>>> I AM A BIG GAME SHOW FAN.

WHEN I HEARD GEORGIA TECH HAD STUDENTS ON COLLEGE "JEOPARDY!"

AND "WHEEL OF FORTUNE," I THOUGHT YOU TWO WOULD BE WILLING TO ADD INTELLECTUAL HUMOR FOR MY GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE.

>> WHO IS SHREECAR?

>> VERY ON POINT.

>> HEY, I'M AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MAJOR, I LOVE TO TRAVEL, READ SCIENCE FICTION, AND I HAVE AN ADORABLE CAT NAMED BUZZ.

>> OKAY, RIGHT, THAT WAS VERY DETAILED.

LOOK, BEFORE WE START WRITING, LET ME GET YOUR LUNCH ORDERS.

WHAT IS THE TURKEY CLUB SANDWICH?

>> OKAY, DO YOU REALLY NOT KNOW?

OR ARE YOU DOING THAT "JEOPARDY!"

THING AGAIN?

>> I'LL SOLVE IT, PAT.

JULIUS CAESAR SALAD.

>> I GET IT.

BEFORE AND AFTER PUZZLE, OKAY.

A JULIUS CAESAR SALAD FOR QUINCY.

>> I'LL TAKE SIDE OF POTATO SALAD FOR $4.95.

>> OKAY, LUNCH ORDERS ARE DONE.

LET'S JUMP INTO THE MONOLOGUE.

LAST YEAR MY JOKES WERE KIND OF -- >> WHAT ARE DAD JOKES?

>> I'D LIKE TO BUY AN "O."

>> OKAY, GUYS.

OKAY, LISTEN.

THANKS, GUYS.

THANKS FOR PLAYING.

I HAVE THESE LOVELY PARTING GIFTS FOR YOU.

>> SO -- TURKEY CLUB, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> LIVE FROM THE CAMPUS OF THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, IT'S THE 2023 GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE.

THE FUTURE IS NOW, AS GEORGIA TECH'S LEADING STUDENT INNOVATORS COMPETE FOR $35,000 IN PRIZES AND PATENTS.

PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOSTS FROM "CBS SUNDAY MORNING" AND NPR, EMMY WINNER FAITH SALIE.

>> WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

TONIGHT IS A BIG MILESTONE FOR US BECAUSE THIS IS THE 15th ANNUAL GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE!

ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS AND WE'VE GOT SOLUTIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.

EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T THE HOST OF THE FIRST GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE, I WAS ACTUALLY THERE, ALTHOUGH MY MEMORIES ARE SOMEWHAT HAZY.

I WAS IN MY MID-20s.

I JUST ENDED A ROMANCE WITH ZACH -- I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME, THIS ACTOR DOING SOME SILLY MUSICAL ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL.

ANYWAY.

IN ANY CASE, THIS IS MY 11th YEAR AS HOST, WHICH IS THE LONGEST A HOST HAS EVER LASTED ON A TV SHOW WITHOUT GETTING CANCELED.

THANK YOU!

THIS SHOW HAS BEEN ON THE AIR FOR A LONG TIME.

LIKE I SAID, I WAS NOT THE FIRST HOST.

THAT WAS MOSES, OF COURSE.

BY THE WAY, TODAY IS MARCH 15th, WHICH YOU ALL KNOW IS THE IDES OF MARCH, THE DAY SULE YUS CESAR DIED.

INCIDENTALLY, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, CESAR WAS THE SHOW'S SECOND HOST.

IF YOU KNOW THE STORY.

READ WIKIPEDIA, CESAR WAS STABBED 23 TIMES BY ROMAN SENATORS, WHICH JUST SHOWS YOU HOW FAR DEMOCRACY HAS COME.

RIGHT?

I MEAN, NOWADAYS IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE SENATORS STABBING EACH OTHER MORE THAN EIGHT OR TEN TIMES.

OF COURSE, TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES WILL BE MUCH MORE CORDIAL.

AND TO HELP ME GET THEM STARTED, I AM HAPPY TO INTRODUCE MY LOVELY COHOST, ASHLEY MENGWASSER.

>> THANK YOU, FAITH.

THANK YOU, AUDIENCE.

CORDIAL IS THE WORD OF THE DAY, AS WELL AS A DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY.

WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES YEAR AFTER YEAR, I'M HAPPY TO SAY OUR PRIZES REMAIN INTACT.

THIS YEAR'S FIRST PLACE TEAM WILL BE AWARDED $20,000 AND WILL RECEIVE AUTOMATIC ACCEPTANCE INTO GEORGIA TECH'S PRESTIGIOUS CREATE X STARTUP LAUNCH PROGRAM.

BOTH FIRST AND SECOND PLACE PRIZES INCLUDE UP TO 20 Gs EACH TO ASSIST WITH A PATENT FILING.

THOSE PRIZES WILL BE DECIDED BY OUR EXPERT PANEL OF JUDGES.

HOWEVER, OUR COMPETITORS WILL ALSO BE VYING TO WIN THE COVETED PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.

THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN.

THERE IS A $5,000 PRIZE VOTED ON BY YOU, OUR AUDIENCE, BOTH HERE AT THE FERST CENTER AND AT HOME.

IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED LIVE AT THE END OF OUR PROGRAM.

VOTING WON'T OPEN UNTIL ALL TEAMS HAVE PRESENTED THEIR INNOVATIONS SO WAIT FOR IT.

AT THAT POINT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VOTE BY TEXTING YOUR TEAM'S KEY WORD TO 415-965-7445, OR VOTE ONLINE AT GPB.ORG/VOTE.

ONLY ONE VOTE PER DEVICE.

I'LL KEEP REMINDING YOU OF THE DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

I'LL HAND THINGS BACK TO FAITH.

LET'S MEET OUR JUDGES.

>> THANK YOU, ASHLEY.

WE ARE SO HONORED TO BE JOINED BY A PANEL OF THREE ESTEEMED JUDGES.

OUR FIRST JUDGE IS THE MAYOR'S RECENTLY NAMED SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ADVISER FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA WITH MORE THAN 11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION AND STRATEGY EXECUTION.

HE IS ALSO A MENTOR AT TECH STARS.

PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE IS A GEORGIA TECH GRADUATE.

CAN YOU TELL?

PLEASE WELCOME DONNIE BEAMER JR.

CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP, OUR NEXT JUDGE IS A FORMER C.O.O.

FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND PRESIDENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION AT GEORGIA PACIFIC.

SHE IS A STARTUP ADVISER, EXECUTIVE COACH, AND ALSO WORKS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY ON CORPORATE BOARDS.

WE ARE SO PLEASED TO BE JOINED FOR THE SECOND YEAR BY DURIYA FAROOQUI.

HI, DURIYA.

AND OUR THIRD JUDGE IS A FIRST-TIME INVENTURE PRIZE JUDGE BUT A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE HEALTH INDUSTRY.

SHE'S CURRENTLY THE CEO AT THE GLOBAL CENTER FOR MEDICAL INNOVATION, A NONPROFIT AFFILIATE OF GEORGIA TECH.

SHE'S A PAST RECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.

PLEASE WELCOME SHERRY FARRUGIA.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.

WE HAVE MET OUR JUDGES.

NOW LET'S MEET OUR COMPETITORS.

TONIGHT'S FIRST TEAM IS GOING TO INJECT YOU WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLASTIC MANUFACTURING.

YOU SEE, INJECTION IS KIND OF THEIR SPECIALTY.

>> HELLO, I'M LILY.

>> I'M MITCHELL.

>> I'M JACK HUTCHINSON.

WE ARE TEAM OURO.

>> MOST PLASTIC PARTS UTILIZE INJECTION VOTING, INJECTING MOLTEN PLASTIC INTO A MULTI-PART MOLD.

INJECTION UTILITY HAS MADE A CORNERSTONE FOR PLASTIC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, ACCOUNTING FOR 80% OF PLASTIC PARTS YOU USE EVERY DAY.

>> WHILE THIS PROCESS YIELDS HIGH-QUALITY RESULTS, THESE MACHINE MOLDS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND CAN TAKE WEEKS TO MAKE, RESULTS IN HIGH FIXED COSTS AND LONG LEAD TIMES FOR NEW PARTS.

UTILIZING INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS, CONVERTING TECHNOLOGY, OURO HAS CREATED SOLUTIONS TO BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS.

>> HERE NOW, TO TRY TO INJECT A FIRST PLACE CHECK INTO THEIR PRESENTATION, TEAM OURO.

>> SO OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, WE HAVE WITNESSED A RENAISSANCE IN THE WORLD OF SMALL-SCALE RAPID MANUFACTURING.

THE ADVENT OF HIGH-QUALITY, INEXPENSIVE 3D PRINTERS HAS MADE IT EASIER THAN EVER FOR ANYONE TO GO FROM AN IDEA TO A PHYSICAL PRODUCT.

WHILE THESE MACHINES ARE GREAT FOR MAKING ONE-OFF PARTS OR PROTOTYPES, THEY'RE REALLY INADEQUATE FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE THEIR IDEA TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND MANUFACTURE A PRODUCT AT SCALE.

THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL SOLUTION IS INJECTION MOLDING, AN INCREDIBLY CAPABLE AND EFFICIENT PROCESS THAT HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF THE PLASTIC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

FROM PARTS IN YOUR CAR TO PENS ON YOUR DESK TO MEDICAL DEVICES THAT SAVE LIVES, YOU INTERACT WITH HUNDREDS OF INJECTION MOLDED PRODUCTS EVERY DAY.

NOW, WHILE TRADITIONAL INJECTION MOLDING YIELDS VERY HIGH-QUALITY RESULTS, IT HAS A BIG PROBLEM.

THESE MOLDS ARE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE AND SLOW TO PRODUCE BECAUSE THEY ARE C AND C MANUFACTURED.

INJECTION MOLDING IS OFTEN IMPRACTICAL FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SCALE MANUFACTURING FORCES BUSINESSES TO TURN TO LESS-CAPABLE OR LESS-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.

TO FIX THIS, WE CREATED THE OURO AM1, AN AUTOMATIC DESKTOP INJECTION MOLDER THAT USES 3D PRINTING TOOLING INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL C AND C ONES.

OUR 3D MOLDS CAN BE PRODUCED UP TO 50 TYPES FASTER FOR LESS THAN 1% OF THE COST OF TRADITIONAL MOLDS.

THE AM1 USES PATENT-PENDING TECHNOLOGY TO PROPERLY SUPPORT AND FIXTURE THESE 3D PRINTED MOLDS, DRASTICALLY IMPROVING MOLD DURABILITY AND PART QUALITY.

WITH THE AM1, IT IS FINALLY POSSIBLE FOR BUSINESSES TO BRING INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING IN-HOUSE, FOR OUTSOURCING, LONG LEAD TIMES, OR FRAGILE SUPPLY CHAINS.

IN 2022 THE GLOBAL INCORRECTION MOLDING INDUSTRY WAS VALUED AT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

OURO IS RAID TO CAPITALIZE ON CORNERS OF THIS MARKET BY OFFERING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT WILL APPEAL TO CUSTOMERS OF ALL SIZES.

FROM BUSINESSES WHO WISH TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAINS, WE WILL SELL AND SUPPORT AM1 MACHINES.

WE WILL USE IN-HOUSE AM1s TO RUN LOW VOLUME PRODUCTION RUNS.

WE COLLECTED AND COMPLETED FOUR CUSTOMER CONTRACTS AND WINNING THE INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD HELP ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER BASE.

AS WE PUSH TO MAKE IT EASY TO ACCESS INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING.

WE ARE CONFIDENT THE AM1 WILL FOREVER CHANGE HOW WE MAKE THE PARTS THAT OUR WORLD RUNS OFF OF, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT SOME FANS OUT THERE.

I AM CONFIDENT OUR PANEL HAS MANUFACTURED SOME QUESTIONS FOR TEAM OURO, SO JUDGES, TAKE IT AWAY.

SHERRY, YOU WANT TO START?

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO COMPETE WITH EXISTING COMPANIES LIKE THIS?

FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THREE THAT COME TO MIND.

THE FIRST ONE IS PROTOLABS.

WE'LL START WITH THEM.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO BECAUSE WE'RE USING 3D PRINTED MOLDS, THEY CAN BE PRODUCED SO MUCH FASTER.

WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH A COMPANY LIKE THAT, AND THEY SAID FOR A PARTICULAR PART, IT WOULD TAKE THEM 15 TO 25 DAYS.

WE CAN DO IT IN 12 HOURS.

IN TERMS OF PRICE, OUR MOLDS ARE A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE EXISTING, SO WE CAN -- WE ARE GOING TO -- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE LEAD TIMES AND PRICES.

FOR BUSINESSES WHO RELY ON QUICK, RAPID PROTOTYPING THIS SPEED IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY ATTRACTIVE TO THEM.

