XTC FINALIST USER G U I D E 

Congratulations! You are all winners at this point as part of only 2% of the over two-thousand 
applicants who were judged worthy of being “XTC Finalists”.   

We present here the schedule and process for the remaining portion of your engagement and 
competition in Extreme Tech Challenge 2020. 

A separate document will be sent which covers our public-facing marketing and communications 
regarding XTC and your selection as a Finalist. 
 
 
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DETAILS BELOW 

1. Mon June 1​ - Agreement Form due back 

2. Mon June 1​ - Communications Guidelines sent out 
3. Wed June 3​ - XTC Orientation for all Finalists at 8:00am PT OR 8:00pm PT (choose either based 
your time zone) 
4. Fri June 5 ​– Press Announcement of 52 Finalists including your profile on the XTC website 
5. June 11-18​ - XTC Bootcamp  
6. June 22-26 ​– Finalist Pitches - Judging by category to pick the 1 category winner and special 
award winners 
7. July 1​ - Recording of the Global Finals - Category winners and award winners pitch to the Final 
Judges 
8. July 15 ​– A pre-recorded, live-streamed event to present the winners of each category, special 
awards, and the XTC 2020 Global Winner. 

 
 
 
 
 
S T E P - B Y - S T E P G U I D E to your F I N A L I S T U S E R E X P E R I E N C E 
 
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1. Agreement form returned by Monday, June 1 
Review and Agree to the ​Finalist Admission Form​ by Monday, June 1 
Your selection as Finalist will NOT BE MADE PUBLIC UNTIL FRIDAY JUNE 5 (see #4 below). 
We ask that you EMBARGO news of your selection until June 5, per the agreement in the 
Admission Form 
 
2. Communications Guidelines and Assets sent Monday, June 1 
We will send out more detailed communications guidelines and assets to you. The big 
announcement of your Finalist selection and Global Finals will be made on Friday, June 5 with 
social media flow in the following week. If you want graphics, images, or other media assets 
included, ​please send them to us by Wednesday, June 3​. 
 
3. Orientation Meeting, Wednesday, June 3 
All Finalists are required to attend one of our orientation meetings on Wednesday, June 3 
when we will review all of these items in more detail. 
● ZOOM LINK​ -- 6/3/2020 8:00am PDT - optimized for Europe and North America 
● ZOOM LINK​ -- 6/3/2020 8:00pm PDT - optimized for Asia (6/2 - evening in N. America) 
 
4. Announcement, Friday, June 5 
On June 5, XTC will issue media releases announcing each of you as XTC FINALISTS. You will be 
included on the XTC website finalist page and cited in subsequent social media posts. 
 
In the Communications Guidance to be sent Monday, June 1, we will provide more detail on media 
assets and tips on how to leverage our publicity and your publicity to benefit your business. 
 
JUNE 
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5. XTC Bootcamp 
The XTC Bootcamp consists of a series of live webinars with senior global leaders who will 
provide you with inspiration and actionable insights to help you grow your business. ​These 
workshops may be attended by founders or CXOs of your startup.​ These will occupy between 
2-3 hours each day, not the entire day. All events will be virtual. Finalists are located across the 
world and we are doing our best to schedule events at convenient times for the majority of the 
finalists. However, to also meet the time requirements of our speakers/judges, the events will, 
unfortunately, occur at inconvenient times for some of you. Most events are scheduled for ​the 
late evening in Asia, early evening in Europe and morning-to-midday in North America. 
 
 
  
 
Bootcamp Schedule 
PDT, US  Thursday, June 11  Friday, June 12 

0800  Pitch Training  TBD 

​Jonathan Charles and Kousha Navidar, 
Samsung 

0900  “The Mistakes Founders Make When  “Legal Pitfalls t​ hat can ​Doom a Startup”  
Fundraising”  John Park, Partner 
​Sean Petersen, General Partner  Morgan Lewis 
AI Fund 

0930  “What do VCs Look for in a Pitch?”    

