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2014 Application form: [http://www.businessmodelcompetition.com/apply.html http://www.businessmodelcompetition.com/apply.html] (Due March 31st)
=== [http<span style="color:#000000;">How to Win IBMC</span><br/www.businessmodelcompetition.com/starting-a-competition.html Host Qualifier Competitions] > ===
'''1. Complete''' Steve Bank's "How to Create a Startup" course on Udacity '''2. Seek Out '''an appropriate mentor(s) and meet frequently with them to help you through the lean startup process. '''3. Familiarize '''yourself with the following IBMC encourages website resources:<ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 40px;"><li>Rules & Info Packet</li><li>Judging Criteria</li><li>Validating a Business Model</li><li>Preparing Your Submission</li></ul> and the concepts in the development books below (most of qualifier competitions at other colleges and universities. The winners of these competitions will receive an automatic advancement in the International Competitionbooks have summaries)<ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 40px;"><li>Nail It, while other contenders may still apply through the [[#General_Application|General Application]]Then Scale It</li><li>Business Model Generation</li><li>The Startup Owner's Manual</li><li>Running Lean</li><li>The Lean Startup</li><li>Boom Start</li></ul> '''4. Tracks''' your progress by using a canvas. Any college or university interested in hosting Consider using a local competition is encouraged digital tool to contact businessmodelcompetition@gmailhelp with this process. A few are:<ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 40px;"><li>Business Model Toolbox for iPad (from creators of Business Model Canvas)</li><li>LEANSTACK.com (from the creator of Lean Canvas)</li><li>LeanMonitor.com</li><li>Business Model Fiddle</li><li>TheStartupToolkit.com</li></ul> '''5. Watch '''the following videos on the IBMC website:<ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 40px;"><li>Submission Orientation & Best Practices</li><li>Submission Examples</li><li>Past Winners</li></ul> '''6. Follow '''these blogs and social media accounts:<ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 40px;"><li>IBMC Facebook and Twitter</li><li>Strategyzer Blog</li><li>Steve Bank's Blog</li><li>Ash Maurya's Blog</li></ul> '''7. Complete '''the submission form on the IBMC website prior to the deadline You can find a PDF of this checklist here
= Creating a University Competition =