PSC Application form

The Philippine Startup Challenge is a national startup competition for college students which aims to
encourage the youth to create innovative solutions to real-life problems. Now on its fourth year, the
competition would specifically focus on the 25 local problems consolidated with the help of local
stakeholders all over the Philippines.

The PSC is not just an academic exercise. It is geared to equip the youth with the skills and knowledge
on how to create their own startups and eventually become innovators themselves.

(The form should be accomplished through the PSC website at startupchallengeph.com)

Deadline of submission of entries is on October 31, 2017; 12:00 NN)

1. Startup Name
(Please enter the name of your startup entry)
2. Team Name
(Please enter the name of your team)

Team Member 1 (Please write full name, Year and Course, Contact Number, E-mail Address) *
Team Member 2 (Please write full name, Year and Course, Contact Number, E-mail Address) *
Team Member 3 (Please write full name, Year and Course, Contact Number, E-mail Address) *
Mentor (Please write full name, Contact Number, E-mail Address) *

3. University being represented

(Please enter the name of your university. In the case of inter-collegiate team up, kindly state all
universities of all team members)
4. Describe your startup
(One sentence. 25-word limit)
5. What problem are you trying to solve?
(One paragraph. 200 words maximum. Choose from the listed categories.)
6. What industry do you fit in?
7. Product type/Category? (Software, Hardware, AI, VR/AR, etc)
8. Describe your customer persona. (Who are your target customers? Where will you find them?
How many of them are there?)
9. How will you generate revenues?
10. How will you prototype your product?
11. How are you different from or better than similar startups? (Describe your competitive
advantage. Maximum of 200 words)
12. How will you validate your business model? (Briefly describe your validation plans)
13. Link to your elevator pitch (90 seconds or less)
YOUR TEAM

1. Where did your startup idea originate from?

2. Has any member of your team joined other startup competitions and events before?
3. Have the members of your team worked together as a team before?
4. What and who motivated you to join the competition?
5. What do you expect from the competition?