cereal hack spring 2012 recap
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Hackathon RecapJune 2012
a creation of Hacker Lab
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50 hackers, coders, designers and bus devs gathered, pitched ideas, formed teams, and commenced a 30 hour startup development competition.
Day 1: June 2nd, 2012 10:00 am
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Over 60 people assembled to watch 10 teams pitch their functional prototypes to a panel of investor judges, competing for prizes such as an iPhone 4s, and gift certificates.
Day 2: June 3rd, 2012, 6:00 pm
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The Results?
First Prize: Raidarrr!A geo-location based mobile document sharing. Think Stumble Upon meets Google Maps. You’re an artist, a writer or a musician and want to share your work at specific locations with friends and strangers. Pull out our mobile device, upload the content, set the number of shares and let people discover your treasures.
Second Prize: Bike PoolMelody is an avid cyclist and rides to work every day. Even the shortest distances can be dangerous as a solo rider. BikePoolApp is social-media based application that allows fellows riders to connect, shares routes and bike together for safety. Hey, while you are at it, share your weekend adventures and make some new friends on your two wheels.
Third Prize: TextablSay you’re in the mood for Sushi, but it’s always more fun to “roll” with your friends. But how do you let them all know in an instant what you’re thinking? Well, launch Textabl, connect via Facebook, create an event, invite your friends and each one will get notified by text. Any response will be posted on the event page and in no time, you’ve got a party. Enjoy!
Peoples Choice: ePoints.comTo all employers and employees out there, take the pain out of your next open enrollment and make the process fun. Two thirds of the companies out there don’t have software to manage this process. Let’s start rewarding employees by introducing a fun and interactive process.
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Sponsors
MediaSacramento Business Journal:
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Capital Public Radio: Hackathon Aimed At Sparking Local Tech IndustrySacramento Hackathon Set For Saturday
Presenting Sponsors:SARTA VentureStartThe Sacramento Press
Prize Sponsors:App MatrixioSafeHacker LabWebify LabsEZ3 Taps API
Supporting Sponsors:TropoSacramento AngelsLCS TechnologiesCreative MarketingSac Game HubPummelHead
Sac StartsVelocity Venture CapitalSocial Media ClubooomfChrometa
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Judges
Prizes3 Taps API Challenge
$250 Apple Store Gift Certificate2 $50 BestBuy Cards1 Month Bootstrapping space
Most TweetsPortable 1TB ioSafe External HDDBook: WebKit for Dummies
Grand PrizeiPhone 4SioSafe Desktop External Hard Drive6 Months Bootstrapping Space at HackerLab$750 in services from WebifyLab
Second Prize1 Month Bootstrapping SpaceKindle FireiPod Touch
Jacob JorgensenPartner
Velocity Venture Capital
Dan KoellenPresident
Sacramento Angels
Chris MinnickFounder, CEO, AuthorMinnick Web Services
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Team
Communities
Gina LujanFounder, [email protected]
510.421.1786
Charles BlasFounder
Eric UllrichCo-Founder
We believe that technology can change the world and the starting point is education. Hacker Lab aims to educate folks and seed startups with community driven resources. Collectively we can build a brighter future using lean methods in both education and business. www.hackerlab.org
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