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Startups at Black Colleges: Hackathon Tour - ATL

Where

Biltmore Ballrooms
817 W Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA 30308

Upcoming

3:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013

Cost

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Events,  Conferences,  On Campus | Alumni

Have an idea for an app? Want to build a mobile or web app in 24 hours??? Join us for this special hackathon designed especially for college students. Learn what it takes to build an app and build a prototype in 24 hours in this fast paced hack competition. Prizes and food will be provided throughout the event. Meet startups from Silicon Valley, NYC, DC and ATL, and build an application side by side with them. (Psst - looking for an internship or job after college? This will be a cool opportunity to meet your future company) Who should attend this event? Any college student interested in learning about startups or working at a startup or tech company.Note: You must be a current college student to participate in this event. Do I have to know how to code? It does help. However, there are many other people involved in hackathons, such as designers, creative idea people, or marketing biz people. If you don't know how to code, but are interested in learning, check out online tutorials like Codecademy. Plus, there will be plenty of mentors at the event, if you need help coding. The Schedule: Day 1: 3:30p Registration 4:00p What is a startup? Developing your idea into a company 4:30p The career path of an tech entrepreneur 5:00p Hackathon project proposals 5:30p Team Formation and Hackathon begins Day 2: 8:30a: Doors open 2:00p: Hackathon ends ~ Presentation of Projects 4:00p: Winners announced  Please enter the building off of West Peachtree or 6th St. Cool companies working with us:More questions? Email us or check out these helpful links.Codecademy: APIs TutorialHow to win a hackathonMore How to win a hackathonPreparing for a hackathonWhy not to worry about someone's going to steal my idea I can code 0.00 I'm more like the creative designer type 0.00 I have so many ideas 0.00 I just want to come 0.00
 
 
 

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