Rev: Ithaca Startup Works

Cornell Coding Boot Camp
2015-09-26 08:30 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Get ready for a day filled with education, inspiration, & creation.
Cornell is hosting its first ever Coding Boot camp in Sage Hall on September 26, 2015. Especially targeted to females, the boot camp will provide participants with a solid foundation in coding concepts and principles to educate and inspire them. With the skills we teach as a launching pad, it is our hope more females will consider pursuing further education STEM. We will cover the essentials of html, CSS, and some javascript so that everyone can build their own website.

Singlebrook Open Source Volunteer Day
2015-09-19 09:30 - 16:30 | Singlebrook, 119 South Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join our member, Singlebrook, at their headquarters for a day of Open Source Software contribution! They are welcoming all local & regional developers and designers (junior developers too!) to spend a day working with Ruby on Rails or Drupal 8.
This event is BYO-Equipment. Singlebrook developers will be available to help with some setup, but you should be basically ready to start coding when you arrive.
For folks working on Rails, you’re encouraged to bring some ideas for what to work on from your favorite open source libraries. We’ll also have some suggested tasks brainstormed ahead of time.
For folks working on Drupal 8, here’s a short list of helpful tools to install in advance:

Composer (https://getcomposer.org)
Drush (https://github.com/drush-ops/drush)
Git – to generate patches
An editor set up per Drupal coding standards, like PHPStorm (https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm)

Singlebrook will provide lunch, snacks and beverages! There will be an informal Happy Hour to follow for anyone interested in continuing the fun after the event!

What Makes a Good Startup Business Idea?
2015-09-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Harvest Cafe, 224 West Main Street, Montour Falls, NY, 14865, United States
Interested in hearing from people who have experience starting and growing companies? Want to meet other entrepreneurs in your area?
The Southern Tier Startup Alliance (STSA) is teaming up with SCOPED to hold an event in Schuyler County specifically designed for entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. Come hear Brad Treat, Entrepreneur in Residence with the STSA, talk about what makes for a great startup business idea and the steps one takes to test the idea.

Entrepreneurship at Cornell's Startup & Tech Networking
2015-09-09 16:30 - 18:30
Join 50+ companies & 300+ students from across Cornell, including our Cornell Tech students from NYC

Networking @Rev: Pitch Night
2015-09-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
NETWORKING@REV – September
Come to Rev for the first networking event of the fall!
RVSP here!

Ithaca Web People
2015-09-01 17:30 - 19:30, 2015-08-04 17:30 - 19:30, 2015-07-07 17:30 - 19:30, 2015-06-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States

Networking @Rev - Hardware Accelerator Demo Day
2015-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Rev 1.1, 123 East State Street , Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Over the course of this summer, all of us at Rev have had the pleasure of getting to know nine teams as they make their way through our Southern Tier Hardware Accelerator program. Now it’s your turn to see what they’ve been up to.
The teams have spent the summer in the SBA-funded Hardware Accelerator, hosted at Rev 1.1. There they are supplied with the equipment, mentoring, and materials to take their project ideas from napkin to prototype. Utilizing rapid prototyping the teams have explored the form, function and business models required to bring the ideas to market. These business ideas span from a robot that helps clean hotel rooms to a device that helps senior citizens stay on track with their daily medications. The culminating event of this 12 week program is Demo Day – a chance for the community to come together and see how far these project teams have progressed.
Join us as teams showcase their work and share what they’ve learned throughout this intensive prototyping and business development process followed by a chance to network with them!
REGISTER HERE

