1. NeoFinder
Birds
Of
A
Feather
Flock
Together
Team
members:
Shuai
Dong
dong.209@osu.edu
Josh
Cole
joshuafcole@gmail.com
Charles
Campbell
wbsbpd88@hotmail.com
Shuai
Shao
shaw8798@gmail.com
Mark
Divelbiss
divelbiss.12@osu.edu

2. The
Problem
• Highly
geographic
mobility,
The
stress
of
being
a
“newcomer”
• MeePng
people
is
frustraPng
when
you
have
nothing
in
common
• Difficult
to
fit
social
life
into
a
busy
schedule
–
especially
when
adapPng
new
environment.

3. The
SoluPon
• NeoFinder
connects
people
with
similar
interests
over
Movie,
Music,
Books.
References:
hUp://www.gravityrd.com/page/8-­‐partners
AIST
Today
Vol.
4,
No.6
(2004)
21

4. Revenue
Model
• How
will
your
business
make
money?
• Free
app
vs.
0.99
app
• Commercials
• Referrals—Amazon
• Sponsorships
Fees
Local
Movie
Theater,
Retail
Book
Store,
Concerts
and
ParPes
• Linked
sales
• AMC
Pckets
• Amazon/
B&N
• Local
business
• What
is
required
to
make
your
business
profitable?
• CollaboraPon
between
local
businesses
• Support
of
OSU
Student
Government,
AdministraPon,
TCO
and
Pre-­‐seed
funding

5. Go-­‐To-­‐Market
• What
does
the
sales
process
look
like?
• (OSU)
App
store
• Register,
survey,
integraPon
of
data
from
other
sources
• Use
• Evaluate
user
experience
• PromoPonal
animated
video
and
website
• How
will
you
reach
target
customers?
• New
comers
• Student
OrientaPons/
Welcome
week
• Old
towners
• Student
organizaPons
• The
Office
of
Student
Affairs
• What
is
the
sales,
markePng
and
distribuPon
strategy?
• OSU
app
store
website
• Flyers
with
barcode
scan
to
download
distributed
in
Ohio
Unions,
Colleges,
Dorms,
Campus
wide
• What
is
the
cost
to
acquire
a
customer?

6. Current
Status
• What
is
your
stage
of
development?
Technology/product?
Team?
Financial
metrics/revenue?
• IncubaPon
• Technology
available
• Team:
• Shuai
Dong,
Team
Lead,
Pharmacy,
Ph.D
OSU
Student
• Josh
Cole,
Programmer,
ArPficial
Intelligence
OSU
Student
• Charles
Campbell,
Inventor
and
Entrepreneur-­‐
OSU
Graduate
• Shuai
Shao,
Electrical
Engineer,
Ph.D
OSU
Student
ElectromagnePc
• Mark
Divelbiss,
Developer,
Computer
Science
OSU
Student
• What
has
been
the
progress
to
date
(make
reality
and
future
clear)?
• Formed
a
team,
developed
the
concept
and
a
pitch
• What
are
your
future
milestones?
• Ohio
State
• Other
UniversiPes,
Colleges
• CiPes
with
high
geographic
mobility

7. Our
needs
• What
support
are
you
looking
for?
Talent?
Customers?
Funding?
• Talent
• Programmers
• Designers
• MarkePng
people
• Funding
to
hire—food
for
people,
money
for
hardware
• Customers
• Ohio
State
Students
• What
will
this
support
help
you
accomplish?
• Go
To
Market