Startup Smackdown is a fast pitch competition, where local startups are called to the ring to pitch in front of a panel of judges. The judges – currently Garry Tan, Carol Leaman and Mark McArdle – will critique their pitches in front of a live audience and the startup with the best pitch will be crowned the winner of the Startup Smackdown.
The startups get up onstage to do a one minute pitch, then the judges will have 2 minutes to show their score out of 10 and discuss/debate on why they gave the score, using humour, brutal honesty and sometimes completely inappropriate comments
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