Biggest Tech Festival Ever Is In Utah

Utah Tech Festival - Gephardt Daily

Biggest Tech Festival Ever Is In Utah

startSLC - Gephardt Daily

The StartSLC event will take place at a number of spaces at the Gateway in Salt Lake City, from Thursday January 29th through Saturday the 31st.

This event is being hosted by the Beehive Startups, Grow Utah, Zions Bank and a numerous amount of other friends and leaders within Utah’s start-up community.

StartSLC is a three-day event that will bring together entrepreneurs, hackers, designers, marketers, musicians, film-makers, bloggers, makers, thought leaders and foodies so that they can have fun, learn from one another and create lasting connections.

There is going to be a Pitch Competition at the start-up, if you go to StartSLC’s website you will see all of the entrepreneurs that are scheduled to deliver a live four-minute pitch followed by a four-minute question and answer session.

These all-day pitch events will take place at Church & State, located at 370 S. 300 E., SLC, on January 14th, 21st and 28th between 8:oo a.m. and 6:00 p.m. If you are one of the participants, please show up at least 15 minutes before you are scheduled to present.

At the end of the three all-day pitch events the judges will vote to determine the start-ups who will be invited to pitch in the competition’s finale on the closing night of StartSLC.

The winner will receive $150,000; second place will receive $50,000 and the audience will decide who receives the remaining $50,000.

For all you crazy hackers out there, yes there is going to be a venue just for you. It is called the Hackathon.

This is a premiere event that is located in the heart of startSLC. You can stop by and learn about the latest in programming, operations, security, hardware hacking and more!

The event will be held from Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. until Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. [one_fourth]

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A Little About The Hosts:

Beehive Startups

Is an independent organization committed to covering Utah’s start-up and tech ecosystem. As Utah’s start-up and tech scene flourishes Beehive Startups is there to help advance an inclusive, supportive environment. They will also be Hosting a $250,000 Pitch Competition. The winner will receive $150,000; second place will receive $50,000 and the audience will decide who receives the remaining $50,000.

Grow Utah

They are always trying to accelerate the creation of innovative, entrepreneur-led, high-growth businesses that will strengthen and expand the future growth of Utah’s economy.

Zions Bank

Hosting a hacking marathon, the goal is to create an inclusive, respectful conference environment that invites participation of all races, ethnicity, genders, ages, abilities, religions, and sexual orientation. startSLC - Gephardt Daily

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