Playing in the Sandbox is Serious Business
You're a busy founder rising and grinding, why participate in hackathons?
Our human brains are wired to do three things very well:
catalog resources
make and use tools
collaborate with others
With the seemingly increasing pace of technological advancement, you don't have time or mental bandwidth to keep track of everything. That's where your fellow humans come in to help you.
Hackathons, design challenges, and other time-constrained challenges are fun opportunities to zoom out from the day-to-day of startup survival to play with new problems, tools, and people.
Play is a powerful creative force. It helps your brain see the world with a fresh perspective. It encourages new combinations. It leads to new horizons.
If you are in or near Nebraska, you have two excellent chances to come play with us in the sandbox in the coming weeks. BOTH ARE FREE EVENTS AND WILL OFFER FOOD & DRINK!
Saturday, September 27: Ten Hour Challenge X JumpStart Challenge
This collaboration offers you the chance to spend one day in the sandbox solving real-world problems pitched by real-world organizations. Or to freestyle on problems/ideas of your own.
This year, topics of interest under the JumpStart Challenge include artificial intelligence, civic tech and ag tech. Partnering entities posing challenge prompts and subject matter experts include engineering firm Olsson and the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association.
You then have the choice to keep working on your solution for 10 days to compete for real-world cash prizes and the chance to work with real-world customers. Read more about what to expect here and then register here.
Saturday, October 11: Breakthrough Weekend - Short & Scrappy Edition
Join students and community members at UNO for this even shorter event. You can bring your own idea or join a team.
Either way, you can leverage CodeBuddy to turn your concept into actual working software. They will be onsite to help folks leverage their AI-driven software development tool.
It's free. It's fun. Food provided.
