4.7 • 618 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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0:00.0 | Welcome to the Code to be podcast, where we talk to people on their coding journey |
0:08.8 | in hopes of helping you on yours. |
0:11.0 | I'm your host, Ron, and today we're talking about going from hackathons to building a business |
0:16.3 | with Nick Foyer, one of the creators of Project Owl, a winner of Call for Code. |
0:21.7 | People that I knew who had families in Puerto Rico did not know if their grandmother was okay |
0:29.2 | and didn't find out until a month and a half later. |
0:32.1 | Call for Code is a virtual hackathon where developers find ways to reduce the impact of natural disasters through technology. |
0:39.7 | Project Owl is a deployable mesh network. Don't worry, we'll tell you what that is, that brings |
0:44.3 | connectivity to survivors of natural disasters. And Nick, along with his co-founder, Brian, were one |
0:49.9 | of the 100,000 developers who competed. Nick tells us about how he went from hackathon hobbyist to building a real-world business |
0:58.2 | that helps people after this. |
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1:08.5 | Huh, already? |
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1:15.8 | What are we watching? |
1:16.5 | Heads of State, that new action comedy with Idris Elber as the Prime Minister, |
1:20.1 | John Sina as the President, and Prianka Chopra Jonas, as their only hope. |
1:23.8 | It looks like a blast. |
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1:29.4 | For only $899 a month, join now. Content includes limited ads, subscription or to renews. For more |
1:34.5 | information, go to amazon.com.ukuk.U.K. slash prime. Ready to launch your business? Get started |
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