It’s been really great experience to take part in NOVATech 2009 Business Plan Competition in Tel Aviv, Israel. We didn’t get through to the finals in Berkeley, CA but got so much input and positive feedback for our product.
The trip itself was an adventure. We didn’t know till the end if all of us are going to make it. Thanks to Bulgaria Air and SuperHosting.bg we got to Tel Aviv. Monday was mentoring day. The mentors gave a lot of feedback and also ideas how to improve our presentation. So we had to work hard till late night to adjust the presentation and do some more rehearsals.
The competition day was Tuesday in Tel Aviv University. Our presentation went smooth and we had plenty of time for questions from the jury. It was really inspiring to see and listen to the presentations of other teams. We had couple of breaks so we got the chance to talk to some people and make friends. It was day full of emotions and hope to win. We didn’t but as Mark Haris said all teams are winners somehow. To be honest, that might be true as we gained some experience and lots of new contacts.
We were very much amazed by the entrepreneur ecosystem in Tel Aviv – so much to do and so much to give and get. History too! Wednesday we managed to see Jerusalem and Dead See.
Some pictures from the competition:
