And the winner is …
Great presentations from all teams! Wow! Here are the prizes and top presentations:
All participants get access to www.stackd.com for ONE MONTH!
And for the top three teams, if you put together a business plan and submit it to the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center by Nov. 15 and can prove that you will continue to pursue the project, you have a chance to DOUBLE your winnings.
FIRST PLACE: Gut Checker
$500 cash
2 months at a co-working space of their choice in the Corridor (Iowa City Co-Labs or Cedar Rapids Vault)
$200 in credits form Amazon Web Services
A copy of Recipe for Business Success by Curt Nelson
Gift certificate for a free consultation and 4 hour of work from At Your Service
SECOND PLACE: Localize Over Lunch
$250
1 month at a co-working space of their choice in the Corridor (Iowa City Co-Labs or Cedar Rapids Vault)
Gift certificate for a free consultation and 4 hour of work from At Your Service
THIRD PLACE: Rec Bob
$100
Gift certificate for a free consultation and 4 hour of work from At Your Service
ADDITIONAL MENTIONS:
Strongest contribution to science award: LabRat
Most compelling social problem award: Herd Story
Small business value award: Rise Above
Thanks again to all of our great sponsors, judges, mentors, volunteers, and attendees!
Check out pics from the weekend by Fred Galoso with Stackd: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wayoutmind/sets/72157627679022249/
Presentation Order Will Be …
Intro by Tweet Pull to get us going and then …
1. Lab Rat
2. Rec Bob
3. Rise Above
4. Localize Over Lunch
5. Gut Checker
6. Herd Story
Introducing the Teams
Herd Story: Spoken word texts you can share.
Tweet Pull: A tweet aggregator with preferences (positive, neutral, against)
Rec Bob: Helps organize your recreational and intramural sports activities.
Localize over Lunch: Translates apps into the local language in a short time frame.
Gut Checker: An easy app to search for menu items (low fat, low sodium, etc.) based on location.
Lab Rat: A digital lap notebook.
Friday Night in Pics
We had 23 pitches last night with some great speakers to motivate the crowd.
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- Getting to know one another with a giant game of paper, rock, scissors.
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- Minimum Viable Pants – courtesy of Josh Cramer
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- Hashing out the idea.
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- The teams start working away.
Two Days til Startup Weekend Iowa City!
We’re 2 days out from Startup Weekend Iowa City – the FIRST in the corridor. It’s not too late to sign up! Tell your friends, bring them along.
There’s a great group of speakers, mentors, and judges who will be showing up throughout the weekend. It will be an opportunity to expand your network, be creative, and make something that could be great.