Eric Buatois, ​General Partner 
Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) 
 
PDT, US  Monday, June 15  Tuesday, June 16 

0800  Welcome and XTC Perspectives  “Culture as a Cornerstone for Growth 

​Young Sohn, Corporate President and  and Innovation” 
Chief Strategy Officer  ​Peggy Johnson, EVP, Microsoft 
Samsung Electronics  ​Tamara Steffens, Managing Director 
M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund 

0900  “The Importance and Opportunity of  Fireside Chat 

Building Solutions to Global Problems”  ​David Johnson, Managing Director 
​Bill Tai, Partner Emeritus  Intel Capital 
Charles River Ventures 

0930    TBD 

1000     
 
 
  
 
 
Bootcamp Schedule, Wednesday, June 17 and Thursday, June 18 …. next page 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bootcamp Schedule 
PDT, US  Wednesday, June 16  Thursday, June 17 

0700  Workshop   
​Rafaèle Tordjman, Founder and CEO 
Jeito Capital 

0800  “Reaching a Massive Scale: The Do’s  TBD 

and Don'ts" 
​Philippe Botteri, Partner 
Accel 

0900  “Leading a Startup through a Crisis”  “COVID19 and its impact on 
  ​Tim Draper, Founder and Managing  Healthcare and Digital Health” 
Partner, Draper Associates  ​Atul Butte, MD, PhD 
Chan Zuckerberg Distinguished 
Professor, UCSF 
Chief Data Scientist, University of 
California Health System (UC Health) 

1000    TBD 
 
 
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6. Finalist Pitches 
Following this 7 day Bootcamp, each of the 52 finalists will make a final pitch before the XTC 
Evaluation Committee (judging committee for each category to be announced). 
 
They will select 1 winner for each of our 7 categories and also the Female Founder Award and 
COVID-19 Innovation. 
 
AGTECH  CLEANTECH  EDUCATION  ENABLING  FINTECH  HEALTH  SMART CITIES  FEMALE  COVID19 
TECH  / TRANSPORT  FOUNDER  INNOVATION 

Judging will be held BY CATEGORY per the below schedule 

Preparation for Finalist Pitches:   
● The pitch must be done by a founder or CXO of the company 
● You will present to the Judging Panel live via ZOOM from your own location 
● Your pitch should be​ no more than 4 MINUTES ​end-to-end, with no exceptions.   
This will be followed by ​4 MINUTES of Q&A 
● Soon we will send to you some tips and best practices for making an impressive presentation 
over a shared video link. 
The specific time for your pitch will be shared with you during or prior to the Bootcamp week. 
 
T​he Category and Award Winners will be selected and notified by June 26. 
 
NOTE CAREFULLY - The selections made on June 26 and July 1 will NOT BE MADE PUBLIC 
UNTIL  
THE GLOBAL FINALS LIVESTREAM ON JULY 15 (see #7 below). 
We ask that you EMBARGO news of your results until July 15,  
per the agreement in the Admission Form 
 

EVALUATION CRITERIA: Judging in these final rounds will be based on the same criteria as throughout XTC:  
1. Impact on the applicable Tech for Good category 
2. Potential for success within the applicable market for the Entrant’s product or service 
3. The level of innovation of the product or service 
4. The ability of the team to execute 
 
 
FINAL JUDGING  
PDT, US  M. 6/22  T. 6/23  W. 6/24  T. 6/25  F. 6/26 

0800 
-  HEALTH  AGTECH  EDUCATION  FINTECH  SMART CITIES 
1000 

1000  Until 1015 Until 1030   

-  ENABLING  CLEANTECH 
1200 
 
 

7. July 1 - Recording of the Global Finals 

The 7 Category Winners, the Female Founder Award Winner, and COVID-19 Innovation Winner 
will proceed to the Global Finals on ​Wednesday, July 1. ​These startups will pitch the final 
judges in hopes to be selected as the​ XTC 2020 Global Winner.  
 
Preparation for the Global Finals: 
● Note carefully that you have to SHORTEN your pitch for the Global Finals 
● This pitch should be​ no more than 3 MINUTES​ end-to-end, with no exceptions.   
This will be followed by ​4 MINUTES of Q&A 

 
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8. XTC Global Finals Livestream - July 15 

Your pitches and the judges’ decisions will be edited into a ~70-minute program to be live-streamed 
on Wednesday, July 15. 
 
Because of the need for the results to be fresh, ​We ask ALL PARTICIPANTS in the June and July 
judging to EMBARGO news of the results until July 15, per the agreement in the Admission 
Form. 
 
 
 
KEY XTC CONTACTS   
Throughout this process, you are always welcome to contact us with any questions. 
 
LEADERSHIP 
● Barrett Parkman, Acting Managing Director ​barrett.p@extremetechchallenge.org 
 
PROGRAM OPERATIONS 
● John Martin, Program Operations, ​john.martin@extremetechchallenge.org 
 
EVENT LOGISTICS 
● Francine Jackson Price, ​f.price@samsung.com 
 
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS and PROMOTION 
● Amandine Rouillard, ​a.rouillard@samsung.com