>>> DONNIE?

>> THE TRADEOFF IN COST, DOES THAT COME WITH TRADEOFF IN DURABILITY AS WELL?

THIS IS VERY HIGH -- >> RIGHT.

>> FOR HIGH VOLUME.

>> RIGHT, THE TRADEOFF -- THERE'S NO TRADEOFF IN PART QUALITY.

THE PARTS YOU END UP MAKING ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.

THE SLIGHT TRADEOFF IS WITH THE MOLDS.

C AND C MOLDS CAN LAST MILLIONS OF SHOTS.

FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED 1,000 PARTS, THESE 3D PRINTED MOLDS RUN PERFECTLY.

>> SO SMALL RUNS?

>> EXACTLY.

>> DURIYA?

>> WHAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD STRATEGY, A CERTAIN SEGMENT OR TYPE OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY THAT YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER POSITIONED FOR?

IF SO, WHY?

>> YES, SO RIGHT NOW, NEXT STEPS TO BUILD OUR BUSINESS IS TO ACQUIRE MORE CUSTOMERS.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE CUSTOMERS FROM OUR GEORGIA TECH CONNECTIONS.

BUT TO EXPAND BEYOND THE GEORGIA TECH COMMUNITY, WE WILL UTILIZE GOOGLE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AD CAMPAIGNS AND COMPANIES LIKE ZOMETCRY AND OTHER MANUFACTURING MARKETPLACES.

OUR BUSINESS MODEL, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF CUSTOMERS.

SO WE HAVE CONSUMERS WHERE IN-HOUSE OURO MAKES THEIR PARTS AND THEY JUST BUY IT FROM US.

THEN WE HAVE THE SUPPORTED USER WHERE THEY HAVE BOUGHT THEIR OWN AM1 MACHINE AND THEN THEY WILL BUY THE MOLD THAT WE DESIGN FOR THEM.

AND THEN THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN PARTS IN THEIR HOUSE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE INDEPENDENT USER.

AND THEY HAVE BOUGHT THE WHOLE COLLECTION OF A 3D PRINTER AND OURO'S AM1 MACHINE SO THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN MOLD AND PARTS.

WITH ALL OUR CUSTOMERS, WE WANT TO PROVIDE A SERVICE, NOT JUST BE A SUPPLIER.

WE WILL PROVIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE CONTROL OF THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

>> I STILL HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WHERE THERE'S AN EXISTING, EVEN MAYBE POTENTIAL COMPETITOR, RIGHT, WHERE YOU COULD OFFER SOMETHING NEW TO THEIR PRODUCT LINE?

>> RIGHT.

SO WE -- THE TWO PARTNERSHIPS WE THOUGHT OF IS ONE WITH FORMLABS, THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THE PRINTERS THAT MAKE THESE MOLDS, RIGHT?

THIS BEING SUCCESSFUL IS MORE BUSINESS FOR THEM, SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE.

ADDITIONALLY, LIKE LILY MENTIONED, WITH MANUFACTURING MARKETPLACES, THERE ARE BUSINESSES OUT THERE WHOSE ONLY ROLE IS TO CONNECT CONSUMERS WITH PRODUCERS.

AND SO PARTNERING WITH THEM WOULD REALLY EXPAND OUR ABILITY TO REACH MORE CUSTOMERS.

>> AND THE THIRD MODEL, YOU MENTIONED THEY WOULD BUY A 3D PRINTER AND YOUR MACHINE.

IF THEY HAVE A 3D PRINTER, WHY DON'T THEY 3D PRINT THE SMALL RUNS OF THE PRODUCT?

>> TWO MAIN THINGS.

IF YOU'RE MAKING ONE PART, 3D PRINTER IS GREAT.

50 PARTS, NOT AS MUCH.

ADDITIONALLY, A LOT OF COMPANIES LIKE TO VALIDATE A PART DESIGN THAT THEY INTEND ON INJECTION MOLDING AT MILLIONS OF SCALE, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PART WORKS.

WITH 3D PRINTING, YOU CANNOT PROPERLY SIMULATE A REAL INJECTION MOLDED PART, EITHER BECAUSE THE GEOMETRY MAKES IT WEAKER IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS, OR YOU SIMPLY CAN'T PRINCE OUT OF THE MATERIAL YOU INTEND ON INJECTION MOLDING IN REAL LIFE.

>> 30 SECONDS, GO FOR IT.

>> WHAT'S THE CAPACITY OF YOUR MACHINE IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION?

>> YEAH, SO THE PARTS HERE, THESE ONES, WERE PRODUCED ONE EVERY 30 SECONDS.

A 3D PRINTER WOULD TAKE, FOR A SIMILAR MATERIAL, WOULD TAKE TWO HOURS TO MAKE ONE OF THEM.

IF YOU'RE MAKING 100 PARTS, YOU SAVED A TON OF TIME.

AND -- YEAH.

>> ANYBODY ELSE?

>> IS THIS A DESKTOP?

>> THIS IS OUR DESKTOP MACHINE.

WE DESIGNED THE MOLD PROFILE AROUND WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS -- >> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S TIME.

RIGHT IN UNDER THE WIRE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, TEAM OURO.

NOW OUR COHOST ASHLEY IS STANDING BY WITH A TEAM OURO MENTOR-O.

>> IT'S NOT ZORRO.

COLBY HANDLER IS FOUNDER AND CEO, AN INVENTURE FINALI, A JUDGE, A FAN.

COLBY, ARE YOU STAGING AN INVENTURE TAKEOVER?

>> THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AND I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT.

>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO HIS AGENT.

YOU'VE HIT THE BIG-TIME SINCE INVENTURE 2018.

COULD YOU USE ONE OF THOSE NEWFANGLED INVENTIONS?

>> OURO, FIVE YEARS AGO, WE COULD HAVE USED THAT PRODUCT TO MAKE END USE PARTS TO SELL TO CUSTOMERS FOR THE SCALE WE WERE AT.

IT CAN SCALE TO THE SIZE WE'RE ON THE AT NOW AND WE CAN RAPIDLY REITERATE INJECTION MOLDS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PERFECT BEFORE WE SPEND $10,000 ON A MOLD.

>> PROTOTYPING, I LEARNED THAT AT GEORGIA TECH.

TO VOTE FOR OURO, WHEN VOTING OPENS LATER IN THE SHOW.

IF THEY WIN, LET'S SELL BRAITH WITH HORS D'OEUVRES.

>> OUR NEXT TEAM IS HERE TO RAISE THE ROOF AT THIS INNOVATION PARTY, AS WELL AS ACROSS ONLINE PURCHASING PLATFORMS.

ASSUMING SUCH PLATFORMS HAVE SAID ROOFS.

IT IS TIME TO MEET TEAM SELLRAZE.

>> I'M JEFF.

>> I'M TYLER.

WE ARE TEAM SELLRAZE.

>> CURRENTLY THERE'S AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION PEOPLE WHO SELL PRODUCTS ONLINE WORLDWIDE.

>> OF THOSE, 73% OF THEM SELL ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS.

AND THEY FACE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES.

IT'S A TIME CONSUMING AND OVERWHELMING TASK TO MANAGE YOUR LISTINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS.

>> FOR EXAMPLE, MOVING HUNDREDS OF LISTINGS ACROSS DIFFERENT PLATFORMS CAN TAKE HOURS OF COPY AND PASTING.

ADDITIONALLY, EACH PLATFORM HAS THEIR OWN SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LISTINGS, INVENTORY, AND ANALYTICS.

>> THIS CAN BE A DAUNTING TASK FOR BUSINESSES OF ANY SIZE, AND FINDING A SOLUTION IS CRITICAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF MILLIONS OF SELLERS WORLDWIDE.

>> EIGHT MONTHS AGO, WE CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA IN OUR DORM ROOM.

WE WANTED TO SOLVE A COMMON PAIN POINT FACED BY MILLIONS OF SELLERS.

WE BELIEVE SELLRAZE IS A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR IDEA, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.

>> OKAY.

AT THE RISK OF THIS SHOW GETTING OUT OF HAND, LET'S BRING ON THIS GROUP OF SELLRAZE-ERS TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THEIR INNOVATION.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> HI, I'M TYLER.

>> I'M JEFF.

>> WE'RE BOTH SECOND-YEAR COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS AT GEORGIA TECH.

IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS A RESELLER.

INSTEAD OF PAYING ATTENTION TO MATH CLASS, I'D BE SPENDING HOURS LOOKING FOR SHOES TO SELL ONLINE.

LIKE ALL SELLERS, I WANTED MORE CUSTOMERS.

SO I SOLD ON MULTIPLE MARKETPLACES, LIKE EBAY, AMAZON, AND SHOPIFY.

BUT I SOON REALIZE MANAGE IS MY LISTINGS CAN BE COMPLEX AND TIME-CONSUMING.

>> TO ILLUSTRATE THIS, WE'RE COPYING AN EXISTING EBAY LISTING TO AMAZON.

THIS PROCESS INVOLVES MANUALLY COPYING AND PASTING MISSING INFORMATION FROM ONE PLATFORM ONTO ANOTHER.

LET'S SPEED THIS UP.

AS YOU CAN SEE THIS TOOK US 11 MINUTES FOR ONE PRODUCT.

IMAGINE 100 LISTINGS ACROSS FIVE MARKETPLACES.

THAT WOULD TAKE US AN UNBEARABLE 83 HOURS TO DO.

UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY BUSINESS.

IT'S NOT JUST JEFF WITH THIS PROBLEM.

OUT OF THE 25 MILLION E-COMMERCE MERCHANTS WORLDWIDE, 73% OF THEM EXPERIENCE SIMILAR ISSUES.

>> BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

AT SELLRAZE, OUR PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE.

LIST ONCE, SELL EVERYWHERE.

WITHIN A FEW CLICKS, YOU CAN QUICKLY CREATE AND MANAGE NEW LISTINGS ON ALL MAJOR MARKETPLACES.

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW WE DO IT.

HERE WEAR GOING TO MOVE OUR SWEATSHIRT FROM EBAY TO AMAZON.

GO TO SELLRAZE, EDIT OUR LISTING, ADD AMAZON AS OUR NEW MARKETPLACE.

NOW WE FINAL IT'S OUR LISTING.

WE CAN GO TO AMAZON AND HIT REFRESH.

AND BOOM, THERE'S OUR SELLRAZE SWEATSHIRT.

INSTEAD OF TAKING 11 MINUTES OF MANUALLY COPYING AND PASTING DATA, IT ONLY TOOK A FEW SECONDS.

WITH OVER 100 PEOPLE ON OUR BETA WAIT LIST, WE'VE ALREADY GAINED TRACTION.

ONE OF OUR BETA TESTERS, ANGELA, USED TO SPEND 15 HOURS A WEEK MANAGING 1,700 LISTINGS ACROSS A SIX-FIGURE EBAY AND AMAZON STORES.

WITH SELLRAZE, SHE SPENDS 30 MINUTES A WEEK AND REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL $4,000 IN REVENUE WINCE THE PAST MONTH.

WE UNDERSTAND OUR CUSTOMERS' NEEDS.

AS A SELLER MYSELF AND AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO RAN A SIX-FIGURE B22 BUSINESS, I BRING A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO SELLRAZE.

>> ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE HELP OF MENTORS AT STORED, GEORGIA TECH'S FIRST BILLION-DOLLAR STARTUP, WE INTEND TO ADD MORE MARKETPLACES AND FEATURES BEFORE WE FULLY LAUNCH BY THE END OF MAY.

WE'RE CONFIDENT SELLRAZE WILL HELP OVER 9 MILLION SELLERS MANAGE BILLIONS OF LISTINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE MARKETPLACES, FREEING THEM TO FOCUS ON THE CORE OF THEIR BUSINESS, SELLING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> NICE JOB.

A LOT OF ROOF RAISING GOING ON.

IT'S TIME TO MANAGE YOU'RE PLATFORM OF JUDGES.

DONNIE, I SAW YOU GIVE A NOD OF APPROVAL WHEN HE SAID HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION IN MATH CLASS BUT WAS SELLING SHOES.

>> THAT'S BECAUSE I LOVE TO BUY SHOES.

I WAS GOING TO SAY, STOCKX, RIGHT?

BUT WHEN YOU MENTIONED STORED, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BILLION-DOLLAR GEORGIA TECH COMPANY THAT IS DOING A LOT OF THE BACK END OF WHAT YOU ARE ENABLING PEOPLE TO DO FASTER AND MORE EASILY.

AND SO -- >> WHAT'S THAT GEORGIA TECH COMPANY?

>> STORED.

SEAN AND THEIR TEAM.

JUST AMAZING, AMAZING THINGS.

AND SO -- HOW MANY CUSTOMERS ARE YOU ALREADY SERVING?

YOU MENTIONED ONE IN A LONG BETA WAIT LIST?

