On February 2, 2013 tinyTech went to a local college start-up workshop/competition at Bryant University called ‘Start-Me-Up’, an event that focused on college students’ start-ups. We were provided with professional advice ranging from financial tips to understanding our target market. Each professional that met with us helped focus our product and give us a more clear understanding of what we needed to do and how to do it. We were also were given advice on what intellectual property rights we have to protect our product and ideas. Overall it was an amazing experience and we would like to thank all of the speakers who came to Bryant to meet with us out. Everyone was of great help and the advice given will be put to full use.
After the workshop each start-up was given an opportunity to pitch their idea to a panel of judges. The winner was graded on their overall idea, how clear it was, the chance of success, and a few other deciding factors. tinyTech was up against multiple Bryant and JWU start-ups (around 13 total) with ideas ranging from gourmet food trucks, to digital business cards. In the end tinyTech took first place, and with it $1,000 in start-up money to get us started. It was overall an excellent experience and we would like to thank everyone at Bryant university who helped make it happen. tinyTech will continue development on University Advisor and make sure we use our winnings and professional advice the best we can.
