A hackathon is where you turn your crazy ideas into real stuff. A startup is a where you apply your ideas to solve a problem with a particular end-user in mind. Startup UCSD is therefore the time to hack away at a particular problem, coming up with a solution in the form of a product or service that people would actually want. It is the time to dust off old ideas, to add the finishing touches to current projects, or your opportunity to create something completely new. We don't have a theme. We are open to any good ideas.
Schedule
Friday
5pm Doors Open
6pm Opening Remarks and Dinner
7pm Time to Work!
9pm Deadline to submit your team proposal
10pm Deadline to register for pitch practice
Saturday
1:30pm Deadline to sumbit projects
2pm On-Floor Demos
4pm Keynote Speaker - Jay Gilberg
5pm Finalist Presentation on stage
6pm Winners are announced and Closing Remarks
Eligibility
Startup UCSD is open to all majors! As long as you're prepared to learn, brainstorm, and work on cool things, we welcome you to join.
You must be a UCSD student of some sort
You must not be graduating until at least June 2017
Requirements
You can build whatever your heart desires, whether its a web app, mobile app, hardware, or an open source tool. A working prototype is not necassary to win yet highly encouraged.
Prizes
Top Prize
Dedicated workspace at the Qualcomm Institute with access to the prototyping lab, meeting rooms, and mentorship (provided by the von Liebig Center)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Registration has been re-opened!!!!
Judges
Martin Arreola
UCSD
Jay Gilberg
NSF I-Corps Program Coordinator at UCSD
Jay Kunin
Managing Director, Research Translation Group , Applied Innovation
Harinath Garudadri
Associate Research Scientist at the Qualcomm Institute
Dennis Abremski
VP SoCal EED
Lucy Gilberg
Director, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Global Sourcing
John Zhu
Qualcomm Institute
Judging Criteria
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Projects will be judged on creativity, usefulness, and the quality of the team.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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