questions each. 5 questions seem easy to answer, but it wasn’t that easy after all. And at the same time, it makes you understand that there is more to think about than just the idea itself. Having a project plan and doing research are keys to making it work.

I appreciated this assignment, even though I struggled with it. And if you are interested in a fun course within entrepreneurship, this is the one to take, you won’t regret it!