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Start Up Weekend
Event Details
Time: October 23, 2015 at 6pm to October 25, 2015 at 7pm
Location: Infinity Hall UF
Website or Map: http://www.up.co/communities/…
Event Type: start, up
Organized By: dont' know
Latest Activity: Sep 25, 2015
Event Description
FROM IDEA TO STARTUP IN ONE WEEKEND!
- Pitch an idea for a business
- Meet exciting new people
- Build a powerful team
- Work on your favorite project
- Learn from local mentors
- Create a prototype
- Develop a business model
- Do market research
- Win glory and great prizes
For developers, designers, marketers, students, product developers, entrepreneurs and other startup enthusiasts!
This year we are doing hardware vs. software! What does this mean? For all of you hardware enthusiasts, you can prototype to your heart's content using Infinity Fab Lab, conveniently located at Infinity Hall. You'll have access to CNS machines, 3d printers and much more. Let's see who wins this weekend, hardware or software :)
REGISTER NOW FOR EARLY BIRD TICKETS AT:http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-weekend-gainesville-hardware-vs-software-tickets-18478883839
***Students get 50% off using the coupon code STUDENT
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Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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