>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO BETA TESTERS.

ONE OF THEM'S DOING FIVE FIGURES, ONE OF THEM'S DOING SIX FIGURES.

WE HAVE 100 PEOPLE ON OUR WAIT LIST.

WE DECIDED TO MOVE SLOWLY BECAUSE IN HIGH SCHOOL, I MADE SNEAKER BOTS.

IN ONE DAY, I MANAGED TO GET 300 BETA TESTERS, WHICH IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

I WAS QUICKLY OVERWHELMED.

I HAD A LOT OF BUGS TO FIX, PEOPLE KEPT COMPLAINING.

THIS SORT OF STUFF JUST SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL.

SO WE SORT OF DECIDED TO TAKE THINGS SLOW WITH SELLRAZE AND MOVE SLOWLY WITH OUR BETA TESTERS.

>> HOW DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE MONEY?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO WE HAVE TWO METHODS OF MONETIZATION.

THE FIRST IS FREE SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE.

THE FIRST 50 LISTINGS ARE ON US.

50 TO 250 IS $39.99 A MONTH.

50 TO 700 IS $80.99 A MONTH, SCALING THROUGH BUSINESS.

THE SECOND IS BY FAR THE MORE INTERESTING.

WE PROVIDE BIG DATA BECAUSE SELLRAZE IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION, WE HAVE ACCESS TO DETAILED PRODUCT ANALYTICS.

WE KNOW WHAT PRODUCTS SELL THE BEST, WHERE THEY SELL THE BEST, AND WHEN THEY SELL THE BEST.

THIS DATA IS WHAT ALLOWED AMAZON TO SORT OF HAVE A HUGE SUCCESS WITH AMAZON PRIME, BECAUSE THEY CAN PREDICT WHERE THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO BE FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS.

THEY'RE ABLE TO MOVE PRODUCTS TO WAREHOUSES CLOSER TO THEIR FORECAST CUSTOMERS.

AND FOR COMPANIES LIKE STORED, OUR MENTORED, THEY'RE A LOGISTICS COMPANY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AMAZON PRIME-LEVEL SERVICES TO EVERYONE ELSE.

THIS DATA IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN STREAMLINE THEIR PROCESSES AND GET PRODUCTS CLOSER TO THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR CHEAPER.

>> SHERRY?

>> YES.

SO WHAT IS YOUR MARKET STRATEGY TO SCALE?

IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A B2B PLAY, BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PLAY?

>> OUR STRATEGY RIGHT NOW IS OBVIOUSLY MAKING SURE OUR BETA TESTERS ARE FULFILLED WITH THE PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS SOLID AND SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD REALLY USE IN THEIR DAY TO DAY.

WE ALSO PLAN ON SCALING BY ADDING MORE MARKETPLACES, LIKE DPOP, GOAT, MERKARI, REACH MORE CUSTOMERS, PLAN TO SCALE, BASICALLY.

>> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION, OTHER PLATFORMS YOU PLAN TO INTEGRATE WITH?

>> YES, SO BESIDES THOSE I MENTIONED, WE ALSO PLAN ON INTEGRATING FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE, WHICH IS AN ENORMOUS PLATFORM IN ITSELF.

>> WALMART HAS BEEN SCALING UP THEIR ONLINE PRESENCE, AND WE ALSO WANT TO ADD WALMART.

>> TALK ABOUT THE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND HOW IT WOULD SYNC WITH THE LISTINGS.

SO LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A UNIQUE SHOE, LISTED ON FIVE SITE DOES IT COME DOWN WHEN YOU SELL IT?

DO YOU THINK ABOUT AUCTIONS AND BIDDING VERSUS JUST STRAIGHT-UP LISTING?

TALK ABOUT HOW YOU SOLVE FOR THAT.

>> SURE.

SO WHEN YOU TRY TO SELL ONE PRODUCT ON FIVE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS IN REALITY, YOU'RE SELLING FIVE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS.

YOU HAVE FIVE INVENTORY.

IF YOU SELL OUT IN ONE MARKETPLACE, IT WON'T REFLECT ON OTHER MARKETPLACES IF YOU'RE DOING THIS MANUALLY.

SO AT SELLRAZE, IF YOU SELL OUT COMPLETELY ON ONE MARKETPLACE, LIKE EBAY, THIS WILL BE REFLECTED ON EVERY SINGLE MARKET PLACE YOU'RE CURRENTLY SELLING ON.

THIS IS TO PREVENT OVERSELLING AND ANGRY CUSTOMERS.

>> SO WHAT BUGS ARE YOU SEEING THAT'S KEEPING YOU FROM PUT YOUR OVER 100 BETA CUSTOMERS ON THIS TOMORROW?

>> SO ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WE FACE IS WITH PRODUCT CATEGORIES.

EACH PRODUCT CATEGORY HAS VERY STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LISTINGS YOU CREATE.

AMAZON ALONE HAS 30,000.

SO IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO INSTANTLY JUST SAY, THIS IS WORKING ON EVERYTHING, WE CAN INSTANTLY CONNECT ALL THESE PLATFORMS TOGETHER.

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

IN FACT, WE'VE SPENT SIX MONTHS FIXING EBAY AND AMAZON AND ADDING MORE PLATFORMS NOW WILL BE EXTREMELY EASY.

>> AND THAT'S YOUR TIME.

WELL DONE.

AND THANK YOU, JUDGES.

NOW LET'S GET OVER TO ASHLEY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TEAM SELLRAZE'S JOURNEY TO RAISE THE BAR ON E-COMMERCE.

>> WHAT INSPIRES THE PERFECT TAGLINE FAITH?

IS IT A DREAM, A GENTLE BREEZE?

IN SELLRAZE'S CASE, A PITCH MENTOR LIKE KEY LEB.

HOW DO YOU HELP THE TEAM REFINE THEIR PRODUCT TAGLINE?

>> WHEN I FIRST MET TYLER AND JEFF, I KNEW THEY HAD A GREAT PRODUCT THAT MET A REAL NEED FOR ONLINE SELLERS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO WHEN I MENTOR IS HELP THEM DEVELOP HARE STORY.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO OTHER PEOPLE?

IN WEAVE OUR CONVERSATIONS THEY MENTIONED, OH, LIST ONCE, LIST EVERYWHERE.

I SAID TO MYSELF, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

HOW ABOUT LIST ONCE, SELL EVERYWHERE?

IT GETS TO THE CORE OF WHO THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE.

>> LIST ONCE, SELL EVERYWHERE.

ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR OTHER TAG LINES?

>> I COULD TRY.

>> LET'S WORK ON MINE AFTER THE SHOW.

THANK YOU FOR BEING ON PITCH.

I'LL DELIVER MY TAGLINE.

LITERALLY THE LINE TAGGING THIS INTERVIEW.

TO VOTE FOR SELLRAZE, RAISE YOUR CELL AND TEXT "CELL" TO THE NUMBER ON SCREEN WHEN VOTING OPENS.

BUT LATER, I'LL TELL YOU WHEN.

>> THANK YOU, ASHLEY.

THE SIX FINALISTS EXCEEDING IN TONIGHT'S INVENTURE PRIZE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH, PROVING THEMSELVES VICTORIOUS IN EARLY ROUNDS OF THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPETITION.

TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS, LET'S TAKE A WALK DOWN THE ROAD TO THE INVENTURE PRIZE.

>> THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS BEGAN THEIR JOURNEY ON THE ROAD TO THE 15th ANNUAL GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 OTHER TEAMS.

WITH A KICKOFF EVENT LAST SEPTEMBER,ER WHERE TEAMS GOT RIGHT TO WORK, GETTING ADVICE FROM FORMER FINALISTS.

>> MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS GEORGIA TECH'S CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPO SAW MORE STUDENTS ENTER THE FRAY AS GOLDEN TICKETS WERE AWARDED TO STANDOUT TEAMS.

>> IT'S AN INVENTURE PRIZE GOLDEN TICKET!

>> INVITING THEM TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE SEMIFINALS.

>> KIND OF CRAZY!

>> OATH TEAMS HAD TO FACE POTENTIAL ELIMINATION AT THE PRELIMS WHERE CREATIVITY RULED THE DAY.

>> WE MADE MY PSYLLIUM-BASED LEATHER.

>> WE A BETTER WAY.

>> TURN YOUR POCKET INTO A PHONE CHARGER.

15,000 VOLTS.

>> TEAMS WHO ADVANCED WERE INVITED TO WORKSHOP THEIR PITCHES WITH JUDGES.

>> YOU WERE SOME OF THE BEST INVENTORS.

>> MOST OF THE DEVICES AREN'T VERY ACCURATE.

>> MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE, MAKE IT SMALLER SCALE.

>> WHILE THESE JUDGES HELPED THEM DO THE HARD WORK NEEDED TO GET TO THE NEXT ROUND -- >> I DIDN'T GET A SENSE FOR HOW GOOD YOUR SOLUTION IS.

>> YOU TALK WAY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY.

>> GO WITH YOUR STRONGEST PRESENTER AND LET THEM PRESENT THE TOPIC.

>> I LIKED THE ENDING.

CONSIDER PUTTING THAT IN THE FRONT.

>> THEN IT WAS ON TO THE SEMIFINALS.

>> WHY ARE YOU HERE?

HOW CAN THE INVENTURE PRIZE HELP YOU?

>> I'M CURIOUS AS A NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, HOW DOES IT WORK?

>> ON ONE SIDE WE HAVE OUR LIGHTS, ON THE OTHER SIDE IS THE SENSOR.

>> THAT'S THE DATA I'M INTERESTED IN.

>> HOW WOULD YOU DELIVER THIS PRODUCT TO THAT PARTICULAR MARKET?

>> WE'RE NOT JUMPING INTO SALES, WE'RE BASICALLY DOING THE GROUNDWORK RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU WOULD PROBABLY WIN THE WHOLE THING.

>> THE SIX TEAMS WHO MADE IT ARE ON OUR STAGE TONIGHT.

ONE QUESTION REMAINS -- WHO WILL WIN THE 2023 GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE?

>> I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT BRIGHT IDEA.

I MEAN THAT LITERALLY.

♪♪ >> I'M JULIA PINA, TEAM NOVELA LAMP.

I'VE FOUND A WAY TO GET KIDS OFF THEIR SCREEN AND INTO THEIR OWN WORLD OF IMAGINATION AND CREATIVE PLAY.

PARENTS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR KIDS UNPLUGGED.

THE PROBLEM IS KIDS ARE INTO THEIR TABLETS, SPENDING UPWARDS OF EIGHT HOURS A DAY ON SCREEN TIME.

EDUCATORS ARE SAYING THAT SCREEN TIME IS DETRIMENTAL TO KIDS AND THEIR IMAGINATION AND CREATIVE SKILLS WHICH ARE CRUCIAL FOR LONG-TERM SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.

THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVES OF STORYTELLERS NEEDS A TOOL THAT PROPERLY INVESTS IN THEIR IMAGINATION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.

THAT'S WHERE NOVELA LAMP COMES IN.

WINNING THE INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD MEAN I COULD SCALE THIS PRODUCT UP AND GET NOVELA LAMPS IN HOPES OF FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MAYBE ONE DAY AROUND THE WORLD.

>> TIME TO BRING HER OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND ONTO OUR STAGE.

IT'S NOVELA LAMP.

>> WE KNOW KIDS ARE SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON SCREENS WITH EYES GLUED TO THE TABLET OR TV.

THIS IS DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR IMAGINATION ACCORDING TO THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN PEDIATRICS.

CREATIVE PLAY IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTHY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN.

THROUGH PLAY AT AN EARLY AGE CHILDREN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERACT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM, TO LEARN HOW TO REGULATE THEIR EMOTIONS, COMMUNICATE, EMPATHIZE, AND PROBLEM SOLVE.

I'VE CREATED A SOLUTION THAT EMPOWERS KIDS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES CREATIVELY WHILE PROVIDING FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.

NOVELA LAMP.

AN INTERACTIVE SHADOW PUPPET LAMP THAT PROMOTES IMAGINATIVE PLAY USING STORYTELLING FOR KIDS AGE 3 TO 8.

EACH LAMP COMES WITH A SET OF SHADOW PUPPET CHARACTERS AND THEEPS LIKE OCEAN, OUTER SPACE, FAIRYTALE, TO ALIGN WITH DIFFERENT AND EVOLVING INTERESTS.

TO BRING NOVELA TO LIFE, ATTACH A LIGHT TO THE END OF THE LAMP USING A PHONE OR TABLET.

THEN YOU'RE READY TO PROJECT ONTO ANY WALL OR SURFACE.

FROM THIS, KIDS CAN TELL OPEN-ENDED STORIES WHILE ENGAGING IN A PHYSICAL HANDS-ON ACTIVITY.

LET'S HOP INTO THE MIND OF A CHILD AND PLAY WITH NOVELA.

