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Heartland Summit Idea Pitch 2023

Thank you for your interest in joining the Idea Pitch at the upcoming Heartland Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas - November 8-9. Please complete the application questions below, including uploading a video submission.
In regard to travel to the Summit, travel for the selected idea pitchers will be arranged by the Summit organizers and paid for by generous sponsors.
All applications will be reviewed by a committee of Builders + Backers and Heartland Forward team members. Selected applicants will be chosen to travel to the Heartland Summit to pitch their idea on stage for a chance to receive a $25K grant. Other applicants will be chosen to have their videos included in a compilation for all of the Summit attendees to watch with the option to follow up on ideas of interest and potential funding.

Applications are due by midnight (central time) on October 15th

Please complete all required questions and hit the submit button below. You will receive a confirmation email upon submission.

First Name

Last Name

Venture Name

Website Address

Brief Description of Your Venture

(please provide a brief, under 120 words description of your venture)

What Idea Accelerator cohort did you participate in?

What Heartland region did you live in while participating in the program?

Email

Phone

Street Address 1

Street Address 2

(if applicable)

City

State

Zip Code

Do you have a legal entity formed that could accept a non-dilutive grant of $25K?

Do you have a legal entity formed that could accept a non-dilutive grant of $25K?
A
B
C
D

Can you confirm that you can travel to Bentonville to participate in the Summit arriving Wednesday Nov 8th and leaving Friday Nov 10th?

Can you confirm that you can travel to Bentonville to participate in the Summit arriving Wednesday Nov 8th and leaving Friday Nov 10th?
A
B
C

Can you confirm that you will commit to at least two virtual preparation sessions prior to taking the stage to pitch in front of the audience?

Can you confirm that you will commit to at least two virtual preparation sessions prior to taking the stage to pitch in front of the audience?
A
B

How would your venture create economic change in the Heartland to be on the path to create $1M in revenue and hire 2-3 employees (the middle 20 states of the country)?

(please keep to under 1000 words)

Finally, please record and upload a 90 second video answering the following questions:

- What is the problem your venture is aimed at solving?
- How specifically is your venture tackling that problem?
- How have you experimented so far and what have you learned from that?
- What are the next steps you’re planning to take to grow your venture?
(the maximum file size allowed is 150MB)