BizHacks Mentorship Package. [ March 4-5, 2016 ]

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1 BizHacks 2016 Mentorship Package [ March 4-5, 2016 ]

2 Table of Contents Welcome & About 3 Agenda 4 Directory 5 Check-in and Parking Instructions 6 About Mentorship 7 Mentorship List 8 FYI - Resources Lists 9 Judging Process 11 Keynote Speakers 12 Workshops 13

3 Welcome to BizHacks 2016 is a hackathon with a business focus. The event aims to bring together both the technically skilled programmers and the aspiring business leaders, so as to create innovative products and solutions to business problems. BizHacks is not limited to computer science majors but for anyone who has an interest in problem solving. The event provides a platform for students to learn, build meaningful connections, identify real world business issues and solve problems through creativity and leadership. PRIZES 1 st Place $700 Cash Prize & 5 Archiact Tickets $100 Devices Rental from Wavefront $600 Credit Spring s Kick Incubator Program 2 nd Place $600 Cash Prize & 3 Archiact Tickets 3 rd Place $200 Cash Prize & 2 Archiact Tickets Others $2,200 BrainStation Scholarship Coupon (spring classes) for Most Valueable Player award Five Classes Hot Box Yoga Pass for Midnight Yoga Participants x 2 One Class Hot Box Yoga Pass Raffle Draw for Workshop Participants x 10 Bizhacks 2016 will not be possible without the help and collaboration with mentors like you. Thank you so much for making our event come true! BizHacks 2016 Team 3

4 AGENDA 3:00-4:00 PM - Registration & Career Fair (CPA Hall) 4:00-5:00 PM - Opening Ceremony (HA 098) Keynote #1 Jeff Booth, Co-Founder, Build Direct Keynote #2 Paul Davidescu, Co-Founder, Tangoo 30 minute transition to Classrooms and Birmingham Undergraduate Center 5.30 PM - Hackathon Begins 6:00-8:00 PM - Dinner 8:00-9:00 PM - Workshop #1:Fundamentals of Web Development byubc Launch Pad (HA 243) 12:00-12:45 AM - Midnight Yoga (CPA Hall) 8:00-9:00 AM - Breakfast 11:00-12:00 PM - Workshop #2: Design Matters by Red Academy (HA 243) 12:00-1:00 PM - Lunch 3:00-4:00 PM - Workshop #3: Start Ups, Pitching, and Presentation by Spring (HA 243) 4:00 PM - Final Check-In with Mentors 5:00 PM - Hackathon Stops 15-minute transition to HA 098 5:15-6:15 PM - First Round: Presentation and Judging 6:15-7:15 PM - Final Round: Presentation and Judging 7:15-8:00 PM - Closing Ceremony (HA 098) Keynote Speaker: Jay Giraud, Founder, Mojio 4

5 DIRECTORY EMERGENCY CONTACT In any case of emergency please contact: Organizing Commitee Representatives Fern Manakkong Wendy Vaz Emergency Services (24 hr) Police 911 Fire 911 Ambulance 911 Non-Emergency Services Safewalk UBC Campus Security RCMP First Aid Certified (Room HA 194) Andrea Banzou Khanh Nguyen

6 INSTRUCTIONS CHECK-IN Upon arriving, mentors can check-in with our registration team at CPA Hall of Sauder School of Business (Outside of the Business Career Centre) Address: Sauder School of Business (Henry Angus Building) 2053 Main Mall Time: As early as 2:00pm on Friday, March 4 Mentor Base: HA 195 PARKING The closest parking is West Parkade, located at 2140 Lower Mall. Parking Rate: $1.75/half an hour The meters accept coins and credit card only. No bills and no debit cards. Payment via mobile app (PaybyPhone) is also accepted. 6

7 ABOUT MENTORSHIP HOW IT S GONNA WORK Technical mentors will be paired with business mentors, and each pair is assigned to four competing teams. Please find your pair and team allocation on page 8 of this package. (If you have time, you re more than welcome to check out the teams you re not assigned to!) Here at BizHacks, you can provide mentorship to the participants in various ways, such as: Proposing business problems that the teams can work on Offering feedback on the teams product ideas and execution Recommending useful tools/resources Helping the teams with their product pitch Most importantly, you re here to motivate and inspire. For many participants, BizHacks may be their first competitive hackathon (we can only imagine how intense and tough non-stop 24-hour hacking must be!); your words of encouragement would go a long way in helping them get to the finish line (and we re sure that even the veteran hackers would appreciate your support just as much). We count on you to make our dream come true: to empower the participants to be the best hackers they can be! 7

