{"id":1642,"date":"2024-03-26T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.me.holycross.edu\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:15:43","slug":"11th-annual-cross-tank-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/2024\/03\/26\/11th-annual-cross-tank-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"11th Annual Cross Tank Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1643\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Winners of the Cross Tank Competition\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 11th annual Cross Tank Competition took place on Monday, March 25th, at Smith Labs 155, hosted by HC Launch through the Ciocca Center. This year showcased an array of pitches, highlighting fresh and innovative approaches to problem-solving. Ideas ranged from optimizing track and field distance tracking to unveiling a 100% waterproof fabric, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">an app for musicians to collaborate to,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our panel of judges brought a wealth of diverse expertise to the table, featuring 2022 winner Nick Lazzaro \u201923, Venture Forum Executive Zak Dutton, and Adjunct Professor and Healthcare Executive Tom Patton \u201986. Teams vied for a total prize pool of $9,250.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The competition unfolded in two categories. In the Concept Stage, participants presented business ideas poised for launch:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>First Place<\/strong> ($1,500):\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Mark-it<\/strong>, a tailor-made product for track and field enthusiasts, providing precise markers for starting points in various field activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Students<\/strong>: Logan Mott \u201927 and Skyler Mott (Leigh)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Second Place<\/strong> ($1,000):\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>UniBite<\/strong>, a meal plan generator app collaborating with college campus dining halls to promote student well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Student<\/strong>: Nico Corporon \u201926<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Third Place<\/strong> ($500):\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Soteria Textiles<\/strong>, pioneering waterproof fabric protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Students<\/strong>: Nico Popeleski \u201926 and Bianca Ropeter \u201926<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Operational Stage, competitors presented strategic growth plans for established revenue-generating businesses:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>First Place<\/strong> ($3,500):\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Trivflic<\/strong>, an app fostering a community around daily trivia questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Student<\/strong>: TJ Haigh \u201926<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Second Place<\/strong> ($1,500):\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>That&#8217;s Yo Body<\/strong>, offering personalized training and merchandise to inspire and educate individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Student<\/strong>: Josh Azor \u201924<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Third Place<\/strong> ($1,000):\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>jestr<\/strong>, a hybrid social media app transforming social interaction into a humorous competition among friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Students<\/strong>: Ralph Carbone \u201924 and David Brush \u201924<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, this year introduced the <strong>Audience Award<\/strong>, clinched by <strong>Mark-it<\/strong>, earning an additional $250!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark-it and Trivflic are set to compete in the upcoming WooTank Intercollegiate Showdown where they will compete against students from Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Nichols College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Join us for the event on Tuesday, April 2, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the BrickBox Theatre, located at 20 Franklin St., Worcester. We welcome members of the Holy Cross community to come and support both of our teams!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Register for WooTank on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/wootank-intercollegiate-showdown-tickets-789124170637\">EventBrite<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 11th annual Cross Tank Competition took place on Monday, March 25th, at Smith Labs 155, hosted by HC Launch through the Ciocca Center. This year showcased an array of pitches, highlighting fresh and innovative approaches to problem-solving. Ideas ranged from optimizing track and field distance tracking to unveiling a 100% waterproof fabric, an app &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/2024\/03\/26\/11th-annual-cross-tank-competition\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;11th Annual Cross Tank Competition&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,56,85,86,98,121,123,154,155,158,160,227,272,291,368,371,426,446,449],"class_list":["post-1642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alumni","tag-business","tag-ciocca","tag-ciocca-center","tag-college-of-the-holy-cross","tag-cross-tank","tag-crosstank","tag-entrepreneruship","tag-entrepreneur","tag-entrepreneurial-studies","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-holy-cross","tag-jobs","tag-liberal-arts","tag-prebusiness","tag-presentation","tag-shark-tank","tag-student","tag-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}