Students Walked Away Empowered and Accomplished the Following:
- Identified a specific, important and large problem
- Learned how to develop a hypothesis of their target customer and quality feedback from customers and industry experts
- Developed a mock-up and landing page
- Created a revenue model outline with the ability to be implemented across multiple markets
- Connected with mentors and expand networks

This edition of the Spelpreneur 10 Day Startup Challenge was, hands down, the best one yet. The students’ talent was on full display as they focused on solving a wide-ranging and mature set of problems generally only seen in seasoned entrepreneurs. Additionally, they were able to establish relationships with professionals from some of the top companies in the world. The future is bright for these students, and I can’t wait to track their growth.
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Joey Womack, Founding SpelPreneur Pitch Competition Organizer and Founder of Goodie Nation and Amplify for Good
Next Steps: After the 10-day Competition, Then What?
The Spelpreneur program has no requirement of the team as well as no obligation to the team after the competition.
If students want to move forward with an idea after the competition, to create an actual startup, they are advised to seek independent legal counsel to ensure the appropriate steps to move forward are fulfilled (such as the formation of a legal business entity or the structuring and execution of a partnership or operating agreement to govern matters amongst members.)
An attorney (Georgia Lawyers for the Arts) would also be a resource to provide the students with direction in protecting intellectual property created and conducting intellectual property clearance searches (trademark, patents, etc.).
Entrepreneurship and tech startups are all the rage for several different reasons, and so educational institutions have to prepare their students for the future," said Joey Womack, CEO of Amplify4Good, an Atlanta-based agency that produces hackathons and innovative programs to help organizations create social impact. Womack, served as producer and coach for Spelman’s startup competition, is correct. A 2014 Bentley University survey of millennials from ages 18 to 34 found that two-thirds are interested in starting their own businesses.