Annual Golf Tournament 2015
2015-08-05 09:00 - 18:00
Play, network and have fun on one of Ithaca’s premier golf courses, The Country Club of Ithaca!
The entry fee (for the team) includes 4 greens fees, two golf carts per team, boxed lunch, entry into the sweepstakes for all awards and prizes and admission to the post-tournament reception.
Registration:
Teams (4 Golfers) – $660
Individuals – $165
Register your team now! We are limited to the first 33 teams. Registration and payment must be received by Monday, July 27, 2015. Once we reach our capacity, we will be accepting 2-3 teams as alternates on a waiting list in the case of a cancelation or a no-show. Please call the Chamber at (607) 273-7080 should you have any questions.
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Networking@Noon at Coltivare
2015-07-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Coltivare, 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NE, 14850, United States
Effective networking is the easiest, fastest and least expensive way to promote your business/organization, and to make the strong connections necessary to outperform your competition. Though other viable channels are available, nothing can replace the benefits of face-to-face networking. Join us on Thursday, July 23rd, at Cotlivare for a unique networking luncheon.
Networking@Noon is an opportunity to meet other Chamber members in a small group setting while enjoying a great lunch. Utilizing informal networking, each participant is invited to deliver a 90-second “pitch” about themselves and their organization or business.
This event is open to current members of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce.
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July 2015 Business After Hours at Crossroads Bar & Grill
2015-07-15 17:00 - 19:00
Join the Tompkins Chamber of Commerce at the Crossroads Bar & Grill for our July Business After Hours. Enjoy the casual atmosphere at this event while connecting with other local business owners enjoying a hearty and refreshing time after a days’ work. Crossroads provides outdoor seating allowing you to relax and enjoy the wonderful summer weather.
The Crossroads Bar & Grille is a family style Bar/Restaurant in Lansing, NY, located a short ten minutes from downtown Ithaca. They have both a restaurant and bar menu serving a premium selection for its diverse clientele. Set in a welcoming family atmosphere, they serve to the local wine, beer, and spirit connoisseurs, as well as families looking for high quality food.
Attending the Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours networking events can help you connect with potentially hundreds of chamber members and community and business leaders.
Fees: Chamber members pre-register for $12. Walk-ins are welcome for $20; non members are $30.
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RosieApp Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
2015-07-09 12:30 - 13:00 | Unnamed Venue, 158 The Commons, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
On Thursday July 9, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the inauguration of the new offices of Rev member, RosieApp
Click here for more information!

From Concept to Company Workshop
2015-06-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2015-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
Now that you’ve gone through the steps validating your concept using the Business Model Canvas, it is important to line up all the materials required to give creation and launch of the new product/service the best chance of success. In this workshop entrepreneurs build out a suite of documents that will allow them and their advisors to keep development focused on the identified problem.
This workshop is meant for teams who have graduated Workshop 3, From Idea to Concept.

Please contact us to find out how you can get involved: info@revithaca.com

Scalable Food and Entrepreneurship
2015-05-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
Come learn more about what it takes to start and run a successful and scalable food business, and taste some of the great local food produced in the area. You’ll get a chance to hear about the issues these food entrepreneurs have encountered, their experiences working in the scalable food industry, lessons learned, and where they hope to go next.

From Brain to Domain- Class 5
2015-05-06 18:00 - 22:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
From Brain to Domain- An Introduction to Prototyping Your Ideas on the Web

Class 5 (Demo Day): In this class you will demo your applications to a panel of judges and sit in on your classmates’s pitches while enjoying a slice of pizza.
*Registration for this class is closed. Please check back for other events at REV.

Spring Startup BBQ
2015-04-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Engineering Quad at Cornell, 242 Carpenter Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join Ithaca Venture Community in collaboration with Cornell TEC, Cornell Sense and FlEF for a fun, free event for the Ithaca Startup community. This is an opportunity for science and engineering students to network with entrepreneurs in the field. There will be a BBQ dinner and wine/beer bar. This event is open to students and professionals in the Ithaca Entrepreneurship community.
RSVP HERE or email cornellTEC@gmail.com

Student Innovators in Action
2015-04-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Duffield Atrium, Duffield Hall, NY, 14850, United States
Come talk with leaders from dozens of student organizations from all across campus that represent the best and brightest that Cornell has to offer! This event includes student leaders from every aspect of campus life: fashion. engineering, the humanities, business, health, etc. – this will be an event you won’t want to miss!

Site Mandala Launch
2015-04-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
As both an organization and an agency, Think Topography has experienced first hand the challenges involved in successfully marketing a business. Inspired to make a difference, they have developed a solution, Site Mandala. Sita Mandala has fewer tools and an integrated experience that makes the process of connecting with customers easier than ever!
Think Topography would like to invite you to join them for the launch of Site Mandala! Brunch will be provided by Tai Cohen of Bali Cravings!
RSVP Here

Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration
2015-04-16 09:00 - 2015-04-17 19:00 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
This two-day entrepreneurship conference is conducted annually on Cornell’s campus. This year’s conference will bring together more than 700 entrepreneurial enthusiasts. Events include a New Business and Emerging Technologies Showcase, Business Idea Competition Finals, and our favorite, the eLab Demo Day. This is something that you do not want to miss!
REGISTER HERE

Flip the Pyramid with Greg Slamowitz
2015-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
Renowned entrepreneur, investor, author and speaker Greg Slamowitz will be at Rev to talk about his book, Flip the Pyramid: How Any Organization Can Create A Workforce that is Engaged, Aligned, Empowered and On Fire.
About the Book

Flip the Pyramid shows you how to supercharge the efficiency of your organization, creating a powerful tribal culture that not only engages, aligns and empowers the talents of every last employee, but ultimately transcends the company itself to fully engage your customers. Flip the Pyramid turns the traditional org chart on its head, showing how to fully engage the innovation and power in each individual to take your company to the top.
About Greg