THIS IS ARI, ONE OF MY ACTUAL CUSTOMERS.

NOW, ARI IS ONLY 2 BUT HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES NOVELA.

IT'S PIQUED HIS INTEREST IN THE WORLD OF SPACE, TAUGHT HIM THE WORDS ASTRONAUT AND SPACESHIP, AND KEEPS HIM ENTERTAINED FOR HOURS AS HE CREATES LASTING MEMORIES WITH HIS FAMILY.

NOVELA MEETS ARI WHERE ARI IS THROUGHOUT HIS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWS WITH HIM.

ARI'S EXPERIMENTING WITH SOUNDS, WORDS, AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS.

IN A YEAR OR TWO HE'LL BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND STORY STRUCTURE, BEGIN CRAFTING HIS OWN NARRATIVES WHILE PLAYING WITH NOVELA.

SO RIGHT NOW ARI IS IN SPACE.

HIS FAMILY TELLS HIM A STORY.

WHEN THE PLAY IS DONE, PACKAGE UP ALL THE PIECES BACK INSIDE OF THE LAMP TO TAKE THE STORY ANYWHERE.

BUT EVEN AFTER AN HOUR OF PLAY, ARI WANTED TO DUMP THE PIECES OUT AND CONTINUE PLAYING.

HE COULDN'T PUT NOVELA DOWN.

NEITHER COULD I.

WHAT BEGAN AS AN ASSIGNMENT FOR MY INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDIO BECAME A PROJECT OF PASSION.

SINCE LAUNCHING NOVELL LASHES I'VE SOLD 20 LAMPS AND AM BUILDING UP INVENTORY FOR AN ONLINE STORE.

I HAVE 50 PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST FROM WORD OF MOUTH ALONE.

YOU CAN JOIN THE WAIT LIST AT PLAYNOVELA.COM.

THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO RAMP NOVELA UP FOR MASS MANUFACTURING.

I'VE BEGUN CONVERSATIONS WITH TOY COMPANIES TO POTENTIAL PARTNER WITH AND LICENSE THE IDEA.

WINNING THE INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE THIS PROCESS AND BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BRINGING THE NOVELA LAMP TO FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD.

LETS TURN THE TABLETS OFF AND OUR IMAGINATIONS ON.

SEE HOW MUCH BETTER PLAY IS OFF THE SCREEN?

LET'S INSPIRE IMAGINATION, CURIOSITY, AND STORYTELLING AND BRING CREATIVITY BACK INTO OUR KIDS' LIVES.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, JULIA.

DO YOU MAYBE HAVE A SET FOR A KID AGED, LIKE, 50?

WITH FIGURES THAT REPRESENT THE THEME OF SELF-CARE?

I'M ASKING FOR A FRIEND.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> OKAY.

NOW LET'S PUT YOU UNDER THE LAMP FOR AN INTERROGATION WITH OUR JUDGES.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST?

>> I'M HAPPY TO GO FIRST.

FIRST OF ALL, AS A PARENT, I WISH I HAD A NOVELA LAMP WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE LITTLE.

THEY'RE NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE.

BUT MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS TWO-PART.

ONE, ARE YOU THINKING OF GOING DIRECT TO CONSUMERS?

ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING AND WIDELY BILLING THROUGH A TARGET OR A CARTER'S?

OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO PARTNER PRIMARILY WITH A TOY COMPANY AND GETTING TO MARKET THAT WAY?

WHICH STRATEGY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO PURSUE?

>> SO CURRENTLY NOVELA IS DIRECT TO CONSUMER.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE WAIT LIST, TO GAUGE HOW MUCH MANUFACTURING WOULD COST AND HOW MANY I COULD MASS ORDER IF I'M GOING TO MANUFACTURE THIS ABROAD AND ORDER THE PIECES MYSELF.

I MADE ALL OF THESE WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS AND I DON'T HAVE THE LABOR AND TIME TO DO THAT.

IN THE FUTURE I'D WANT TO PARTNER WITH TOY COMPANIES WHO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS BEST.

THEY KNOW THE MARKET BEST, I'M LEARNING, SO THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS LICENSE THE IDEA.

>> AWESOME.

THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION WAS, IS AN ADULT REQUIRED FOR A CHILD TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE NOVELA LAMP?

AND HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT PIECE AND THE AGE RANGE THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE?

>> SO THE YOUNGER SIDE, A PARENT WOULD WANT TO BE THERE IF THEY'RE GOING TO FACILITATE THE STORYTELLING, GAIN THE KID.

A LOT OF KIDS HAVE TABLETS.

YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THE FLASHLIGHT ON THE TABLET AND PLAY BY THEMSELVES, TELL STORIES WITH SIBLINGS, WITH FRIENDS.

ON THE YOUNGER SIDE, A PARENT, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE PHONE DOWN AND SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR KIDS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

AS A TEAM OF ONE, WHICH BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS, BEING A TEAM OF ONE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY TO FIND AND RECRUIT ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS TO HELP YOU REALIZE YOUR GOAL?

>> YEAH, SO THIS HAS BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO THIS BY MYSELF.

I HAVE PLANS TO BRING ON OTHER INTERDISCIPLINARY TECH STUDENTS.

PLANNING ON BRINGING EMMYS FOR BUSINESS AND IEs FOR STRATEGY AND SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS.

THAT'S THE PLAN, TO BRING THEM ON POST-GRADUATION AND MAKE THIS MY PRIORITY AS I PREPARE TO BRING NOVELA TO MARKET AND SELL IN STORES.

>> DONNIE?

>> SO MY KIDS ARE STILL YOUNG.

9 AND 5-YEAR-OLD AT HOME WATCHING, HOPEFULLY, I THINK.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A CROWDED SPACE, RIGHT?

THERE'S SO MANY SUBSCRIPTION AND BOXES, KIWI, CRATE, OSMO, WE DID ALL OF THOSE.

BUT BECAUSE IT REQUIRES OUR ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO FIND TIME TO DO THEM ALL.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CUT THROUGH THAT NOISE AND BECOME A LEADER IN THIS SPACE?

>> SO NOVELA IS ONE OF ITS KIND ON THE MARKET.

THERE ARE TOYS THAT TEACH KIDS STORY, THAT TELL KIDS STORIES THEMSELVES, THERE'S TOYS THAT THEY CAN DRAW AND INTERACT WITH.

NOVELA IS COMPLETELY OPEN-ENDED SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR STORY STRUCTURE.

AND THEN ALSO CAN COME WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACCESSORIES.

AS THEIR INTERESTS CHANGE, AS THEY GROW OLDER, THEY CAN CREATE MORE COMPLEX STORIES BUT ENGAGE WITH SUBJECT MATTERS AND THEMES THAT ARE MORE INTERESTING TO THEM AS THEY GROW OLDER.

THIS IS SOMETHING KIDS DO NOT WANT TO PUT DOWN, THAT THEY KEEP COMING BACK TO AND GROW WITH.

ALSO CAN BE IMPLEMENTED INTO FORMAL CURRICULUM, PRESENTING THIS TO EDUCATORS.

>> WHAT WOULD PREVENT AN ESTABLISHED TOY COMPANY LIKE MELISSA AND DOUG FROM COPYING THE PRODUCT AND TAKING IT TO SCALE BEFORE YOU DO?

>> RIGHT NOW NOVELA IS UNDER PROVISIONAL PATENT.

WINNING THE INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD ALLOW ME LEGAL AIFTANCE TO MAKE THAT A DESIGN PATENT.

IF I'M PRESENTING THIS AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH TOY COMPANIES AS I'VE BEGUN DOING, SIGNING NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS, ALSO COPYRIGHTING THE NOVELA BRAND, THAT I WOULD OWN THESE CHARACTERS, THE WHOLE NOVELA SET.

>> WHICH PART IS PROTECTABLE?

>> SO THE ATTACHING A DEVICE ONTO THE BACK OF IT AND PROJECTING THE DESIGN OF PROJECTING THE PROJECTION ONTO A WALL OR SURFACE.

>> ARE YOU MANUFACTURING WITH INJECTION MOLDING?

>> SO RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE ACTUALLY CORRUGATED DRAINPIPE.

THAT WAS THE QUICKEST WAY TO CUT AND UP MASS PRODUCE MYSELF.

IN THE FUTURE, I'D PROBABLY NEED TO INJECTION MOLD THEM.

>> 15 SECONDS.

I'LL ASK, WHERE DOES THE NAME COME FROM?

>> I'M HALF CUBAN AND NOVELA MEANS "SHORT STORY" OR "NOVEL" IN SPANISH.

>> THAT'S LOVELY, THANK YOU FOR ILLUMINATING THAT.

THANK YOU, JUDGES.

I BELIEVE ASHLEY HAS A GUEST WHO CAN SHINE EVEN MORE LIGHT ON WHAT MAKES NOVELA LAMP SO SPECIAL.

>> I DO, FAITH.

THIS IS JULIA'S FRIEND EVA HOBSON HERE TO REPRESENT A WILD, UNPREDICTABLE USER POPULATION, SMALL CHILDREN.

WE NEED A USER REVIEW THAT WE CAN TRUST.

WHO IN YOUR WORLD IS BRIGHT EYED WITH WONDER OVER NOVELA?

YOUR NEPHEW?

>> ANY NEPHEW, ARI.

NOVELA IS HIS FAVORITE TOY.

HE LOVES THE WINNING CUTOUTS.

I HAVE HIS FAVORITE.

>> A ROCKET IN THE POCKET.

>> THANK YOU.

HE'LL TAKE THE ROCKET AND HAVE IT COME OFF THE WALL LIKE IT'S COMING OFF A PLANET.

WHEN WE TURN NOVELA OFF, "WHERE DID THE CIRCLE GO?"

>> THAT'S SO CUTE, MAKES ME WANT ONE.

A LAMP, NOT A CHILD.

IF NOVELA LAMP IS YOUR PICK, KEY WORD NOVELA TO 417-965-7445.

>> IN CASE ANYONE IN OUR TV AUDIENCE IS JOINING US, SPOILERALERT IS OUR NEXT TEAM.

>> HI, I'M SIERRA HOUANG.

>> GRADY LEE.

>> MARK NISSEN.

WE ARE TEAM SPOILING ALERT.

>> TYPE 1 DIABETICS REQUIRE INSULIN TO MANAGE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS.

THIS IS A MEDICATION THAT THEY'RE TAKING EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

AND AS A RESULT, THEY NEED TO KEEP IT WITH THEM.

INSULIN, ONCE OPENED, HAS TO BE STORED AT A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE RANGE.

OUTSIDE OF THAT TEMPERATURE RANGE, IT CAN GO BAD.

HOWEVER, CURRENTLY, THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL WHETHER OR NOT THIS INSULIN HAS SPOILED OTHER THAN TO JUST INJECT IT AND WATCH YOUR BLOOD SUGARS.

>> SPOILERALERT HELPS REMOVE UNCERTAINTY IN THIS TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS FOR USERS.

>> MY MOM IS A TYPE 1 DIABETIC.

THIS PROJECT WAS BORN OF A REAL-LIFE SCENARIO.

WE FEEL VERY CONNECTED TO THIS PROBLEM.

>> WINNING THIS YEAR'S INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO TEST AND DEVELOP OUR PRODUCT, ENSURING THAT SPOILERALERT CAN GET IN THE HANDS OF DIABETICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> ALL RIGHT, HERE NOW TO SPOIL US WITH A DEEPER DIVE INTO THEIR INNOVATION IS TEAM SPOILERALERT.

>> WE ARE SPOILERALERT, AND WE'VE DEVELOPED A TEST FOR SPOILED INSULIN.

LET US START WITH TELLING YOU A STORY ABOUT ABBY.

ABBY IS A GEORGIA TECH STUDENT AND A TYPE 1 DIABETIC, MEANING SHE TAKES INSULIN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.

NOW, BECAUSE SHE RELIES ON THIS MEDICATION TO STAY ALIVE, SHE DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT IT.

THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, BECAUSE INSULIN IS TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE.

THIS MEANS THAT IT CAN GET TOO HOT, THEN IT WILL DENATURE AND IT WON'T WORK.

ONE DAY, ABBY TAKES INSULIN SHE'S BEEN CARRYING AROUND WITH HER AND HER BLOOD SUGARS DON'T RESPOND.

SHE SUSPECTS THAT HER INSULIN MAY HAVE GONE BAD, BUT SHE ISN'T SURE.

NOW, THIS PUTS ABBY IN A TOUGH POSITION.

SHE CAN EITHER THROW AWAY HER VERY EXPENSIVE MEDICATION, OR SHE CAN CONTINUE TO TREAT HERSELF LIKE A HUMAN GUINEA PIG, INJECTING HER BODY WITH SUSPICIOUS MEDICATION AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS.

>> THIS IS A STORY WE'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER.

