Galvanize's newest location on Platte St. in Denver will host a
first-of-its-kind startup weekend focused on creating hardware and software for the Internet of Things (IoT) May 29-31.
The startup weekend will bring teams together to prototype hardware with software and internet connectivity, with a winning team getting a free, one-month membership to Galvanize's newest location at 1644 Platte St.
Participants will have a chance to work on one of 15 internet-connected prototyping boards donated by
Particle (formerly Spark). The boards will allow the teams of innovators to prototype connected hardware as easily, and quickly as a web app, according to the organizers. Particle itself is moving forward out of the startup stage. "Particle got its start via a Kickstarter campaign in mid 2013," explains Steve Herschleb, one of the event organizers.
Teams participating in the weekend long event will have access to prototyping software, hardware and other tools that will allow them to create a product. The goal of the project is to prototype a product and pitch a business based on the prototype by Sunday evening.
"The Particle Core is Wi-Fi for wireless connectivity which is how the price has remained so affordable," Herschleb says. "Like other hardware prototyping devices, additional functionality . . . can be added by connecting additional hardware. Particle also has another product called the Electron that has cellular connectivity," he says, giving more insight into what's possible with the devices being used in the event.
Tickets to participate in the event that starts on May 29 at 6 p.m. are $99, and are available here. Galvanize and Up Global are offering Confluence Denver readers a 33 percent discount if they use the code: Confluence Denver.
Contact Confluence Denver Innovation & Jobs News Editor Chris Meehan with tips and leads for future stories at chris@confluence-denver.com.
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