Process | Score Sheet | Judges | Advisors | Faculty Advisors

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This score sheet will be used by judges to evaluate plans in the 2001 competition.

  Social/Environmental                                                                                     (50/100)

I. "Difficulty of the dive"-- difficulty or complexity of the social/environmental problem that venture ameliorates

Nature of problem, need

Contributing systemic factors

II. Scale of impact

Size of social impacts (____/50%)

Depth and quality of impact (____/50%)

Target market, size

Growth rate

III. Management team experience in mission area

Management skills

Quantity/quality of previous experience with issue/population

Previous training in discipline

Demonstrated understanding of how to evaluate mission-related performance

IV. Feasibility of plan to achieve mission

Clearly identified social mission

Integration of business and social missions

·        Functionally integrated

·        Organizational structure addresses goals

Analysis of comparable organizations

·        If comparable is a nonprofit, how does scale/quality of its impact compare? 

·        If comparable is a business, how does scale/quality of impact compare, in quantifiable terms when possible?

Knowledge of strategic partnership opportunities with organizations with similar missions

V. Quality of SROI analysis

Quantifiable social return on investment

Impacts attributed to operations are reasonably direct

Sources of assumptions are specified

Comprehensive, consistent and coherent analysis

Validity of assumptions

Financial                                                                                                  (50/100)

I. Quality of market opportunity                                                                    

Size of target market

Well-defined need/opportunity

Clearly defined target customers

Growth rate

II. Quality of product/service to address opportunity          

Highly innovative, original idea

III. Management team industry experience                           

Depth of industry experience

Previous startup experience

Evidence of sales, technology, management, leadership, and industry specific skills

IV. Quality of competitor analysis, market entry strategy                            

Market analysis

Competitor analysis

Sustainability of competitive advantage, barriers to entry

Soundness of market entry plan

Soundness of operations plan

V. Quality and reasonableness of financials                                                  

Financial viability

Reasonable, accurate, and thorough financial analysis including the following aspects: technology, product design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and service

Last updated 12/05/2000