‘7 minutes’

‘7 minutes’ is a unique competition for innovative entrepreneurs and their projects from the space of telco, new media and new technologies. It is an express elevator up to the community of investors and experienced businesspeople with decision-making power whose recommendations and support are like rocket fuel for the projects aimed in the right direction.

‘7 minutes’ is also a challenge for entrepreneurs trying to make an impression and deliver a convincing presentation in an extremely short period of 7 minutes. It is a test of self-confidence and charisma for the project-leaders standing in front of a demanding audience, their competition, world-class investors, bloggers, media people and TVN CNBC Biznes cameras transmitting the contest from the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

THE WINNER

Project: Ads'N'Games by GameDoubler ltd represented during TMT.Ventures'08 Warsaw conference by Slawomir Ossowski, Joanna Ossowska and Michal Wasilewski. Congrats!

On the picture: GameDoubler ltd team: Joanna Ossowska, Slawomir Ossowski and Michal Wasilewski awarded on February 27nd 2008 in Warsaw during the most exciting Central European event for telco, new media and technology investors and entrepreneurs.

Photo coverage from '7minutes' contest

FINALISTS

• Slawomir Ossowski, GameDoubler ltd. Warszawa; Project: Ads'N'Games
• Piotr Dlugi, Cafe News S.A. Project: Komunikowanie 2.0 - Cafe News Wire
• Bartlomiej Roszkowski, NetPress Digital Sp. z o.o. Project: NEXTO
• Piotr Kaczorowski, GoChat Network Sp. z o.o. / DIRECT DREAMS. Project: Komunikator GoChat
• Maja Gerent-Kozakow, Betaface. Project: My Face ID
• Tomasz Sieron, Michal Popielnicki, Mapness. Project: Mapness – online travel journal today, revolutionary social travel planner tomorrow.

Entrepreneurs willing to face the ‘7 minutes’ challenge were submitting their applications on New Europe Events’ website. Contest was open to applications from such market segments as:

• internet and mobile services
• e-commerce applications and technologies
• multimedia innovations
• technologies integrating off-line with on-line (geolocation, navigation)
• web 2.0 innovations
• consumer electronics innovations

JURY

The Jury after reviewing submitted application chose 6 finalists who will present their projects on February 27th, 2008 during TMT.Ventures’08 Warsaw conference.

The main prize in the ‘7 minutes’ contest is priceless recognition by the people who mean a lot in the TMT industry. The entrepreneurs are guaranteed to receive presentation improvement tips, business model feedback, buzz related to their project generated in the blogosphere, numerous contacts and networking opportunities, meeting crowds of fanatic worshipers and satisfaction lasting until the morning after. Then it’s time to roll up the sleeves and get to work.

This year ‘7 minutes’ jury consists of:

• Dariusz Wiatr - CEO, Helix Ventures
• Andrzej Jasieniecki - Investment Director, MCI Management
• Jacek Blonski - Lewiatan Business Angels
• Zbigniew Lapinski - Investment Director, 3TS Capital Partners
• Marcin Hejka - Director of Strategic Investments Eastern Europe, Intel Capital
• Hugo Mahieu - Principal, Mangrove Capital Partners
• Reshma Sohoni - CEO, Seedcamp

On the picture: 11minutes contest winner, TMT.Ventures'07 Bucharest conference, November 22nd 2007, Bucharest, Romania.