8 MENTORSHIP LIST SCHEDULE, PAIR & TEAM ALLOCATION 8

9 RESOURCES Hardware We have 20 available Signul s - find more information at: 5 Google Cardboards Project Collaboration Tools Slack or Trello BaseCamp (free for one project) Asana (free for up to 15 users) Design And Prototyping Pencil Balsamiq (30 - day trial) Invision Design Resources Font Awesome Icon library Paletton as color scheme tool Chose your ipsum choose a placeholder text generator from styles such as pirate, batman and many more GIMP free cross-platform image manipulation software (i.e. free photoshop) Coding - Useful Libraries Leafletjs good for generating maps Google Charts simple data charts 9

10 RESOURCES Data Marts BC Data Mart Azure DataMarket US DataMart Google Public Data Mart Cool Tools If This Then That connect common web services (i.e. twitter, wordpress) Tasker (free android automation app, e.g. send http request when phone connects to wifi) Programmable Web Massive API directory for many companie s APIs Wolphram Alpha computational knowlege engine, good for questions like what is the motorcycle traffic in germany? Blockspring easy way to incorporate APIs into excel Twilio Voice and SMS APIs and services FreeSounds sounds effects library 10

11 JUDGING PROCESS Presentation will take place in HA 098. All participants must be on time. First Round You have 90 seconds to pitch your products to the judges Consider the problem, solution, and the business case Final Round Top 10 finalists will be given 5 minutes for their presentation with an additional 1 minute for Q & A For more information: 11

12 Profiles: Keynote Speakers OPENING KEYNOTES Jeff Booth President & CEO; Co-Founder, Build Direct With Jeff at the helm, BuildDirect stands at the forefront of innovation in the home improvement industry. Jeff applies his deep knowledge of both technology and trends to invent new ways for people to explore, purchase and ultimately interact and connect in the home improvement space. Drawing on his background as a builder, Jeff co-founded BuildDirect in 1999 from his firsthand experience with the inefficiencies and high costs inherent with the home improvement and building supplies industry. He knew that by combing technology with his entrepreneurial spirit and vision, he could build a simpler and more trusted home improvement industry. Ultimately, opening a world of possibilities for homeowners, suppliers and those in trades and shipping. Paul Dividescu Co-Founder, Tangoo Paul is a recent Sauder Marketing Co-op and International Business grad who took the full dive into entrepreneurship right after graduation. Parallel to his early work with Vancity Buzz s founding team, Paul co-founded Tangoo. Tangoo is a pocket concierge app powered by top foodies and local influencers who curate their favourite places to dine based off the experience diners are most in the mood for. CLOSING KEYNOTE Jay Giraud Founder, Mojio Jay Giraud is a serial tech entrepreneur focused on launching companies and innovating where transformation is needed most. As the founding CEO of Mojio, Jay led the company towards its vision of building the world s first open connected car apps and services platform. Jay and his team developed and negotiated partnerships with world class companies including OEM, automotive, electronics tier 1 s and telecom partners like Amazon AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and several others. He and his team raised more than $15 million from investors Telekom Capital, Relay Ventures, BDC, AOL co-founder, Steve Case and Amazon. 12

13 COMPANY WORKSHOPS Workshop Session #1: UBC Launch Pad - Web Development Come and learn the Fundamentals of Web Development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Google Maps API. Learn how to build an interactive map that plots all the Vancouver Breweries in only 1 hour! LaunchPad builds engaging web and mobile apps with a group of motivated students eager to gain experience. They aim to connect students to real learning experiences while getting paid for their work and doing school. Workshop Session #2: Red Academy - Design Matters Today more than ever, the design of experiences matters. Several well funded startups have designer co-founders and technology giants are ravishingly acquiring design firms. You too can apply the principles of design to the development of your business. In this workshop, learn about the key ingredients for creating a business using design methodologies to connect all of the moving parts. By using integrative thinking and a set of tried and tested tools to help you design new products and services your can keep your user s desires at heart. Workshop Session #3: Spring - Startups, Pitching and Presentations What do investors look for in a pitch? What does validation look like? As a participant, volunteer, and now organizer for Startup Weekend Vancouver and various other business pitching events, Chin from Spring will walk you through building a pitch deck, best practices for pitching competitions, and public speaking. 13

14 We are opening a world of possibilities by simplifying the home improvement industry. In October 1999, BuildDirect co-founders Jeff Booth and Rob Banks had a vision. Their vision was to simplify the home improvement industry and give the power of choice back to the homeowner. They wanted to provide those seeking to build or improve their homes with an online marketplace to access the products they wanted, at the prices they d love, and deliver them on time and directly to their doorstep. And today we do just that. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, BuildDirect is the world s largest online marketplace for home improvement products. We connect homeowners directly to the suppliers of home improvement products, which eliminates heavy retail markups and makes for a much simpler and trusted shopping experience. Visit BuildDirect at 14

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