Daniel Cote on LinkedIn: We are launching a new Kickstarter project! For all you STEM… (2024)

If you know any students looking to learn more about software engineering and careers in computer science:

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After 36 hours of brainstorming, building, and a chick-fil-a-intensive diet, our team hacked "Buzz-Bazaar", a web app that utilizes the power of Georgia Tech's student community and connects students with legitimate resellers of second-hand books, furniture, electronics, etc. within the campus. 🛍️Check out its demo video below! 📹Here are a few lessons I learned during the Hackathon: 1. Have the courage to "kill your babies." The first idea/prototype that you come up and fall in love with might turn out to be lukewarm. Have the courage to discard it.2. Don't aim for an industry-grade app (you most likely wouldn't get there within 36 hours). Building a functional prototype is where it's at. 3. Coding is fun—as is taking out the time to socialize with fellow builders and attending workshops. Super grateful to HexLabs, Inc. and College of Computing at Georgia Tech for this opportunity and my amazing team members Karishma Kamalahasan and Amishi Mittal!

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What are your plans for your kids this summer? Haven't got any? That’s ok. We've got your back. From the 6th - the 30th of August 2024, we've prepared a summer bootcamp for your kids where we teach them the most lucrative tech skills in the market. Give your child the opportunity to succeed in a future driven by technology.The first 20 registrations get a 30% discount.Enroll here: https;//bit.ly/kidsbootcamp24

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Why are extracurriculars so important? It builds character and community! With $26.99, YOU can be the first building block for a student to join teammates and build relationships. Help students make memories with friends, teammates, and coaches! Give today for a stronger community tomorrow! Click our Making Memories campaign at linktr.ee/Start1Spark.

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Igniting Tomorrow's Possibilities: Orange County Innovation Lab Naming Challenge 📣 Calling all middle and high school students in Orange County, Florida (so, this is for their parents that are on LinkedIn 😉). Unleash your creativity, think outside the box, and be part of shaping the future of innovation in Orange County! OC is requesting students to unleash their brilliance and creativity by submitting a name or phrase that is impactful and one that describes the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab is physically located in the heart of the Historic Pine Hills community. The name must be igniting and telling as a space for fostering and driving innovation and mentorship. The Innovation Lab is a dedicated space that fosters creative thinking, experimentation and the development of new ideas, processes, and products. It is a collaborative environment where communities from different disciplines come together to brainstorm, prototype and test innovative concepts with the goal of problem solving or driving advancements in technology. The community consists of County operations, business/strategic partners & stakeholders and community innovators.🏆 First Place: A laptop for educational purposes.🥈 Second Place: A tablet for educational purposes.🥉 Third Place: Educational Experience for Two (2). The contest closes on 29 February. Learn more at this link https://lnkd.in/egR_2ZMqOrange County Government is annual supporter of the Florida Photonics Cluster. Their support has allowed for the production of our Career Guide for Optics & Photonics, new 3-minute video available on our YouTube Channel, and participation in Orlando Science Center's Spark STEM Fest.#florida#science#engineering#technology#innovation#stemeducation#stem#optics#photonics#education#contest #creativity #innovationlab

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Meet Monica Milligan, the Chief Program Officer for Gradient Learning. In our latest blog, Monica shares how one teacher changed the trajectory of her life. Stories like this remind us how integral teachers are in shaping the future generation by bridging the connection gap. https://lnkd.in/gY65F6Xn

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Another nighter hackathon!!! [edit] it’s apparently not an all nighter this time. Folks in person have to leave the Talmage building at 11PM MDT. Nothing stops them from continuing remotely though. This may be a forcing function that puts remote attendees on a more level playing field. Closing ceremonies happens the following day (Saturday) at 11 AM MDT.In person in Utah at BYU. That said if you wanted to remotely join an in person group I bet there would be many who would welcome that.I can’t overstate how good these can be for your career. You build an entire project in one night, or learn a new tool, or make an open-source contribution. Or all 3.Some things I’ve been considering:- I might learn how to do exploratory data analysis on unstructured data with Voxel51’s open source tool. - Or learn Dagster. - Or try to set up ML monitoring a REST API with an open-source tool like NannyML, Deepchecks, or Evidently AI . Pretty please brainstorm some project ideas in the comments here. I may join you or I could help you find others who would.Jacob Petterle, Srishti Gureja, 👾 Ryan Russon, Miriah Peterson, Chris B. , Dylan Skinner , Jay Cui , Sterling Long , Rosson Long , Isaac Z Tai , Calvin Boyce , Faith Riddoch , Chaz Gundry

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Reflecting on the year and crying happy tears with the progress PDS Lab has made since launching on November 20th. 2023 was an inflection point in my life and now I’m ready to freaking rumble in 2024 and make massive waves for non-tech founders and students. But first...Each one of you has played an important role in getting the lab to where it is so far. I'm so grateful for your time, energy, and passion. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Here's our 2023 recap:✅ Met and learned from over 60 non-technical founders and have shaped the Zero to MVP program to fit their needs from idea to MVP✅ Onboarded 6 teams to the “Zero to MVP” program; a 4-week intensive that kicks off January 3rd✅ Collected data from 72 non-technical female founders to be used in a Forbes article this winter (freaking amazing turnout!) Stay tuned!✅ Officially partnered with a trusted development team (more to come on this one!) to support non-tech founders in building their MVPs in under 3 monthsWhat’s Next:🚀 We’re focused on our goals to support non-technical founders on their journey. That means more research, more resources, more education, more content to support them at each step.🎓 We begin teaching the Ideas to Software Course at Miami University on January 28th to 40 students majoring in entrepreneurship, computer science, graphic design, business, and more.---It’s been a wild ride since launching this absolute dream business and I’m grateful to have each one of you a part of the journey.If I can support you in any way, you know where to find me. Until then, enjoy the remainder of your holiday and chat in the new year!Thanks for being here 🫶🏻—-PS. February Cohort is NOW OPEN for the Zero to MVP program beginning February 5th, 2024. Book an intro call with me to see if it’s a fit for you 🙌🏻

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Earlier this month Toluwaleke Agunbiade, Tommy Wei, Joshua Obljubek-Thomas and I participated in the GDSC McMasterU Solution Challenge Hackathon. Together we created ByteBrain.ByteBrain is an accessible, byte-sized learning tool that aims to provide quality learning to high school kids worldwide whom the pandemic has hindered.ByteBrain is an education study tool that students can use to study a variety of subjects. Simply launch the app, and pick the subject you want to study. In each subject, you can pick the unit and specific chapter you wish to practice. ByteBrain will show you endless word problems related to the chapter. Once you have your answer, input your value into ByteBrain and repeat!Most of my work included making the front end of the app in Android Studio.Overall I had a great time and I can’t wait for the next hackathon!If you are interested in learning more below is the GitHub repository for the project.https://lnkd.in/eMiPQF2X

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Curious about Botswana's Youth-Centric Hackathon?Get ready, as we unravel the excitement for you!Registerhttps://lnkd.in/dxdyVByKDate: September 6th to 9th, 2023Who can join?Wednesday: Ages 4 to 6Thursday: Ages 7 to 9Friday: Ages 10 to 15Saturday: Ages 16 to 18Event Schedule:9:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Expert trainers will guide participants through robotics and programming concepts.12:00 PM to 2:00 PM: Participants will form teams and receive problem statements. Each team selects one problem to tackle.2:00 PM: Judges will observe and evaluate the solutions presented.2:30 PM: The winning team will be announced!Let's celebrate the incredible potential of our young minds—don't underestimate what they can achieve!

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