From A Napkin is a place where you can share business ideas with a motivated group of people that can bring them to reality.

Whether the idea is a million dollar concept or something that you're deeply passionate about, we would love to hear about it. Draw your idea out in a simple and visually compelling way, take a photo of it and send it to us for the opportunity of investment and mentoring. Meet up with us over a coffee or drink to talk more about it.

What's Next?

Examples

You can present your idea any way you please. It doesn’t even have to be on a napkin. It could be on paper, Photoshop or even chalk on a driveway! If we like your idea, then we will email you to discuss it further, so keep your business plans simple. There are three questions you should address in your plan:
  • What is it?
  • How does it work?
  • How will you get paid?
If you’re not sure how to sketch out your idea, then have a look through the examples.
  • Business plan via computer
  • Business plan from a Napkin
  • Pin Board Plan

Prize and Mentoring

Once all the ideas have been submitted, we invite the entrepreneurs with the best ideas to pitch their plans to our panel. These pitches will be organised during May 2013, following which one idea will be selected for the investment.

From A Napkin offers an initial investment of $10,000 to the best idea. In return, From A Napkin receives a 5% royalty and a minority share in your idea. For more information about the finer details, click here.

Alf Orpen, a well-established Australian entrepreneur, will be mentoring the first napkin projects, to bring the idea to success and grow a sustainable company.

Let's Talk

If you would like to learn more about From A Napkin, we are open to meet up over a coffee or drink to talk about it with you. Outside of the Gold Coast? we are also free to chat over Skype. If you're keen to set-up a date, give Piri a call or email:

Phone: 0452 599 778
Email: piri@fromanapkin.com

We look forward to seeing you.

Send your idea


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Send us your idea! Fill out the form and upload a picture of your napkin plan. You can upload up to three images. Make sure the pictures are readable and your email address is up to date.

That’s it. So go ahead and show us what you’ve got!