WITH 7 MILLION INSULIN USERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NUMBER OF TYPE 1 DIABETICS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 65% BY 2060, THIS PROBLEM ISN'T GOING AWAY.

WE BELIEVE ALL DIABETICS DESERVE TO TRUST THEIR MEDICATION, SO THAT'S WHY WE MADE SPOILERALERT.

SPOILERALERT IS A LATERAL FLOW ACETATE THAT USES SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY AS A COVID OR PREGNANCY TEST TO DETECT DEGRADED INSULIN.

WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR HOW A COVID TEST WORKS BY NOW.

OUR TEST WORKS ALMOST IN THE EXACT SAME WAY.

WITH A SMALL DROP OF INSULIN APPLIED TO THE SAMPLE PAD, IT WILL TRAVEL DOWN THE TEST STRIP.

IF YOUR TEST AND CONTROL LINE BOTH APPEAR, YOUR INSULIN IS BAD.

THIS GIVES A RAPID VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF SPOILED INSULIN IN UNDER 30 MINUTES.

OUR SOLUTION IS INNOVATIVE.

THIS IS THE FIRST PRODUCT EVER TO TEST A MEDICATION AT HOME.

>> SINCE STARTING THIS PROJECT LAST SEMESTER, WE'VE DEVELOPED A PROOF OF CONCEPT THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT WE CAN DETECT SPOILED INSULIN.

NOW WE ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION TO FURTHER THIS PROCESS.

WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO CONDUCT TESTING.

THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE STUDYING IN DETAIL HOW INSULIN DEGRADES WITH HEAT, TESTING OUR PRODUCT IN AN ARRAY OF INSULIN TYPES AND BRANDS, AND CHARACTERIZING THE ACCURACY OF OUR TEST.

MARK'S MOM IS A TYPE 1 DIABETIC, AND WHEN WE TOLD HER COMMUNITY AND OTHER DIABETIC COMMUNITIES LIKE HERS ABOUT OUR PRODUCT, THEY TOLD US THEY WANT THIS NOW.

WINNING INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD ALLOW US TO ACCELERATE THIS TESTING PROCESS AND WOULD HELP US EXPAND TO A FULL UTILITY PATENT WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LICENSING THIS PRODUCT TO A MANUFACTURER WHO CAN MASS PRODUCE THIS TEST AND GET IT IN THE HANDS OF THESE USERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WITH AN EFFECTIVE TEST DEVICE THAT IS THE FIRST AND ONLY OF ITS KIND, SPOILERALERT AIMS TO GIVE DIABETICS CONTROL AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR MEDICATION IN THE MOMENTS THEY NEED IT MOST.

THANK YOU.

>> WELL DONE.

AND NOW LET'S HEAR FROM OUR JUDGES FOR QUESTIONS THAT NEVER GET OLD, SHERRY?

>> I'M GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT.

AFTER HEARING THEIR PRESENTATION.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYONE OVER AT RADAX AT EMORY?

>> WE HAVE STARTED -- WE'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE AT EMORY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY CURRENTLY WHO REALLY MANUFACTURES.

>> THAT'S NOT REALLY MY QUESTION.

>> OKAY.

>> SO I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

>> WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.

>> WHAT IS YOUR REGULATORY STRATEGY AS IT RELATES TO THE FDA PATHWAY?

>> WE'VE TALKED WITH REGULATORY AFFAIR EXPERTS AT TAMNET, A LOCAL REGULATORY AFFAIR CONSULTING COMPANY.

AND WE SPOKE WITH ACTUALLY THEIR CEO, ART SPALDING.

AND HIS ADVISEMENT TO US IS THAT HE DOESN'T THINK THAT THIS PRODUCT ACTUALLY FALLS UNDER AN FDA PATHWAY, AND WE WOULD BE GOOD TO GO TO MARKET AND WAIT TO HEAR ANYTHING BACK FROM THE FDA IF THERE WAS ANYTHING TO BE HEARD.

>> NO ONE FROM THE FDA IS WATCHING, IT'S FINE.

DONNIE?

>> I FIND IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS DOESN'T EXIST ALREADY.

SO I'M WONDERING IF EITHER SPOILAGE IS INFREQUENT OR IF IT COSTS MORE TO TEST THAN TO REPLACE THE VIAL?

>> GREAT QUESTION, THANK YOU.

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS THAT THERE WAS A PUSH IN THE '80s TO TRACK THE TEMPERATURE OF INSULIN.

CURRENTLY WHEN IT'S SHIPPED, IT HAS TEMPERATURE INDICATORS THAT ARE SHIPPED WITH IT.

SO UP TO DELIVERY TO THE PATIENT, IT'S VERY CONTROLLED.

NOW, THERE WAS A PUSH TO PUT A TEMPERATURE-CHANGING STICKER ON THE VIAL IN THE '80s BUT THE MANUFACTURERS DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THAT EXTRA COST.

WE'VE REALIZED THAT WE NEED TO PUT THE CONTROL IN THE HANDS OF THE DIABETICS SO THAT THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER THEIR SUPPLY OF MEDICATION.

>> DURIYA?

>> FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE THE PROBLEM YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.

MY DAD IS DIABETIC.

WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS DIABETIC.

AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON HEALTH.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I'M CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE ESTIMATED THE COST AVOIDANCE AND IMPLICATIONS AND SAVINGS, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL IMPACT, POSITIVELY OF COURSE, ON THE HEALTH OF YOUR POTENTIAL FUTURE CUSTOMERS?

>> YEAH, SO THIS IS A REALLY COMPLEX PROBLEM.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY NOT STUDIED THAT WELL.

WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS LITERATURE REVIEW IN OUR RESEARCH, WE COULDN'T FIND A STUDY OF HOW THIS HAPPENS.

SO WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO DO WITH FUNDING THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE IF WE WON INVENTURE PRIZE IS GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND FIGURE OUT, DO CUSTOMER DISCOVERY, FIGURE OUT HOW THE MARKET SIZE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM.

$11 BILLION GLOBAL INDUSTRY, THIS IS A BIG SPACE FOR US.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

IT REALLY KIND OF PLAYS OFF OF WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.

AS YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR REIMBURSEMENT STRATEGY, WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS?

ARE YOU LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF PREDICATE SYSTEM OUT THERE WHERE YOU COULD KIND OF TAG ON TO THAT REIMBURSEMENT PATHWAY?

OR ARE YOU THINKING THAT THE CONSUMER WILL ACTUALLY PAY FOR THIS?

>> YEAH, SO WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A SPECIFIC REGION TO PURSUE REIMBURSEMENT WITH.

WHAT WE'RE THINKING THAT IS WE'RE LOOKING TO PRICE THIS TEST AT THE SAME LEVEL AS WHAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR GLUCK COMETER TEST STRIPS, WHICH IS A RECURRING COST DIABETICS ARE USED TO PAYING FOR.

WE WANT TO PRICE IN THAT RANGE.

OUR HOPE IS TO FIND A REIMBURSEMENT PATHWAY FOR THIS.

>> WHO'S ACCOUNTABLE FOR PAYING FOR MORE INSULIN IF SPOILED?

IS IT THE CONSUMER?

>> MOST OFTEN THE CONSUMER.

A LOT OF TIMES THE MANUFACTURER, IF YOU HAVE INSULIN, SAY, YOUR INSULIN ARRIVES SPOILED ON SUPPLY, WHICH IT SENT BECAUSE THERE'S A COLD CHAIN IN PLACE.

IF IT DOES, YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR PHARMACIST AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS BAD.

THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET FED A WHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS.

WELL, HOW DID YOU FIND IT?

WHERE WAS IT WHEN YOU OPENED IT?

YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE RIGOROUS PROCESS OF, WHERE DID YOU GO WRONG?

WAS THIS ON OUR END OR YOUR END?

A BUNCH OF FINGER-POINTING, RIGHT?

SO THIS TEST WOULD -- IT'S MORE SO ABOUT -- >> PEACE OF MIND WHAT IS WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE.

IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA AND YOU NEED THIS INSULIN NOW, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY VIABLE AND YOU'RE NOT IN THE HEAD SPACE TO DO THAT.

>> DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TIME BAD INSULIN IS WHAT'S ENCOUNTERED?

>> 5 SECONDS TO ANSWER.

>> SO WE'VE ASKED OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY'VE SAID, WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC TIME, BUT THEY'VE SAID EVERYBODY HAS SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM.

>> THAT'S YOUR EXPIRATION DATE.

WELL DONE.

IF THERE IS ONE SWEET THING A DIABETIC COULD HANDLE, IT WOULD BE A CONVERSATION WITH ASHLEY WHO WILL FIND OUT WHAT ELSE THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT SPOILERALERT.

>> OH, FAITH.

THE BLOOD IS RUSHING TO MY CHEEKS, FAITH'S CHEEKS.

THERE'S USUALLY SOMETHING TO LAMPOON ON AN AMERICAN FAMILY VACATION.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FAMILY BLOOD IS UNDER THREAT?

EMORY'S DR. LEE GILLAND HAS A DAUGHTER WITH DIABETES.

LEE, TELL US YOUR HARROWING STORY WITH INSULIN?

>> SO MANY TIMES WHEN WE'VE TRAVELED WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO KEEP OUR DAUGHTER'S INSULIN AT A PERFECT TEMPERATURE.

WE'VE ARRIVED PLACES AND HER BLOOD SUGAR WILL BE 550 AT LEAST.

>> WHICH IS BAD?

>> NORMAL BLOOD SUGAR IS UNDER 100.

SO THIS IS A BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL THAT YOU CAN END UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH.

AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO JUST BECAUSE WE'RE IN MEDICINE.

BUT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THIS ADVANTAGE.

THIS IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING OR HOME.

>> IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

TO GIVE TEAM SPOILERALERT SOME SUGAR, YOU'RE GOING TO TEXT "SPOILER" WHEN VOTING OPENS LATER IN THE SHOW.

TO THE VICTOR GOES THE SPOILS, FAITH.

>> ONLY SIX OF THE 50 TEAMS MADE IT TO THE FINALS.

FEAR NOT FOR THOSE TEAMS WHO DID NOT MAKE IT TO OUR STAGE.

MANY OF THEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR INNOVATION IN THEIR QUEST FOR NEXT YEAR'S TITLE.

TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE OF WHAT MIGHT LIE AHEAD FOR US IN 2024, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A FUN LITTLE SEGMENT WE CALL, "MAYBE NEXT YEAR."

>> RIGHT, HOLD THE VALUES.

>> I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET IT THIS SMALL.

>> WE'RE TEAM SUN NET SYSTEMS AND THAT'S OUR BABY.

>> IS THIS THING UP AND RUNNING NOW?

>> NEXTTON WAS DESIGNED TO LOOK UNDER THE ICE UNDER THE MOON.

>> ICE, ICE BABY.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.

>> WE WANTED TO MAKE IT EASIER WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INTESTINAL WORMS.

>> WHAT ABOUT IDENTIFYING A BANANA?

>> FRED IS FRIENDLY AND ALWAYS KEEPS HIS EYES ON YOU AS YOU MOVE AROUND.

>> BASICALLY IT'S FLOWER POWER.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

>> UPCYCLED ACCESSORIES MADE FROM DECOMMISSIONED FIRE HOSE.

>> I'M LOVING THE YELLOW.

>> DO YOU HAVE OTHER COLORS?

>> POCKET CHARGE.

WE'LL PUT A CHARGE IN YOUR PANTS.

>> PEOPLE WANT TO BE ARTSY.

>> SO I'M AN ARTIST NOISE.

.

>> WHO SAID ROBOTS CAN'T MAKE ART?

>> WE INVENTED A SMARTWATCH FOR SAFETY.

>> DIE HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TOUCH THE PERSON?

>> I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY HARMED IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE ZEUS STICK.

>> DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT MY EYES ON THIS NEXT TEAM.

AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE, THEY'VE GOT THEIR EYES ON US.

>> I'M ABHIPSA.

>> IVAN.

>> BRUCE.

>> IF YOU CAN.

>> NATHAN.

AND WEE ARE TEAM RACCOON EYES.

>> EVERY YEAR, 14 MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS 3,000 UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES WASTE 7.9 BILLION POUNDS OF FOOD.

>> THAT'S OVER 175 TONS OF CARBON EMISSIONS.

IN FACT, FOOD WASTE AS A TOTAL CONTRIBUTES MORE TO CLIMATE CHANGE THAN THE ENTIRE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

>> DINING HALL MANAGERS ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE DINING OPERATIONS AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE.

BUT EXISTING SOLUTIONS AREN'T SUFFICIENT.

>> THAT'S WHY WE'VE CREATED RACCOON EYES.

>> WE'RE A DIVERSE TEAM OF ENGINEERS AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS WHICH EQUIPS US WELL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

>> WINNING THIS YEAR'S GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD PROPEL US TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE MOVEMENT TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE.

