Macrovation was excited to participate in such a great event. Our CTO, Vince Baranauskas, PhD enjoyed chatting with students to help them determine avenues for funding and next steps. Lots of innovation being created at Virginia Tech.
?? Startup Sprint 2024 Recap: A Week of Innovation and Inspiration! ?? What an unforgettable week at Virginia Tech’s Startup Sprint 2024! From brilliant ideas to game-changing insights, we watched VT’s next generation of entrepreneurs take their first steps toward building the future. Here’s a run down of what happened ?? ??? On Friday Sept 27, we kicked off the event with Kyle Krzeski Kyle is the Co-Founder of Removaly, CEO of Sabbath Ventures, and a VT alumnus. He shared his journey of product development, bootstrapping, and exiting a profitable startup. Kyle stayed around during the weekend to assist students in their projects. ?? On Saturday, we had VT Alumni founders come in to share their experiences. The founders of MacroVation Kelly and Vince Baranauskas, PhD had a fireside chat detailing their experiences with selling to the government, business development, and the future of sustainable materials engineering. ?? Sunday was for the student founders. We had Mohit Yadav and Robin Khatri, the founders of QuickPark Solutions, sharing their insights in enterprise software, scaling a startup, and the conviction needed to win. ?? We were also joined by the founders of Exit Sign Solutions. Will Field, Conner Donnelly, and Angel Hernandez discussed their journey with prototyping, raising funds, and their experience running a business while juggling schoolwork. ? Throughout the event, we partnered with James Harder, John Hagy, and Koehler “Kay-ler” Slagel, MBA to run workshops to equip students with the skills needed to identify a problem, build a solution, and go to market. ?? On Wednesday Oct 2nd, we concluded the end of Startup Sprint with our closing ceremony and the finals. Seven finalists pitched their startups for a chance to win ?????? Our judges included James Harder, Kyle Krzeski, Charles Lattimer, Laura Omi Townsend, Will Field, and Koehler “Kay-ler” Slagel, MBA. After much time spent deliberating, the winners were announced and Startup Sprint 2024 came to a conclusion. Shoutout to our sponsors for making this happen! Virginia Tech Department of Management | Pamplin College of Business Apex Center for Entrepreneurs - Virginia Tech Exit Sign Solutions RAMP - Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program CS Root from the Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science A HUGE thank you to our speakers, our judges, and everyone who attended. We couldn’t have done it without you! ?? #innovation #entrepreneurship #virginiatech #startups #hokies
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