Morgan Becker, the second prize winner of Alpha Innovation Contest 2018, talking about her participation of the contest…
What’s been your greatest achievement during your uni studies?
My greatest achievement is probably coming second place in the Alpha Innovation Contest. I won $5000 and met many innovative people who are doing some really creative projects.
About the Alpha Innovation Experience and your idea.
The Alpha Innovation Contest gave individuals or groups the opportunity to pitch an innovative business model for the chance to win monetary prizes and the potential for investment. I entered as an individual.
I was really blown away by the calibre of entries, and it made me feel really proud to have been placed second! I received a $5,000 prize for coming in second place.
What was the best part about the contest?
I have been working on my business idea for some time now but hadn’t really thought seriously about it. The Alpha Content pushed me to refine my business plan and really knuckle down on getting a pitch together. From here, I feel way more prepared to go and pitch to more investors. I met some awesome, like-minded people and it really opened up opportunities for networking, investment and mentoring.
I’d definitely recommend other students to enter contests like Alpha to push themselves and gain the experience and opportunity to listen to other people’s ideas. Just presenting in front of the judges – although nerve-racking – was a great experience to build confidence going forward. To me, it was “Why not?” There’s nothing to lose and everything to gain by putting yourself out there.