>> WE CAN'T WAIT TO LEAD.

>> INVENTURE PRIZE CONTESTANTS ARE NOT USUALLY KNOWN FOR TALKING TRASH BUT THIS NEXT TEAM EXCELS AT IT.

TEAM RACCOON EYES, TAKE IT AWAY.

>> OKAY, HOW MANY HAVE SEEN TRASH CANS IN OUR CAFETERIAS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS?

IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE.

WE STUDENTS THROW FOOD AWAY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T LIKE IT, WE TOOK TOO MUCH.

BUT DOES LIKES AND PORTION SIZES ARE THE EXACT DATA DINING MANAGERS LACK ON A CONSISTENT AND SPECIFIC BASIS FOR THEIR JOBS.

UNTIL NOW.

RECOGNIZE IS A TRASH EXTENSION THAT COLLECTS FOOD WASTE QUANTITY AND HIGH-QUALITY FEEDBACK AT POINT OF WASTE.

GIVING THESE DINING MANAGERS DATA THE INDUSTRY HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

HOW MUCH STUDENTS ARE WASTING AND WHY?

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS.

FOR THE STUDENTS, JUST THROW YOUR TRASH AWAY AND TALK TO IT.

>> HOW WAS THE FOOD TODAY?

>> THE FOOD, I TOOK JUST TOO MUCH PIZZA TODAY.

>> SO BASICALLY, THE CAMERA UP THERE TRACKS FOOD ON A PLATE, THEN THE DEVICE ASKS A QUESTION.

OUR PROPRIETARY 3D RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM IS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF FOOD ON A PLATE WITH A SINGLE IMAGE.

WHILE OUR LANGUAGE DETECTION MODEL AGGREGATES THIS FEEDBACK INTO POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE KEY WORDS.

WE PAIR THIS DATA AND FEEDBACK TOGETHER ONTO A DASHBOARD FOR DINING MANAGERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THREE BIG OPPORTUNITIES.

TO REFINE RECIPES, TO IMPROVE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, AND TO MANAGE THEIR PORTION SIZES AT THE RIGHT TIMES.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF 30 POUNDS OF PIZZA WAS WASTED TODAY, AND MOST STUDENTS SAID THEY TOOK TOO MUCH, YOU CAN SLICE THE PIZZA SMALLER TO GIVE THEM MORE CONTROL OVER HOW MUCH PIZZA THEY WANT.

OR IF A LOT OF RICE IS WASTED AT 2:00 P.M. AND MOST PEOPLE SAY IT'S BECAUSE IT WAS UNDERCOOKED, DINING MANAGERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND HOW TO FIX IT.

WE'VE DEPLOYED RECOGNIZE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AT A GEORGIA TECH DINING HALL AND COLLECTED 1,200 RESPONSES AND PROJECT TO SAVE $20,000 PER DINING HALL PER MONTH.

DINING MANAGERS LOVE RECOGNIZE BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH TIME IT CAN SAVE THEM IN MEASURING WASTE.

AND THAT THEY CAN TRACE BACK FEEDBACK NO MATTER HOW UNSPECIFIC TO A MEAL.

AND THEY WANT IT IN EVERY DINING HALL.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING WITH GEORGIA TECH DINING ON A SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACT STARTING THIS FALL.

-- EVERY DINING HALL'S GOT A TRASH CAN.

BUT NOT ONE LIKE THIS.

WITH OUR COLLECTION OF HIGH-QUALITY FEEDBACK, UNIQUE SOLUTIONS TO ESTIMATE FOOD AMOUNT WITH BORING WEIGHT CALLS AND A PATENT-PENDING SYSTEM, WE'RE READY TO BRING RECOGNIZE TO EVERY DINING HALL TRASH CAN.

TO CHANGE THE WAY WE LOOK AT WASTE, TO REDUCE 175 TONS OF CARBON EVERY YEAR, TO BUILD A CLEANER FUTURE.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

THE JUDGES AREN'T ABOUT TO LET THIS OPPORTUNITY GO TO WASTE.

IT'S THEIR TURN TO TALK TO TEAM RACCOON EYES.

DURIYA, TAKE IT AWAY.

>> SO A QUESTION IN THE CONTEXT OF COLLEGES AND EDUCATION.

BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHERE YOU'RE STARTING, RIGHT?

A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES HAVE CONTRACTS WITH SPECIFIC COMPANIES.

THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH CONTROL IN TERMS OF WHAT THE RECIPES ARE GOING TO BE OR WHAT THE FOOD IS GOING TO BE THAT'S SERVED.

PORTION SIZES.

I COMPLETELY GET THAT, BUT TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET PAST OR DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT A LOT OF DINING SERVICES ARE CONTRACTED AND THERE MAY NOT BE AS MUCH CONTROL IN TERMS OF DAY-TO-DAY FEEDBACK.

>> OKAY.

SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN EVEN WITH GEORGIA TECH IS THEY ACTUALLY MOVED AWAY FROM USING A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR.

BECAUSE THEY WANT TO IMPROVE DINING QUALITY AND RETENTION.

BECAUSE EACH SCHOOL REALLY WANTS TO CURATE THEIR EXPERIENCE BECAUSE BEYOND THE FRESHMEN, IT NORMALLY PETERS OUT IN LATER YEARS.

SO WE'RE PROVIDING THAT.

BUT LONG-TERM, WE'RE ALSO THINKING ABOUT PARTNERING UP WITH THIRD PARTY DINING PROVIDERS.

AND THIS STILL WORKS ON THE WASTE DETECTION SIDE.

SO GEORGIA TECH AND OTHER DINING PROVIDERS ALSO USE WASTE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES, AND THOSE TAKE ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES IN A MEDIUM-SIZED DINING HALL.

WITH RECOGNIZE, YOU CAN JUST DUMP THE TRASH IN AND THE REST OF THE NUMBERS IS DONE FOR YOU.

>> I THINK YOU SAID THAT N EQUALS 1?

YOU HAVE ONE BETA CUSTOMER, ONE PILOT PROGRAM GOING WITH GEORGIA TECH?

>> UH-HUH.

>> YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU -- IN LOOKING AT THE COST SAVINGS, YOU SAID $20K PER DINING HALL PER MONTH.

>> UH-HUH.

>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COLLECTING THIS DATA?

>> SO WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING DATA FOR A MONTH.

IN TERMS OF HOW WE GOT $20,000, BASICALLY WE'VE MEASURED THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE THE DINING HALL THROWS AWAY EVERY WEEK, ABOUT 32,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WASTE EVERY MONTH.

TYPICALLY THAT'S ABOUT $40,000.

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN TYPICALLY IT'S ABOUT $1, $1.17 PER POUND OF FOOD.

OUR SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE BY 40%.

THIS NUMBER WAS DERIVED FROM RESEARCH FEATURES THAT WE'VE AUTOMATED IN OUR SYSTEM AS WELL AS EXISTING TET FOR STUDIES.

AND BASICALLY FROM THAT 40% YOU GET ABOUT $17,000 IN SAVINGS AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL $3,000 THAT YOU SAVE WITH THE WASTE REDUCTION, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF MONEY TO BASICALLY DISPOSE OF WASTE AS WELL AS MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE DINING HALLS.

>> YOU'VE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK, THAT'S GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU INTEND, THEN, TO TURN ONE INTO MANY?

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GO AFTER THE MARKET?

WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY FOR THAT?

>> RIGHT.

SO IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO ATTACK THE MARKET, CURRENTLY WE REALLY WANT TO SCALE TO IT REGIONAL AREAS.

SO REGIONAL SCHOOLS.

BECAUSE THIS IS A HARDWARE SYSTEM, WE WANT TO SCALE TO REGIONAL AREAS AND BASICALLY CONDUCT MORE ADVANCED FOOD WASTE STUDIES ON THE ACTUAL REDUCTIONS OF THIS SYSTEM.

AFTER WE MATURE IN THAT SENSE AS A BUSINESS WE WANT TO REACH OUT TO DINING PROVIDERS, THIRD PARTY DINING PROVIDERS, TO SCALE UP MORE, AS WELL AS TO PIVOT TO AN ON-WALL ATTACHMENT AS WE'RE RECOGNIZED AND BUILD UP OUR BRAND.

>> THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS NOT LOST ON ME.

RIGHT?

THIS THING ABOUT THE CAMERA AND THE ANGLES AND ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN'T CONTROL AND HOW YOU RECOGNIZE WHAT'S WHAT IN THE TRASH CAN -- IT'S REALLY HARD.

SO I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU ON THAT.

ON THE OTHER ANGLE, GETTING PEOPLE TO TALK TO THE TRASH CAN.

RIGHT?

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?

WHAT'S THEIR INCENTIVE?

>> ALL RIGHT, SO ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING A BETA TEST WITH GEORGIA TECH.

AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE MONTH WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH IT IS THAT THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF FEEDBACK HAS ACTUALLY BEEN INCREASING.

AND ONE THING THAT WE'RE NOTICING IS WE DON'T ONLY WANT TO MAKE THIS SOME SORT OF GIMMICKY TRASH CAN, WE WANT TO MAKE IT PART OF THE DINING ROUTINE AND INTEGRATE IT INTO THE BEHAVIOR OF COLLEGE DINERS.

>> BRITON OR WILLIE?

>> WILLAGE.

>> OH.

>> THIS IS WHY YOUR CHILDREN NEED TO WATCH "SESAME STREET," THEY NEED TO LEARN TO TALK TO TRASH CANS.

RACCOON EYES HAS BEEN SUSTAINING THE PROGRAM ALL NIGHT.

LET'S GO BACK TO FIND OUT WHAT'S UNDER THE LID OF TEAM RACCOON EYES.

>> OSCAR THE GROUCH IS OFF BUT ALLOW ME TO PUT THE ASH IN TRASH.

GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN ON THIS STORY.

A FRIEND OF THE TEAM, DINING HALL CUSTOMER, AUDIE, VERY ENTHUSIASTIC.

WHAT HAS RACCOON EYES ILLUMINATED ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL DINING HABITS?

>> YEAH, I THINK RACCOON EYES MADE ME MORE CONSCIOUS ABOUT MY MEAL SIZE AND ALSO REDUCING FOOD WASTE.

WHEN I GO TO THE FOOD HALL, I WANT TO TRY EVERYTHING.

I END UP WITH A PLATE WITH SOME I LIKE, SOME THAT GO TO CRASH.

NOW I CAN GIVE FEEDBACK AND MY FEEDBACK'S HEARD BY TALKING TO TRASH CAN.

SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE FOOD CHOICES THERE.

>> THAT'S GREAT.

>> IT IS GREAT, EYE OPENING.

I'M A NEWLY CONVERTED TRASH PANDA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOTING AROUND THE CORNER.

TEXT KEY WORD RACCOON, BADGER, SKUNK, ALTHOUGH MAMMALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

>> WE HAVE ONE MORE FINALIST TO PRESENT.

A TEAM THAT'S RIDING THE WAVE OF THE ONLINE JOB MARKETPLACE.

>> MY NAME IS SYAAM KHANDAKER.

WE'VE TEAM GIGSURF.

IN OUR CURRENT JOB MARKET, INTERNSHIPS ARE HIGHLY VALUED AND OFTEN SEEN AS A NECESSARY STEP IN CREATING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER.

HOWEVER, IT IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS TO SECURE INTERNSHIPS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FIELDS.

AS A RESULT, MANY STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, BUSINESSES FIND IT DIFFICULT TO FIND ON-DEMAND STAFFING FOR SMALL PROJECTS ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS AND ARE FORCED TO USE SUBSTANDARD PLATFORMS THAT DON'T MEET THEIR EXPECTATIONS.

THROUGH OUR MENTORS IN ATDC, GIGSURF HAS FOUND A WAY TO SOLVE THIS PUSH AND PULL BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND STUDENTS.

APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AFTER LAUNCHING, GIGSURF IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY BUSINESSES AND STUDENTS INTERACT, BUILDING CAREERS AND COMPANIES ONE PROJECT AT A TIME.

>> ALL RIGHT, AFTER HEARING THAT I'M PRETTY SURE THIS GUY MIGHT BE THE MOST POPULAR STUDENT ON CAMPUS.

TIME TO MEET TEAM GIGSURF.

>> AS A CURRENT FRESHMAN -- [ APPLAUSE ] AS A CURRENT FRESHMAN AT GEORGIA TECH, I'VE EXPERIENCED SO MANY DIFFICULTIES FINDING WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR INTERNSHIPS.

IN FACT, LAST SEMESTER, I APPLIED TO OVER 100 INTERNSHIPS AND GOT NO OFFERS BACK.

IN FACT, I APPLIED TO OVER 100 INTERNSHIPS LAST CHRISTMAS TEAR AND GOT NO OFFERS BACK.

