Creating your startup’s pitch deck during finals week.
CREATING YOUR STARTUP’S PITCH DECK DURING FINALS WEEK.
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The fluorescent hum of a common room at 3 AM. Textbooks lay open, pages a blur. But beside them, a different blueprint unfolded – not for an essay, but for a future. This was the quintessential Ivy experience, wasn’t it? That chaotic intersection where academic rigor met an insatiable drive to build, to disrupt, to create something new.
I remember those nights vividly. The lingering smell of stale coffee, mixed with instant ramen. Distant, impassioned whispers of a philosophical debate from down the hall, or perhaps the mundane scratching of a mouse behind a forgotten bookshelf – a tiny counterpoint to the towering intellectual madness we willingly plunged into. You’d be dissecting Kant or quantum physics one moment, then seamlessly pivoting to market segmentation for your nascent tech idea the next. Finals week wasn't solely about acing exams; it was about proving you could brilliantly juggle a million intellectual balls while crafting the very first slides of a venture that could change the world.
The dorm room, often cramped, became more than a place to sleep; it was a vibrant crucible. It was where midnight debates about global economics or ethical AI design morphed into intense brainstorming for your product’s unique selling proposition. Your peers, initially fierce competitors, quickly became your first crucial focus group, your harshest critics, and often, your earliest, most unwavering champions. That unique pressure cooker environment, the shared exhaustion, the relentless pursuit of excellence – it forged something indelible within us. It taught us that the greatest innovations emerge from intense constraints, fueled by little sleep, boundless ambition, and an unshakeable belief in our collective potential. This wasn’t just college; it was an unparalleled proving ground.