‘Going Global’ Committee Satish Parakh (Nashik) Chairman G2G Gautam Ostwal (Hubli) Co-Chairman Sanjay Lodha (Dubai) Convener Milind Shah (Nashik) Co-Convener

Advisory Board, USA Prem Jain (SFO) Nitin Shah (SFO) Yogesh Bapna (SFO) Dr. Sushil Jain (DC) Kamlesh Mehta (SFO) Advisory Board, India Motilal Oswal (Mumbai) Harshad Mehta (Dubai) Prakash Kanugo (Mumbai) Rajesh Sakhala (Pune) Rajendra Bardia (Jaipur) Sanjay Dugar (Hyderabad) Ashok Shah (Mumbai) Rajendra Gandhi (Bangalore) Hemant Shah (Ahmedabad) Anil Jain (Chennai) Anand Surana (Chennai) Vinod Dugar (Kolkata) Kantilal Chopda (Nashik) Rajat Mehta (Mumbai) Lalit Jain (Mumbai) Committee Members Ajay Bohra (Nashik) Ajay Mehta (Pune) Ankita Parakh (Nashik) Chakor Gandhi (Pune) Dinesh Katariya (SFO) Kushal Bhansali (Ahmedabad) Mahendra Jain (Mumbai) Niranjan Shah (Nashik) Prashant Mutha (Nashik) Pravin Dhoka (Mumbai) Raj Surana (Chennai) Rakesh Chopra (Mumbai) Ramesh Gandhi (Pune)

‘Pitch Your Business Plan’ A Competition to Fast Track from Idea to Business Santa Clara Marriott, California September 17 & 18, 2016

G2G Going Global is an initiative of JITO, dedicated towards fostering entrepreneurship and providing an opportunity for global networking.

‘Pitch Your Business Plan’ Competition is a competition for entrepreneurs to present their business plan, receive feedback and mentoring along with an opportunity for funding. This competition will be one of the highlights of the G2G Going Global 2016, International Business Conference.

Objectives of ‘Pitch Your Business Plan Competition’:  To promote entrepreneurship  To focus on scaling-up of start-ups and early stage ventures  To provide funding opportunities by investors and venture capitalists  To offer mentoring from investors and serial entrepreneurs  To connect to domain experts Eligibility Criteria: The competition is open to participants from all around the world with ideas and/or start-ups or early stage ventures. Submission Deadlines

Application Submission Deadline First round winner notification Final Presentation Round

Non US Based Applicant Deadlines August 7th, 2016

US Based Applicant Deadlines August 18th, 2016

August 17th, 2016 August 30th, 2016 September 18th, 2016

How to make submissions: 1. Email [email protected] of your interest in competing in the “G2G Business Plan Competition” to receive business plan templates. Be sure to include your contact information in the email.

2. Email the completed business plan presentation in the standard format to [email protected] as per deadlines above.

3. A panel of judges will select the top five business plans for the final round. An email will be sent to notify winners of the first round.

‘Going Global’ Committee Satish Parakh (Nashik) Chairman G2G Gautam Ostwal (Hubli) Co-Chairman Sanjay Lodha (Dubai) Convener Milind Shah (Nashik) Co-Convener

Advisory Board, USA Prem Jain (SFO) Nitin Shah (SFO) Yogesh Bapna (SFO) Dr. Sushil Jain (DC) Kamlesh Mehta (SFO) Advisory Board, India Motilal Oswal (Mumbai) Harshad Mehta (Dubai) Prakash Kanugo (Mumbai) Rajesh Sakhala (Pune) Rajendra Bardia (Jaipur) Sanjay Dugar (Hyderabad) Ashok Shah (Mumbai) Rajendra Gandhi (Bangalore) Hemant Shah (Ahmedabad) Anil Jain (Chennai) Anand Surana (Chennai) Vinod Dugar (Kolkata) Kantilal Chopda (Nashik) Rajat Mehta (Mumbai) Lalit Jain (Mumbai) Committee Members Ajay Bohra (Nashik) Ajay Mehta (Pune) Ankita Parakh (Nashik) Chakor Gandhi (Pune) Dinesh Katariya (SFO) Kushal Bhansali (Ahmedabad) Mahendra Jain (Mumbai) Niranjan Shah (Nashik) Prashant Mutha (Nashik) Pravin Dhoka (Mumbai) Raj Surana (Chennai) Rakesh Chopra (Mumbai) Ramesh Gandhi (Pune)

4. The top five winners* will present their plan at the G2G Going Global 2016 Conference in Santa Clara, California on September 18, 2016. *Please note that top five finalists will be responsible for their own travel, visa & accommodation arrangements.

Judging Guidelines and Criteria The business plan will be evaluated using the criteria below. Each criterion will be scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best. The maximum score possible is 40 pts (5pts/section x 8 sections).

Criteria 1. Problem or Need The problem or need is real; customer has significant pain or has large unfulfilled needs 2. Target Market Target market is large and/or growing, or is a high priced niche. Customer is well defined 3. Solution Better, Faster, Cheaper, Simple vs. Complex, Quality, Efficient, Convenient, Focused 4. Team, Board, Advisors Industry knowledge, skills, leadership, relationships, key successes, or failures 5. Traction Milestones, MVP built, Market validation, Key success metrics, User/revenue growth, Partners, prior valuation, any current investors 6. Competition vs. Competitive Advantages Direct vs. indirect competition, Barriers to Entry?, Patents?, Partnerships?, Investors? 7. Business Model Clear revenue model? Sales cycle? ARPU? Life-Time Value? Recurring or one-time? Scalable, Key Expenses / Time Efforts, Cost: to acquirer/maintain customer, to provide product / service, of people, partnerships 8. Financial Projections Based on # customers / units, Reasonable market penetration, Realistic margins, Is Scalable For further information, contact [email protected]