My name is Rachel Maher and I work with Startup Riot (SR) in ATL. We
curate events for the startup community that foster and encourage
growth, and are attempting to increase the profile of ATL in the
national startup scene. SR is hosting a few events this month that I
feel could be of interest to your students with the entrepreneurial
spirit.
From Feb 17-19, we are hosting a hackathon at ATDC. Designers and
developers only, you can register as a team ($50) or as an
individual ($15 if you use code "makerbot" to register) and find
your team at the event. That cost, however, also gets all team
members entrance to the main pitch event, SHOW, that will take place
at the Tabernacle on Feb 22. This is an AWESOME opportunity for any
students with an idea and drive to turn that idea into reality. Tech
reps from Twilio, MailChimp, Highgroove Studios, SendGrid, and
TokBox will be onsite to help hackers integrate with their APIs. The
winners of the hackathon win a slot to present at the SHOW to an
audience of 500+ investors and VCs. Details and registration links
can be found here http://startupriot.com/make/
Feb 21st, at GTRI, we will host Startup Riot JOIN, a career fair
where we try to hook up awesome talent with growing local startups.
Currently, we have 11 startups hiring for over 120 full time
positions and 22 internships, and that number is increasing daily as
more companies sign on. There are LOTS of dev jobs and
internships!!! This event is 100% FREE, but job seekers MUST
register or else they will not be allowed entrance. Details about
the event, FAQ, the list of hiring startups, and link to the
registration page can be found here www.startupriot.com/join
And Feb 22nd will be SHOW, the main pitch event. Entrepreneurs are
given 3 min and 4 slides to present their product to the audience of
judges, investors and VCs. Winners receive $25,000 to further
develop their product, and a slot at GitHub incubator in
Chattanooga, in addition to a full-day of meetings with investors.
Students are also welcome to purchase tickets ($20 when they use
code "gsustudent" to register) to be audience members and vote on
the top startup presentation. All SHOW details can be found here http://startupriot.com/show/
I'd really love to get some of GSUinvolved and give them the
opportunity to participate and engage with the southeast's startup
community.
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Anu G. Bourgeois, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Computer Science
Georgia State University
Tel: (404) 413-5723 Fax: (404) 413-5717
Web: http://www.cs.gsu.edu/agb