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SUMMARY:Joint Forces #53 - hosted by WU Entrepreneurship Center
DESCRIPTION:Joint Forces is an event by BOKU\, TU\, WU and Uni Wien that brings together the entrepreneurial spirit of all four universities.\n\n\nJoint Forces – Building an entrepreneurial community across universities. \nJoin us if you want to:\n  \n\npitch your business idea or startup in front of a community of like-minded peers\nreceive support and feedback from the Joint Forces community\njoin a start-up team with an idea that matches your skills & interests\nbuild your network of innovators and entrepreneurs\nstay up do date with the latest start-ups in the ecosystem\nlook for teammates from other universities\, with complementary skillsets\n\n  \nExchange ideas with like-minded people\, get support and connect with people from TU Wien\, WU\, Uni Wien and BOKU\nRegister to pitch your project & get feedback or simply join to find out about some of the best start-up ideas and initiatives of the moment in one unique event. Present either your startup or your first idea in an informal\, relaxed setting and without pressure or find a project you want to join. At Joint Forces you have the opportunity to attract the attention of interested co-founders\, future team members and mentors to complement your project’s needs. The feedback from the community can push your idea to the next level and in the meantime\, you meet motivated innovators with multi-disciplinary backgrounds in economics\, tech and life sciences. \n  \nWhether you are interested in innovation\, want to meet like-minded people\, or pitch your side hustle\, Joint Forces is the place to be! \n\nHard Facts\n  \n\nFORMAT: startup pitch and subsequent Q&A\, spontaneous shoutouts\, networking with drinks & pizza\nAUDIENCE: students from Viennese universities\, entrepreneurship enthusiasts\nLANGUAGE: English\n\n  \nWhat to expect at Joint Forces?\n  \n\nWelcome Note: Introduction to entrepreneurial activities of Entrepreneurship Center Uni Wien\, BOKU:BASE\, TUW i²c and WU Entrepreneurship Center\n6 Pitches from projects & startups: 3 Minutes for a Pitch + 5 Minutes Q&A\nShoutouts: Everyone spontaneously has the chance to make an announcement\, ask a brief question or introduce themself and what they are looking for during this event. Both students and organizations are invited to share their projects and ideas!\nNetworking with pizza & drinks\n\n  \nPitching at Joint Forces\nIf you are interested in pitching your startup or project/idea\, keep an eye on the next events. Pitchers are usually selected one week prior to the event and informed accordingly. Detailed information on pitches and projects is communicated to the people who registered\, once the application is closed. \nApply to pitch here: https://short.wu.ac.at/JoFo53_Pitch \n  \nIf you would like to pitch\, pay attention to:\n  \n\nthe application form: you might want to be especially careful when filling out the description of your project/start-up and what you are looking for at Joint Forces. This information is essential for us when selecting the 6 pitchers\, so do tell us how interesting your project is\, but please keep everything to the point.\nyour pitch: you will have exactly 3 minutes to pitch and 5 minutes for Q&A from the audience. To ensure fairness for all pitchers\, you will be stopped after the time is over. It is important to relax\, talk loud and clear and most importantly\, be open to the questions received from the public. They are meant to help you unlock new perspectives and bring up unthought-of matters\, so don’t be upset if you cannot answer all of them on the spot.\nyour slides: after being confirmed as a pitcher\, you should provide them in PPTX format at least two days before the event. As a hint\, you might want to include a call to action or share contact details through your slides so that interested people can easily reach out to you after the event.\nthe target audience: the audience usually consists of open-minded students and entrepreneurship enthusiasts\, therefore you should tailor your pitch accordingly. We do not officially invite public grant givers or investors to our event\, but that does not mean they are not welcome to drop by.\nidea publication: if you are planning to apply for a patent for your technology or product\, please keep in mind that presenting at Joint Forces can be a disclosure of your idea. This could prevent you from future patent applications. Therefore\, you might have to pay attention to the degree of detail in your presentation. If you have any doubts regarding this issue\, please contact your university’s technology transfer office or the Austrian patent office\n\n  \nNote: If you would like to pitch your project/startup\, please register by 19th October 2025.\nApply here: https://short.wu.ac.at/JoFo53_Pitch\nPartners\nNetworking Partner in Winter Term 2025 is INiTS\, Vienna’s High-Tech Incubator \nMore Information\nPlease note: During this event photos and/or videos will be taken which may be published in various media for reports on the event or general PR.
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LOCATION:Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien\, Learning Center (LC)\, Welthandelsplatz 1\, Wien\, Wien\, 1020\, Austria
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