“The feedback we received will enable us to vastly reduce the risk and time to market our venture, every would-be business leader should compete at NVC.”
Paul Daily, Student,
Washington State University 2006
“A truly enjoyable experience. All aspects of this competition were of high quality from start to finish” This competition deserves to be ranked at the top, serving as the example to which others aspire.”
Bernie Hansen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
Semifinal Judge
“Tremendous event! Quality schools and quality students. Just a great experience for all!”
Bob Jesenik, Aequitas Capital Management,
Finals Judge

“This is one competition we attend every year because of the quality of the competition’s structure and the judge’s feedback.”
Robert Warren, Team Adviser, University of Manitoba

“NVC is as close to a real world experience as you can give your students. The preparation required, the pressure and scrutiny from the judges makes it very real.”
Luis Machuca, Kryptiq Corp.,
Finals Judge 2005
“The NVC provided the best judges, the greatest incentives, and the most inspiring community of entrepreneurs that I have yet experienced. The feedback and the intensity of the experience are unmatched; the result is a stronger team as we move forward with our venture.”
Joel Adams, Student
University of Louisville 2007

“I have no doubt that these are the business leaders of tomorrow. I would like to think that, years from now when we read about them in the business journals, the New Venture Championship played some part in helping them achieve their success.”
John B. Dimmer, FIRS Management, LLC
NVC Judge 2002, 2004
“NVC attracts high-caliber teams with well-thought-out business models and innovative ideas. I was very impressed by my fellow competitors, and really enjoyed the opportunity to talk to them about their backgrounds and experiences. Everyone was so nice and so helpful!”
Kristen Costello, Student Team Member,
Drexel University

“NVC is so well organized. The judges provide excellent feedback–they do a great job of looking at the entire plan not just the technology. NVC for us is the premier competition in the country.”
Jim Jindrick , Faculty Adviser, University of Arizona 2006
“I love the NVC, I’m an addict. The environment, the energy and enthusiasm of students keeps me coming back to judge every year.”
Bruce Fabbri, Landsavvy
Semifinal Judge 2006

“The best competition we’ve entered! The most professional and well-organized event we’ve ever participated in! The most comprehensive feedback we have ever received from ANY competition including Harvard!! You guys did a bang-up job!!”
Student Team Member,
University of Pennsylvania, 2003

“The New Venture Championship does the best job of all the competitions we participate in. Providing meaningful feedback to the teams.”
Pat Dickson, Team Adviser,
Georgia Institute of Technology
“The NVC is an excellent forum for aspiring entrepreneurs the world over to present their case to a broad selection of experienced business people. The depth and breadth of the presentations along with the quality judges makes this a world class event. I wish I had such an opportunity when I was back in school!”
Bill Tung, Columbia Sportswear, Semifinal Judge

“The value of the experience I have gained from the NVC is immense. The feedback from the judges was insightful and very helpful for us to achieve our final goal, launching our company.”
James Stefanakos, Student
Georgia Institute of Technology 2006

“Great competition. Learned a lot. Feel like a winner by just being here.”
Apisek Tewinpagti, Student
Mahidol University, Thailand
“I have participated as a semifinal judge for two years now and find the experience very gratifying and inspirational. Our many fine schools around this country and internationally are providing a wonderful learning environment for our leaders of the future. I always leave the NVC experience with a vey confident belief that we will be a “better place” with this young generation of students in our business world. Thanks to the University of Oregon for making this experience possible.”
Tom Van Dawark, Todd Shipyards, Semifinal Judge 2003, 2005
“The ability to offer assistance to upcoming entrepreneurs was invigorating and exciting”. I found the experience, overall, to be very rewarding.”
Jim Boyle, JDB Enterprises,
OEN Judge