S9:E1 - How do you go from hackathons to building a hurricane relief business (Nick Feuer)
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🗓️ 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. |
| 1:06.6 | Oh, that's my prime delivery. |
| 1:08.5 | Huh, already? |
| 1:09.5 | Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery. |
| 1:13.0 | And that's the buzz of Prime's entertainment. |
| 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. |
| 1:25.1 | From fast delivery to explosive entertainment, it's on Prime. |
| 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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