I KNOW -- IN FACT, LAST SEMESTER I GOT OVER 100 INTERNSHIPS AND GOT NO OFFERS BACK.

MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME SITUATION AS WELL.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EQUATION, THERE'S CURRENTLY BUSINESSES WHO NEED ON-DEMAND STAFFING BUT THEY'RE GIVEN DIFFICULTIES GIVEN THE CURRENT -- GIVEN THE CURRENT -- THE CURRENT SITUATION OF STAFFING SOLUTIONS.

SO THERE'S CURRENTLY A PUSH AND A PULL BETWEEN STUDENTS NEEDING WORK EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESSES NEEDING TO FULFILL STAFFING NEEDS.

SO HERE AT GIGSURF WE BUILT A MARKETPLACE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FULFILL FREELANCE WORK FOR BUSINESSES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

OUR MARKETPLACE ALLOWS COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WORK ON THEIR OWN TIME, EARN MONEY, AND RAIN WORK EXPERIENCE.

IT ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO GAIN EARLY ACCESS TO STUDENT TALENT AND ALLOW THEM TO GET PRODUCTS ON ANNED A HACK BASIS.

YOU KNOW THE QUALITY OF WORK IS EXTREMELY HIT OR MISS AND OFTENTIMES YOU'RE WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WORLD.

FOR STUDENTS AS WELL, THESE PLATFORMS ARE EXTREMELY SATURATED, TONS OF FREELANCERS WHO HAVE DONE HUNDREDS OF GIGS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE TO PICK UP A GIG.

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY IS INSTEAD, WE VET EACH COLLEGE STUDENT FOR EACH PROJECT, AND TWO, OUR ENTIRE MARKET IS ENTIRELY COLLEGE STUDENTS.

SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN MID-OCTOBER, WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS.

WE'VE BROUGHT IN OVER 400 STUDENTS, 30 PAYING CLIENTS, JEANNE RATING OVER $25,000 IN REVENUE.

OUR PARTICIPATION IN ATDC HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR GROWTH.

HERE AT GIGSURF WE'RE BUILDING CAREERS AND COMPANIES ONE PROJECT AT A TIME.

WE THINK WINNING INVENTURE PRIZE WILL HELP US PROPEL OUR COMPANY INTO OTHER COMMUNITIES AND OTHER COLLEGES.

WE BELIEVE EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN US IS ANOTHER DOLLAR INVESTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SYAAM, YOU'RE A ONE-MAN SHOW, WAY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

IS GIGSURF'S WAVE READY TO CREST?

OUR JUDGES HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WILL HELP US FIND OUT.

DONNIE, WHY DON'T YOU START?

>> OF COURSE I LOVE GEORGIA TECH STUDENTS, RIGHT?

BUT WHEN I'M SHOPPING FOR TALENT, WHY WOULD I START HERE AND NOT ON SOME OF THOSE OTHER PLATFORMS THAT YOU MENTIONED?

>> SO THE PROBLEM WITH THE BIG PLATFORMS, LIKE I WAS SAYING, IT'S HIT OR MISS.

IF YOU GO TO A COLLEGE STUDENT, IT'S MORE TRANSPARENT, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.

WHEREAS IF YOU LOOK AT PLATFORMS LIKE FIBER UPWARD, PEOPLE HAVE -- THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY SCOPE THEIR PROFILES.

WE ACTUALLY DID MARKET RESEARCH.

WE WENT TO ALL THE STARTUPS INITIALLY.

WE ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD DO THIS.

THEY SAID, YEAH, THEY WOULD -- ALMOST A LOT OF THE STARTUPS WE TALKED TO TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY REALLY WANTED COLLEGE STUDENTS OVER FREELANCERS BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH MORE RELIABLE THEY WERE.

>> IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT ANY GEORGIA TECH STUDENT WOULD NOT GET AN OFFER.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING.

>> YEAH.

>> MY QUESTION IS AROUND, HOW DO YOU REALLY -- I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, HOW DO YOU CAPTURE THE MARKET?

AND THAT'S BOTH FROM ATTRACTING THE TALENT AND THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THE TALENT AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MANAGE THAT SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM?

>> YEAH, SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY VET EACH STUDENT PERSONALLY.

IN THE FUTURE, WE PLAN TO CREATE A MATCHING ALGORITHM THAT CONNECTS EACH STUDENT TO THE BUSINESSES.

SO IN THE FUTURE, WE PLAN TO USE THAT TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS.

>> RIGHT NOW THERE ISN'T AN ALGORITHM?

>> YES.

>> OKAY.

>> FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST SAY THAT ANY TIME THERE'S A FRESHMAN UP HERE ON STAGE PRESENTING THEIR COMPANY AND THEIR IDEA, IT'S AMAZING TO ME.

AMAZING.

SO KUDOS ON THAT.

MY QUESTION IS AROUND -- YOU GOT TO VETTING, RIGHT?

AND I REMEMBER ANOTHER GEORGIA TECH STUDENT OR PAIR OF STUDENTS HAD STARTED A SIMILAR SITUATION FOR BABYSITTING, MAYBE?

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.

BUT TWO GEORGIA TECH STUDENTS HAD LAUNCHED THAT.

SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, HOW WILL YOU VET STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT IS GOING TO MEET THE NEEDS AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BUSINESSES ON THE OTHER SIDE?

AND THE SKILLS THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY NEED, NUMBER ONE.

AND TWO, ARE YOU GOING TO BRING OR INCORPORATE CONTRACTING AND PAYMENTS INTO THE PLATFORM?

HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK?

>> WE DO THE PERSONAL VETTING OURSELVES.

WITH THIS MATCHING ALGORITHM, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SCOPE THESE STUDENTS WELL ENOUGH FOR THE COLLEGE -- FOR THE BUSIES.

AS OF NOW WE'RE GIVEN A LIST OF PRIORITIES FOR THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND WHAT TYPE OF STUDENT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO CHOOSE OUT OF THEIR RESUMES AND GIVE THE BEST STUDENTS OUT OF THAT.

COULD YOU REPEAT THE SECOND QUESTION THIS.

>> THE SECOND QUESTION WAS HOW WILL YOU ANTICIPATE THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESSES TO REALLY KNOW THAT YOU'RE VETTING STUDENTS ON THAT BASIS?

I'M CURIOUS IF YOU PLAN TO ACTUALLY APPLY THIS FOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S A MATCHING ISSUE AS WELL.

HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHAT BUSINESSES NEED AND THE SKILL SETS?

>> YEAH, SO FOR EACH PROJECT WE GET, WE DO AN INTRODUCTORY CALL TO ASK THEM, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT FROM A STUDENT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO PROVIDE FOR YOU?

SO GIVEN THAT INTRODUCTORY CALL, WE'RE ABLE TO SCOPE THIS OUT BETTER.

>> MY OTHER QUESTION WAS PAYMENT.

>> YEAH.

SO WITH PAYMENT, YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE PLAN TO DO A LITTLE SHORTLY.

CURRENTLY, BECAUSE OF OUR TECH VILLAGE PARTNERSHIP, WE'RE GETTING THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

AFTER, THAT WE PLAN TO INTEGRATE PAYMENT, THIS MATCHING ALGORITHM, BEFORE WE EXPAND TO DIFFERENT COLLEGES.

>> HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY?

>> YEAH, SO THE WAY THAT WE CURRENTLY MAKE MONEY IS SO STUDENTS OR BUSINESSES ARE GIVEN FLAT FEES.

FOR EXAMPLE, A DEVELOPER GETS PAID -- THE COMPANY PAYS US $40 AN HOUR FOR A DEVELOPER, $35, ET CETERA, FOR THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

AND SO THE WAY IT WORKS IS WE TAKE 30% -- >> THAT'S TIME.

I'M SORRY, CLIFFHANGER.

NOW WE NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU GET PAID.

THANK YOU, TEAM GIGSURF.

THIS IS OUR JUDGES' TIME TO SHINE.

I WILL INVITE YOU TO LEAVE AND GO MAKE SOME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS.

AND WHILE OUR JUDGES DO THAT, A SPECIAL GUEST IS SET TO HANG TEN WITH ASHLEY AND FILL US IN ON TEAM GIGSURF.

ASHLEY?

>> FAITH, YOU'RE A GIG WORKER, I'M A GIG WORKER, THIS SHOW IS A GIG, SO META.

PARTICLES MUST VIBRATE FASTER HERE AT TECH BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE FINDING THEIR TREE LANCE WORK MUCH QUICKER.

LIKE A SIGN FROM ABOVE, YOU CAME UPON GIGSURF.

HOW EASY WAS THAT GIVING-MATCHING PROCESS?

>> SUPER EASY.

UPLOAD MY RESUME, GIGSURF DID THE REST.

THEY FOUND COMPANIES THAT WERE INTERESTED IN HIRING ME, AND THAT'S ALL I HAD TO DO.

I THINK THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE AS A STUDENT, MY TWO OPTIONS TO MAKE MONEY DURING THE SEMESTER WOULD BE WORK AT A COFFEE SHOP WHICH PROBABLY WOULDN'T PAY MUCH OR FIND A GIG, WHICH WAS NOT EASY UNTIL NOW.

>> YOU FOUND A GIG.

YOU MADE IT LOOK SO NATURAL.

LET'S CALL IT GIG-LING WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> I LIKE THAT.

>> HE DOESN'T LIKE IT.

IF YOU WANT GIGSURF TO WIN, TEXT "GIG" TO 415-965-7445.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.

I'VE GOT BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.

I'LL LET YOU STEP ASIDE.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL OUR TEAM PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEWS.

IT IS TIME FOR THE PEOPLE TO PICK THEIR FAVORITE.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOTING IS OPEN.

TEXT YOUR FAVORITE TEAM'S KEY WORD TO 415-965-7445 OR VET AT GPB.ORG/VOTE.

ONLY ONE VOTE PER DEVICE WILL COUNT.

WATCH OUT FOR AUTO CORRECT.

YOU HAVE TO SPELL YOUR TEAM'S KEY WORD CORRECTLY FOR YOUR VOTE TO COUNT.

LET'S GO OVER THEM AGAIN.

OURO, "OURO."

SELL BRAISE, KEY WORD IS "SELL."

NOVELA LAMP, THEIR KEY WORD IS "NOVELA."

IF YOU KNOW THE EVENING ENDS WITH SPOILERALERT TAKING HOME THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD, KEY WORD "SPOILER."

LOOKING FOR TEAM RACCOON EYES, "RACCOON."

IF YOU THOUGHT TEAM GIGSURF DID THE BEST JOB, YOUR KEY WORD IS "GIG."

415-965-7445.

YOU'LL RECEIVE A CONFIRMTATION TEXT AFTER YOU VOTE.

THAT VOTE WILL ONLY COUNT ONE TIME PER DEVICE.

SPEAKING OF DEVICES, IF YOU'RE ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU CAN ALSO VOTE BY VISITING GPB.ORG/VOTE.

OUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOTING WILL ONLY BE OPEN FOR A VERY SMALL WINDOW.

GET THOSE KEY WORDS SENT AND WE'LL HAVE RESULTS IN NO TIME.

WITH THAT, I HAND THINGS BACK TO YOU, FAITH.

>> THANK YOU, ASHLEY.

CHECK YOUR SPELL CHECK, YOU DON'T WANT TO DUCK YOURSELF.

OUR JUDGES ARE BUSY DELIBERATING ABOUT HOW FINALISTS.

THE INVENTURE PRIZE HAS AN EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL SISTER PROGRAM IN K-12 SCHOOLS.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE K-12 INVENTURE PRIZE, LET'S GO BACK TO THE HOST WITH HUSTLE, ASHLEY.

>> GOOD NEWS, FAITH.

MY GUESTS ARE COMING BUT THEY'RE NOT HERE YET.

I'LL VAMP FOR YOU.

I BELIEVE IT WAS SHAKESPEARE WHO WROTE, "A GEORGIA TECH INVENTION BY ANY OTHER AGE WOULD BE AS SWEET."

AT TRENT ELEMENTARY, GIFTED SPECIALIST AMBER WOOLLY AND HER SECOND GRADERS ARE PROOF IN THE PUDDING THAT K-12 INVENTURE PRICE IS MANIPULATING YOUNG PROBLEM SOLVERS BY MAKING INVENTION EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO GEORGIA'S EDUCATORS.

I'M JOINED BY AMBER AND HER STUDENTS BO, SAMANTHA, JACKSON.

>> HELLO.

>> WHICH ONE IS BO?

>> THIS IS BO.

>> HEY, BO, HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD.

>> I HAVE JACKSON AND SAMANTHA, COME ON OVER HERE.

STAND BY ME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO GET K-12 INVENTURE PRIZE CURRICULUM IN YOUR CLASSROOM?

>> ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO I WAS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INCREASE RIGOR WITH OUR SECOND GRADE TARGET POPULATION.

