Startup Weekend a Success!

What do you get when you combine 80 entrepreneurial thinkers, a world class business incubator, the guidance of an internationally recognized organization, and 55 hours?  In the Lehigh Valley, the result is nothing short of spectacular!

Eleven teams presented their ideas ranging from an automated home craft beer machine to an iPad app for educators, to a donation management site for non-profits.  Three of the teams worked on physical products and one even filed a provisional patent before the weekend was through – a Startup Weekend first!

As a prize sponsor, MTS will be offering its services to the top 3 teams as well as the honorable mention team.  They are:

– 1st place – RUNG – an iPad app for teachers to easily distribute and grade assignments

– 2nd place – Das Beer Macher – an automated home brew machine for making craft beers at home with no experience necessary

– 3rd place – We Got Your Site – an convenient way for small businesses to use Facebook to create and update their website

– Sponsor choice – Bar-O-Metrics – a new way to do inventory control of alcohol at bars

Check out an article in Keystone Edge and a story by WFMZ for more information.