Students and San Luis Obispo community members launched 11 startups in 54 hours at the Cal Poly Entrepreneurs’ annual Startup Weekend Nov. 9-11. Startup Weekend happens all over the world, but Cal Poly’s is one of the few student-run events…
Artificial Intelligence Software will judge this year’s startup competition
“It’s a more effective way to gauge the thoughts of a group,” second year business major Alistair Schwab said, who planned the event this year. “Typically you would take an average, but it’s more reflective of the judges as a whole.”
15-Minute update: Startup Weekend, International Education Week, and student’s thoughts on blocked classes
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CIE accepts record number of entrepreneurs
The CIE has accepted 11 women this year, a program record.
Fifth annual SLO Startup Weekend comes to Cal Poly
Meathead Movers CEO Aaron Steed and graphic communication professor Charmaine Farber are two of the competition’s judges.
BeatStream: A revolution in music sharing
David Jang/Mustang News The five team members behind “BeatStream” took home first place at Startup Weekend this past Sunday. Samantha Sullivan [follow id=”ssulli04″] Something sounds like a winner. Startup Weekend ended on a high note this past Sunday, with a…
Startup Weekend SLO brings ideas, business to Cal Poly
Lexi Scott alexandriascott.md@gmail.com Ambitious ideas became tangible realities this weekend. Hosted by Cal Poly, Startup Weekend SLO is an entrepreneurial event where members pitch business ideas Friday, develop them Saturday and present the finished products by Sunday evening. The global grassroots…
Digital bucket list coming to web
A team of Cal Poly students has set out to help people fulfill their dreams. GRAPPPLE, a start-up company of Cal Poly students and graduates, is a social media-based bucket list that will allow people to make connections based on…
Students to bring business startups to Cal Poly
In the spirit of Cal Poly’s “Learn By Doing” philosophy, students have the opportunity to develop a complete business this quarter. They just have to do it in one weekend. Startup Weekend is an international program that gives individuals approximately…