Silicon Valley Open Community Hackathon: Week 3- Building A Founding Team (FREE)

REGISTRATION is required. RSVP is not REGISTRATION.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi40FJluovL4pkCqvYerGJdsA6Pd2-eBijvCQ0iOO9ANgQFg/viewform (<= REGISTER here)

Organizers: AAPM, CSPA, SIPA, SVCA & ICC
Sponsors: SVIHub & TechCode

The goal of this Hackathon is to bring together entrepreneurs and investors to focus on industry sectors/segments that are attracting investments and eventually get innovative ideas seed-funded by potential investors.

"More powerful than the might of all the armies on Earth is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

This Hackathon is for all kinds of investors, hackers, inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, technologists, researchers, experts in various domains, technology professionals and even business and marketing professionals, whose area of professional focus includes Cloud, IoT, Big Data, AI, HealthCare, Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Medicine, Biotechnology, AR/VR, Blockchain, Enterprise or Consumer, etc.

"Your cell phone has 10 sensors, and your car has 400. But your body has none - that's going to change." - Vinod Khosla

We encourage participation from those who believe in radical innovation, those who want to explore new markets or try out new approaches and new models that change traditional systems/practices and even those who would otherwise shy away from participating in innovation outside their area of professional focus.

"Human progress depends on the socially maladjusted." - Martin Luther King

INVESTORS: Register to join the panel of judges and share your investment strategy with participating teams/startups. You would be amazed at seeing how participating teams bring up creative ideas in the area of your interest and transform them into sustainable business models. You should expect 30 - 50 teams pitching on the demo day at the Hackathon.

INNOVATORS: Register to participate, build (or join) a team, develop a business model, demo your product and get seed funded by potential investors. You would be amazed at seeing how investors judge pitches, identify transformational and sustainable business models and write checks to seed-fund select winners. However, funding decision rests with individual investor, so organizers are not making any promise of funding. You should expect 5 - 25 investor judges on the demo day at the Hackathon.

OTHERS: If you are a developer, hacker, researcher, domain expert, technologist or a business and marketing professional, then this hackathon is for you and your expertise are in demand. Register to learn about teams that are looking for your expertise. This is the right opportunity for you to join a founding team and be part of the innovation.

GUIDELINES:

• Only REGISTERED members will receive communication emails.
• It's an open event having no bar and no criteria to participate.
• Any investor can join the panel of judges.
• Judges and participants must share their LinkedIn links.
• Participants are requested to bring their own laptops every time.
• All investors and attendees will be judging the pitches.
• Votes and scores are shared with all REGISTERED members.
• 30 - 50 teams are expected to pitch their ideas on the demo day.
• 5 - 25 potential investors are expected to judge.
• Each presentation is for 5 minutes, including Q&A, in each round.
• Participants receive quantitative and qualitative feedback from judges.
• Top nominated participants receive tokens and gifts.
• Winners receive prizes.
• Select winners secure a chance of receiving seed funding.

PROGRAM:
Week 1 Prepping
Week 2 Picking A Compelling Idea
Week 3 Building A Founding Team
Week 4 Building An Innovative Business Model And/Or A Product
Week 5 Learning about Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
Week 6 Learning about Critical Factors for Obtaining Funding
Week 7 Participating in the Screening Round
Week 8 Pitching The Idea To Potential investors On The Demo Day

Each week, details will be sent through emails to REGISTERED members.