Greg Slamowitz was a co-founder and former Co-CEO of Ambrose Employer Group, LLC, a professional employer organization (PEO), which was ranked among Crain’s New York’s list of the 50 fastest growing companies and was also recognized by the New York State Society for Human Resource Management as one of the “Best Companies to Work For in New York.”
Greg co-founded Ambrose in 1997 with $95,000, never accepted outside funding, and sold Ambrose to Trinet (TNET) in July 2013 in a $200 million cash transaction. Greg has also invested in a number of early stage companies.
Greg is also the founder and treasurer of Startups for America. Startups for America is a political action committee supporting political candidates who believe that entrepreneurs, innovators, and free markets will again create quality jobs, upward mobility and a vibrant economy.
Greg will follow the presentation with a book signing. He will also be giving out copies of his book!

Meet & Repeat: A Pillsbury Institute Speed Networking Event
2015-04-14 16:30 - 18:00 | 289 Statler Hall
How can you maximize networking opportunities for your entrepreneurial journey in 5,400 seconds?
Come to the Meet & Repeat at The Pillsbury Institute! At Meet & Repeat, you can meet up to 15 industry leaders in addition to other peers, students, and faculty during structured four-minute rotations. It is set up for entrepreneurs to practice their pitching skills while building and expanding their networks.
Seats are limited and an RSVP is required to piheevents@cornell.edu. Pizza and beverages will be provided. The event is BYOBC (bring your own business card).
Open to Cornell students

From Idea to Concept Workshop
2015-04-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
Now that you have a business idea and identify as an entrepreneur, you are ready to start building. Using the Business Model Canvas, you will learn how to describe, design, and test your business idea. Over the course of the two sessions, we will dive into how to avoid “confirmation bias” when validating your business idea, when to prototype in order to gain customer insights, and how to avoid the trap of sunk costs.
This workshop is meant for the key members of a team who are serious about taking their business idea forward. Admittance is contingent on the stage of your business idea and will be determined based on a brief interview. In person interviews will be held April 6th and 8th. Look out for a follow up e-mail with more information.
Steps to take:
1. Prioritize your level of commitment to your business idea
2. Register for the workshop
3. Schedule an interview time

From Brain to Domain- Class 4
2015-04-08 18:00 - 22:00 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
From Brain to Domain- An Introduction to Prototyping Your Ideas on the Web

Class 4: In this class you will team up to build an app with some of your colleagues in the class.
*Registration for this class is closed. Please check back for other events at REV.

Ithaca Web People
2015-04-07 17:30 - 19:30 | Rev, Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca , NY, 14850, United States
Join Ithaca Web People for their monthly Tech Talk!
About Ithaca Web People:
“We talk tech with Ithaca area professionals and enthusiasts. Most of us work with the web, but other geekery is welcome!”
RSVP HERE

Filmmaking for Change: Gaia Girls Enter the Earth
2015-03-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
Storytelling through entertainment is one of the most powerful forms of mass communication, informing, enlightening and inspiring audiences to get involved. We’re seeing a groundswell of social impact films being produced, many connected to specific causes, such as the environment; but these projects are more than just entertainment. They are business lines, leading to educational movements, providing unique screening tours, merchandising, lesson plans and toolkits, all supporting a call to action…to create change. As independent filmmakers are forced to think like entrepreneurs, we will learn, there are similar structures involved in the development, production and distribution of these projects, as demonstrated with Gaia Girls Enter the Earth
The presentation will be given by award-winning filmmaker, film festival director and author of Filmmaking for Change, Jon Fitzgerald (www.causepictures.com). Joining him will be the author of the award-winning Gaia Girls book series, Lee Welles (www.gaiagirls.com).
RSVP HERE!

Hardware Accelerator Info Session
2015-03-25 06:30 - 19:30 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
This summer Rev, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, will hold a 12 week Hardware Prototyping Accelerator. The program will work with individuals and companies to take their idea off the napkin and build early stage proof-of-concept prototypes. In conjunction with prototyping activities participants will learn how to use the Business Model Canvas to validate their idea and create a viable product company. The program is for participants interested in launching a product company.
If you are interested in participating in the program please come to our presentation on March 25 to learn more about it and hear from a few companies already planning to participate.
RSVP here!

Tompkins Connect Jump on Board Event
2015-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca
Want to make an impact on our community? Tompkins Connect is hosting its fourth annual Jump On Board event at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Ithaca. This event showcases organizations in need of volunteers and board members. Please join us to learn more about these amazing opportunities. There will be free food, a cash bar, and special appearances by Mayor Svante Myrick and Alderperson Deborah Mohlenhoff. This event is free and open to the public.
To RSVP for the event, please click here.
