University of Michigan Students Pitch Us Their Startups | $5000 Prize Money (#396)

Synopsis

Five University of Michigan student pitches judged by Sam and Shaan for a $5,000 prize: Area (neighbourhood/local social app), Internet Activism, SeaFare (seafood delivery), Yofi (dating), and Deal Dog (deal aggregator). Winners announced.

Ideas in this episode

• Neighborhood / hyperlocal social app

  University of Michigan students pitch Area as a neighborhood or local social app in a contest with $5,000 prize money.

• Deal aggregator / marketplaces-for-X

  University of Michigan students pitch Area (neighbourhood social app) and Deal Dog (a deal aggregator) — student-tier market validation for the model.