EA Developer's Contest
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CALLING ALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS & ENGINEERS! $1500 IN CASH PRIZES FREE REGISTRATION & ENTRY The Developer’s Contest pairs software developers with business-minded entrepreneurs from UCLA Anderson to develop prototypes of a business idea over the course of one weekend. When: Friday, 2/24/12 through Sunday, 2/26/12 Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management Campus Format in brief 10 UCLA Anderson students will give a 1-minute pitch of their business idea or problem to a group of developers at the Developer Contest kickoff. After the developers have heard all 10 pitches, they will then vote for the idea they want to develop that weekend. The Anderson student with the winning business idea will have 20-30 minutes to do Q&A with the developers about the idea and go into further detail. The developers are given the weekend to implement a prototype of the business idea and be prepared to present their progress Sunday evening to a board of judges. The winning team/developer will be selected by the judges and receive cash and/or other prizes. Schedule Kickoff: Friday 1/24, 5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
Office Hours: Saturday 1/25, 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Presentations & Awards: Sunday 1/26 6:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
Keynote Speaker: George Abe
George Abe is a lecturer and Faculty Director of the Applied Management Research (AMR) Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Previously, he was a venture partner with Palomar Ventures, a VC firm in Santa Monica, California. Before Palomar, he was with Cisco Systems in the office of the chief technical officer. Prior to that he was with Infonet Services Corporation he designed Infonet’s IP data service and helped spinout the company from its parent, Computer Sciences Corp. Guest Judges: Ilya Pozin and John Shiple
Ilya Pozin (www.ciplex.com) is a serial entrepreneur and writer. His company Ciplex, is a Los Angeles, CA-based digital marketing and creative agency he founded in 1999 while still in high school. Ilya is a columnist for Inc. Magazine. His writings on entrepreneurship, leadership, and marketing have also appeared in numerous other publications, including Forbes, Portfolio, and Business Insider. He is also regularly cited as an expert business, marketing, and technology analyst by such publications as the Wall Street Journal and the online magazine TechCrunch. John Shiple (www.FreelanceCTO.com) is an acclaimed technology consultant to CEOs throughout the U.S. John creates success for his clients by building companies and products for businesses and investors. He architects award-winning technologies that scale businesses while concurrently building, training, and mentoring development teams. John’s work brings forth new products, optimizes business processes, lowers operating costs, and enables operational scalability. He has a special expertise in working with emerging and disruptive technologies.
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