DominiquesHackDayPitch

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1. Hello citizens of Shopify
2. My name is Dominique Flabbi
3. This is me Good Day Bad Day
4. And this my Hack Day pitch...
5. While researching the Shopify community, I noticed that you mention a need for developers
7. But I didn’t find any outreach initiatives aimed at solving the problem at its root
8. What you need: More developers and innovative thinkers working at Shopify What you need to do: Guide future employees during the time they make their most important career decisions
9. And what time is that?
11. Just kidding…
12. It’s High School
13. Presenting: Shopify’s High School Innovation and Entrepreneurship Connector
14. 1 week
15. 50 high school students from across the region
16. 1 winning team
17. General Outline: Teams must use creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with a product and develop a business model. How? Students will design the product store and a business model using primarily Shopify resources.
18. Final Pitch At the end of the week, a pitch will be made to members of the Faculty of Business at the host University, as well as distinguished guests from Shopify.
19. Each member of the winning team will receive scholarship money to continue their education.
20. Students will: • be encouraged to think creatively and collaborate in a team environment • be exposed to the many levels of product development, from logistics to marketing and website design
21. The host University would get the chance to partner with Shopify, as well as show off their facilities to a group of highly motivated high school students.
22. And how would this benefit Shopify?
23. The Connector would promote the exact skills that Shopify is searching for in their employees: creativity, innovation, passion, drive & Shopify would have a positive impact on the community
24. Finally, about your developer problem
25. I guarantee you the students will remember the experience they had at the Connector, and just give it a few years…
26. They will remember to apply – just as I am right now – to that great company called Shopify
27. Thank you