🌎 🙌 Sustainability Challenge Mentor Survey

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🌎 🙌 Sustainability Challenge Mentor Survey

Thanks for considering being a mentor for a UCI student team participating in the Sustainability Challenge.

The Sustainability Challenge, part of the Hacking Student Success series, is a business competition at UCI put on by the ANTrepreneur Center. You can learn more about the competition here: https://antrepreneur.uci.edu/sustainability/

We started with 39 teams that formed ideas around sustainability, and they made video pitches. Judges picked the top 20 to move into the semi-finals, and those teams gave live pitches of their ideas. The top 5 teams received $5,000, and then work on their ideas over summer and fall and compete for a $20,000 grand prize in December. The other 15 teams received $1,000 and are encouraged to compete in a wildcard pitch event in September, where the winner will earn a spot to compete in the finals.

Over the summer, our goal is to match up teams with mentors to help them further develop their ideas. That’s where we need your help.

This survey will help us best match you with a team.

The commitment really depends on the time you have to give. We would like mentors to be available to meet with teams at a minimum of once a month. But some mentors might want to meet more frequently.

Mentoring can be done in person or virtual. Virtual usually is easier to accommodate schedules.

If you don’t have specific domain expertise in sustainability, that’s okay, as many teams also need support and mentorship in developing their business models, products, pitches, etc.

Thanks in advance for your time!

Name (First, Last) *

Email *

Phone Number *

If you have areas of expertise in sustainability and entrepreneurship, please rank 1st as most preferred. Or select N/A.

Clean Energy

Waste Reduction

Sustainable Agriculture

Renewable Energy

Clean Air

Water Preservation

Livable Spaces

N/A

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2nd

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7th

Clear selection

Please write a bio on your subject matter expertise.

Which skills do you feel most confident in mentoring? (Rank 1st as most preferred).

Project Management

Marketing

Strategic Planning

Networking

Research

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2nd

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5th

How would you describe your mentorship style?

Hands-on

Advisory

Coaching

Other:

How much time are you able to commit to a mentorship relationship each week during the summer? We encourage you to meet with teams at least once a month.

15 minutes

30 minutes

60 minutes

More than 60 minutes

Other:

How would you prefer to communicate with your team?

Phone call

In-person meeting

Teleconferencing (e.g. Google Meets or Zoom)

Messaging Platforms (e.g. Slack, Discord, GroupMe)

Other:

What areas can you best contribute to a team? (Rank 1st as most preferred).

Technical Guidance

Strategic Advice

Emotional Support

Business Model Development

Sustainability Expertise

Presentation Skills

Pitch Deck Creation

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What are your expectations of a team and the mentorship process?

If you participated in any judging during the first phase of the sustainability challenge, is there a specific team you would like to mentor?

Below are the five finalists teams. Please indicate which you would enjoy mentoring.

Abelo Analytics offers a device and an app for monitoring and analyzing beehive behavior using machine learning, aiming to improve hive health and agricultural yield.

PZNanopore aims to enhance the Blue Energy production process through surface acoustic waves on piezoelectric nanopore membranes, boosting clean power generation from water salinity.

Antricity is an app that provides real-time electricity consumption monitoring and advice to reduce energy use, fostering better electricity habits and cost savings.

Waste Wise is a meal planning app designed to reduce food waste. It alerts users about expiring food and provides recipe suggestions, grocery receipt scanning, and access to discounts.

Surplus+ is a marketplace app connecting consumers to food businesses with surplus foods, and providing businesses with analytics to reduce food wastage and increase efficiency.

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