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Start here to watch a video about this challenge and to read about your challenge. <\/p>\n\t \t \n
How do I start? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Prepare<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Find information to help you start to brainstorm solutions to your challenge.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need to know? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Engage<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Follow these guidelines to engage in the Design & Pitch process.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I do? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Persuade<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"In today\u2019s internet world, data on people\u2019s opinions are highly prized. One way to understand those opinions is to ask people to complete surveys. Researchers then create formulas, or algorithms, that analyze their survey responses in an automated process. Many successful businesses are built around algorithms. Your challenge is to build an algorithm that uses people\u2019s opinions to rate or rank something you care about and that can be the start of a successful business.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4585,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/4585"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Find information to help you start to brainstorm solutions to your challenge.<\/p>\n\t \t \n
What do I need to know? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Engage<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Follow these guidelines to engage in the Design & Pitch process.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I do? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Persuade<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"In today\u2019s internet world, data on people\u2019s opinions are highly prized. One way to understand those opinions is to ask people to complete surveys. Researchers then create formulas, or algorithms, that analyze their survey responses in an automated process. Many successful businesses are built around algorithms. Your challenge is to build an algorithm that uses people\u2019s opinions to rate or rank something you care about and that can be the start of a successful business.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4585,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/4585"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Follow these guidelines to engage in the Design & Pitch process.<\/p>\n\t \t \n
What do I do? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Persuade<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"In today\u2019s internet world, data on people\u2019s opinions are highly prized. One way to understand those opinions is to ask people to complete surveys. Researchers then create formulas, or algorithms, that analyze their survey responses in an automated process. Many successful businesses are built around algorithms. Your challenge is to build an algorithm that uses people\u2019s opinions to rate or rank something you care about and that can be the start of a successful business.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4585,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/4585"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n
What do I need?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"In today\u2019s internet world, data on people\u2019s opinions are highly prized. One way to understand those opinions is to ask people to complete surveys. Researchers then create formulas, or algorithms, that analyze their survey responses in an automated process. Many successful businesses are built around algorithms. Your challenge is to build an algorithm that uses people\u2019s opinions to rate or rank something you care about and that can be the start of a successful business.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4585,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/4585"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}