Startup Weekend Columbus
Buckeye Interactive announces ten Startup Weekend scholars
After sifting through several applications, Buckeye Interactive is excited to send another 10 scholars to Startup Weekend Columbus where they will spend an entire weekend working on startup projects among ambitious entrepreneurs and a panel of experts from the Central Ohio area. Applicants accepted to the Buckeye Interactive Scholars Program are Logan Cassidy, Jamie Albert, Ed Jones, Mete Ozkazanc, Andrew Plassard, Rory Garand, Blake Williams, Joey Hendrickson, Ian Chan, and Daniel Petrarca. Startup Weekend attendees will spend the weekend of March 1-3 pitching their ideas, building a team, validating their ideas, [...]
Buckeye Interactive looks to send 10 aspiring entrepreneurs to Startup Weekend
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (February 8, 2013) – Buckeye Interactive is currently accepting applications from ambitious developers, designers, and entrepreneurs in all stages of their career who are passionate about the startup community in Central Ohio, and are interested in attending Startup Weekend Columbus March 1-3. Startup Weekend is a weekend-long, hands-on experience where entrepreneurs can find out if their startup ideas are viable. On average, half of the Startup Weekend's attendees have technical or design backgrounds while the other half have business backgrounds. Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, [...]
Buckeye Interactive Wants to Send You to Startup Weekend Columbus
What could you do with 54 hours and a room full of smart, passionate people? Could you build and launch a startup business? If you think know you could, Buckeye Interactive wants to send you to Startup Weekend Columbus as a part of the Buckeye Interactive Scholars Program. Startup Weekends are held around the globe, bringing together startup enthusiasts from across disciplines to combine their talents and expertise. The result? Sometimes, it sparks the launch of a new business venture. Even more frequently, though, you’ll get to learn new skills [...]
Congratulations to our Ten Buckeye Interactive Scholars!
We’ve finished shuffling through the applications to our Scholars Program, and we finally narrowed the field down to 10 lucky candidates, now Buckeye Interactive Scholars who are headed for Startup Weekend Columbus. And the Buckeye Interactive Scholars are… Kunal Parikh, Ohio State University Heather DeSantis, RMD Advertising David Miracle, Ohio State University David Sherry, Ohio State University Justin Hines, Adept Marketing Jay Clouse, ManCard Monika Arechavala, Columbus College of Art and Design Ed Jones, Open History Project Jamie Albert, SolarVision Tony Franco, Element Research Group From June 29 through July [...]
Buckeye Interactive Partners with Startup Weekend Columbus to Help Aspiring Entrepreneurs
NEW ALBANY, Ohio ( Jan. 16, 2012) — Buckeye Interactive announced today the Buckeye Interactive Scholars Program started to send up to 10 developers, designers and aspiring entrepreneurs to Startup Weekend Columbus. The 54-hour event has helped educate more than 17,000 entrepreneurs at over 120 events worldwide, and has facilitated the launch of over 560 new startup ventures around the globe. Startup Weekend Columbus, kicks off Feb. 17 at TechColumbus, located at 1275 Kinnear Rd. “I am really excited about this opportunity to partner with Startup Weekend Columbus,” said Brad [...]
Startup Weekend Day 1: Who the Heck is Wil Wheaton?
I had absolutely no idea what to expect at Startup Weekend Columbus. Coming from the ambiguous “non-technical” background I wasn’t sure how my skill set would fit on a team, or if I would learn anything from the experience. Despite my trepidations the following is a recap of what I did learn on Day 1. The overarching theme of the weekend was as follows: “what problem are you solving.” The first speaker of the weekend, Wil Schroter was the first of many speakers that focused on this point: your business needs [...]