AND I HEARD ABOUT K-12 INVENTURE PRIZE.

SPECIFICALLY, WE WERE TRYING TO INCREASE THE RIGOR IN IDENTIFYING AND RESEARCHING REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND CREATING GLOBAL CITIZENS.

AND THEY WERE INTRINSICALLY FOCUSED, DISCONNECTED FROM MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

>> NOW THEY ARE EXTERNS, MORE FOCUSED ON THE OUTSIDE, I LOVE IT.

WHAT CHANGES HAVE YOU SEEN IN THESE YOUNG INVENTORS?

>> WE ARE A TEAM SCHOOL.

WE WERE BUILDING AND USING DESIGN-BASED THINKING.

BUT WE HAVE SEEN THEM TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT AND REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

>> ALL GOOD STUFF.

THIS TEAM INVENTED THE GAME BAG.

WHAT'S IN IT?

BO, YOU'VE GOT 5 SECONDS.

>> THE GAME BAG, IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF BOREDOM.

AND THE GAME BAG IS -- IT'S A BAG THAT KEEPS KIDS ENTERTAINED ON THE GO.

IT'S GREEN FREE AND HAS REUSABLE OPTIONS.

>> THANK YOU, BO.

VERY WELL PUT.

TO REGISTER OR LEARN MORE ABOUT K-12 INVENTURE PRIZE, CHECK OUT K12INVENTURE.GATECH.EDU.

>> WE'D LIKE TO TELL ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY TALE.

BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS KIND WHAT WAS WE DO HERE, RIGHT?

GEORGIA AIM IS A COLLECTION OF GRANTS THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ELEVATE A.I.

MANUFACTURING ACROSS THE STATE, CREATING BETTER JOBS FOR ALL PEOPLE AND ALL COMMUNITIES AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.

>> COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, PLANNERS SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON GEORGIA'S FUTURE WANTED MORE THAN FOR GEORGIANS TO RETURN TO THEIR OLD JOBS.

THEY WANTED TO BUILD BACK BETTER.

THAT'S WHY GEORGIA AIM WAS ESTABLISHED.

>> GEORGIA AIM IS A COALITION OF MORE THAN 40 NONPROFITS, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE CONVENED TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH GEORGIA AS THE NATION'S PILLAR FOR INNOVATING TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPING WORKFORCE AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS ADOPTED INTO MANUFACTURING.

>> WHAT THIS MEANS TO ALL GEORGIANS IS VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED.

>> WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE PUT THIS PROJECT TOGETHER AND WE LOOK AT THIS PROJECT IN TOTALITY, THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE MINORITY COMMUNITIES -- WOMEN, MILITARY, VETERANS, PEOPLE WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH A VAST AMOUNT OF AUDIENCES.

>> WITH TOMORROW IN MIND, GEORGIA AIM ALSO INCLUDES RESOURCES FOR GEORGIA'S K-12 STUDENTS.

>> ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAMS AT GEORGIA AIM IS K-12 INVENTURE PRIZE COMPETITION AROUND DATA SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING THAT WILL LAUNCH NEXT YEAR.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO IMPACT GEORGIANS NOT ONLY TODAY BUT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY EXCITING TIME.

AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY WITH THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRY THAT WE JUST REALLY HOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT GATEWAY FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> LOOKING TEN YEARS AHEAD, I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, THESE PROGRAMS DIDN'T JUST IMPACT GEORGIA TECH STUDENTS, WHICH WE KNOW THEY WILL, BUT THAT THESE PROGRAMS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY GEORGIAN TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE.

>> FOR THOSE AUDIENCE MEMBERS STILL WAVERING, YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.

BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE THE INVENTURE PRIZE WINNERS, LET'S POP BACKSTAGE WITH ASHLEY WITH THE FINALISTS.

WHAT'S IT LIKE BACK THERE, ASH?

>> WELL, IT'S A VIBE, FAITH.

SO MUCH SO, I'VE ASKED OUR FINALISTS TO SELECT A SONG THAT MOST CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF THEIR INVENTION.

LET'S HEAR WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH, SHALL WE?

START WITH YOU, WHAT SONG BEST CAPTURES YOUR INVENTION?

>> "SURFING USA" THE BEACH BOYS.

WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE THE USA OVER.

>> I LOVE THAT.

RACCOON EYES?

>> "NEVER GOING TO GIVE YOU UP" BY RICK ASTLEY.

NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP ON STUDENTS, DINING MANAGERS, OR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SONG ABOUT DINING MANAGERS, SPOILERALERT.

GRADY?

>> "POCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE" BY NATASHA BENINGFIELD BECAUSE ALL DIABETICS DESERVE TO WALK IN THE SUNSHINE STRESS FREE.

I LOVE YOU, MOM.

>> LOVELY.

THIS PLAYLIST HAS GONE POP.

>> OUR SONG IS "DON'T STOP ME NOW" BY QUEEN, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME AND YOU CAN'T STOP IT.

>> GO TEAM OURO.

WHAT ABOUT TEAM NOVELA LAMP?

>> "PURE IMAGINATION" FROM CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, BECAUSE NOVELA IS ALL ABOUT THE WORLD OF YOUR IMAGINATION.

>> WILLY WONKA REPRESENTS THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> HE DOES.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SELLRAZE, TELL US, WHO DO YOU HAVE, WHAT SONG TO REPRESENT YOUR TEAM?

>> "DIGITS" YOUNG THUG, WE WANT TO MAKE OUR CUSTOMERS MONEY.

>> WE END WITH YOUNG THUG, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

ANYBODY HAVE A SONG FOR THE INVENTURE PRIZE?

"GAME OF THRONES"?

WHICH ONE THIS.

>> THE THEME SONG.

>> OH, THE THEME SONG, I'VE SEEN THAT I PROMISE.

WE'RE ALL TUNED UP BACK HERE, FAITH.

WE ARE READY TO COME BACK ON STAGE WHEN YOU'LL HAVE IT.

EVERYBODY ELSE, LISTEN TO THAT PLAYLIST ON THE WAY HOME.

FAITH?

>> WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED.

THE JUDGES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BACK IN THEIR SEATS AND THEY'RE NOT, WHICH MEANS SOMETHING'S GOING DOWN IN DELIBERATIONS.

WHICH MEANS THIS PROBABLY WAS NOT UNANIMOUS, WHICH MEANS I CAN PROBABLY USE THIS TIME TO PUT ON DONNIE'S SWAG.

IF ANY ONE OF YOU COULD ASK THE JUDGES A QUESTION, BESIDES WHO'S THE WINNER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

ANYBODY?

I WANT TO KNOW THE CRITERIA THEY'RE BASING IT ON.

I WANT TO KNOW WERE THEY UNANIMOUS?

I WANT TO KNOW HOW HEATED THE DISCUSSIONS GOT.

DONNIE HAS A VERY BIG HEAD.

IF THIS WERE MY HAT, I WOULD CURVE IT.

I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY 10-YEAR-OLD SON, YOU DON'T DO THAT WITH THE BRIM.

IS THAT TRUE?

WHAT DO I KNOW?

I'M JUST A MIDDLE-AGED LADY.

ALL RIGHT.

SERIOUSLY, THIS IS -- HERE THEY ARE.

OKAY, HURRY, HURRY, HURRY.

WE'VE BEEN WAITING, COME ON, TELL US.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, YOU CAN'T TELL US THE WINNER.

SO HOW DIFFICULT WAS THIS TO DECIDE?

>> IT WAS A FISTFIGHT.

>> WHOO!

SHERRY WON, IT'S AMAZING.

>> ALWAYS.

>> WHAT IS THE CRITERIA YOU USED TO MAKE YOUR DECISION?

WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE CRITERIA?

>> GOSH, THAT'S WHAT WAS HARD.

WE'RE HERE TO JUDGE ON THE BUSINESS BASIS OF WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE A VIABLE, STRONG, SCALEABLE, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS?

AND WE STRUGGLED WITH THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE IDEAS -- >> I'M GOING TO CUT YOU OFF.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE WINNERS.

>> CUTTING ME OFF.

>> JUDGES, JOIN ME DOWN HERE.

WITH THAT, COME ON DOWN, Y'ALL.

WITH THAT, YOU ARE -- WE ARE CLOSING THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOTING.

LET'S BRING ALL OUR FINALISTS BACK ONTO THE STAGE.

THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

COME ON DOWN.

Y'ALL STAND HERE.

JOIN ME.

ALL RIGHT.

TO HELP PRESENT, GIRLS, COME ON DOWN.

COME ON DOWN.

COME ON DOWN, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD LOVE TO SAY WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY NEXT.

THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF LIVE TV.

CAN MY FRIEND ON THE PROMPTER TELL ME WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY NEXT?

THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL.

THANK YOU.

WE'VE GOT FROM MAY HOWARD -- I GUESS YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT.

WHAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE YOU FROM?

>> MAY HOWARD.

>> NICE.

MAY HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CHATHAM COUNTY, HARPER MANN'S KENNEDY FRIGO AND OKSANA DELAPENNA.

THANK YOU, LADIES.

I'M A PEOPLE PERSON, SO OF COURSE I'M GOING TO KICK THINGS OFF BY ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF OUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WORTH $5,000.

HARPER, DO YOU WANT TO OPEN IT?

THAT'S A GOOD SOUND, RIGHT?

SATISFYING.

ALL RIGHT.

THE WINNER OF THE 2023 GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD IS -- NOVELA LAMP.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIA, NOVELA LAMP.

NICE.

ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATS.

ALL RIGHT.

CAN I GIVE THIS BACK TO YOU?

THANK YOU, HARPER.

WITH A CASH PRIZE OF $10,000, OUR SECOND-PLACE WINNER OF THE 2023 GEORGIA TECH INVENTURE PRIZE IS -- ALL RIGHT, KENNEDY.

DO YOU WANT TO OPEN IT?

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

TEAM SPOILERALERT.

CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, TEAM.

HOLD THAT FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT.

NO SPOILER ALERTS, HERE WE GO.

OKSANA, HERE WE GO.

ARE YOU READY FOR FIRST PLACE?

I AM.

I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENT OF ACCEPTANCE INTO GEORGIA TECH'S CREATE X STARTUP LAUNCH PROGRAM AND A CHECK FOR $20,000 IS -- DO YOU WANT TO SAY IT WITH ME?

READY?

TEAM SELLRAZE.

COME ON DOWN, YOU GUYS.

COME ON DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT 20 SECONDS TO THANK SOMEBODY.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO THANK?

>> EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT HERE, MY PARENTS, AND ALEX MANN, HERE'S YOUR SHOUT-OUT.

>> EVERYBODY THAT CAME HERE, CALEB SUTHERLAND, OUR MENTOR, ALL THE PEOPLE AT INVENTURE PRIZE, AND CREATE X TO HELP US ALONG THE WAY.

>> CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL.

AND THAT IS IT.

HERE, YOU CAN HOLD THIS.

HOLD THAT WITH PRIDE.

WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF OUR PROGRAM.

AN INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE ACC INVENTURE PRIZE BROADCASTING AND STREAMING LIVE FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THURSDAY, MARCH 30th, 7:00 P.M. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF TONIGHT'S FINALISTS, OUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER WAS NOVELA LAMP.

OUR SECOND-PLACE WINNER, SPOILERALERT.

AND OUR FIRST-PLACE WINNER, SELLRAZE.

PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR MY COHOST, ASHLEY MENGWASSER, AND TO OUR JUDGES DONNIE, DURIYA, SHERRY.

TO THE FOLKS BEHIND THE SCENES AT GEORGIA TECH WHO CREATED THIS INCREDIBLE SHOW, THE INVENTURE PRIZE WOULD LITERALLY NOT EXIST WITHOUT THEM.

A BIG THANKS TO OUR AMAZING PRODUCTION CREW.

I AM SO LUCKY I GET TO WORK WITH THIS TEAM EVERY YEAR.

AND LASTLY, THANKS TO YOU, OUR AUDIENCE, FOR MAKING THIS NIGHT SO SPECIAL FOR OUR TEAMS.

AND NEVER, EVER FORGET, NECESSITY MAY BE THE MOTHER OF INVENTION, BUT GEORGIA TECH IS YOUR DADDY.

GOOD NIGHT!

>> FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION.

AND THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

>>> AT GEORGIA TECH, WE'RE TURNING IDEAS INTO SOLUTIONS.

LIKE USING A DRONE TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL DEVICES TO PEOPLE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE IN AN EMERGENCY.

>> I LOST SOME FAMILY MEMBERS DUE TO LONG EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES.

THEY ARRIVED AT A SOLUTION USING A DRONE TO DELIVER MEDICAL DEVICES.

>> WE ARE EMPOWERING STUDENTS INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY, AND RISING TO THE CHALLENGE.

>> I'M EXCITED TO GO OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION.