💪 E-Cup Semi-Finalists, Vibecoding Workshops, and Data Centers in Space

What’s up everyone!?

Welcome back for the second issue of Startup Stuff.

We want to thank all of the 300+ students who participated in this round of E-Cup competition. It was very tough selecting the 40 Semi-Finalists across the 4 tracks (B2B, B2C, Healthcare, Social Impact) as there were so many competitive ventures. We encourage you all to continue with the ideas and bring them in to the Foundry (in person or zoom) for a Venture Advising Meeting when you can. The sheer amount of creativity exceeded our wildest expectations this year and bodes well for the future of entrepreneurship and innovation here on grounds.

We’re kicking off the Grand Prix series of events today with a Vibecoding workshop where you can learn all about building a prototype of your idea with AI. Starts at 10 (30 minutes from when this was sent) so we encourage you to come on by. No registration needed, just first come first serve. If you can’t make it, we’re likely to run this again soon.

😎 Brian

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🏆 E-Cup Updates

Check out the E-Cup website to see the names of all the Semi-Finalists across the 4 tracks. Winners (5 per track) will be announced early next week. The 20 Winners will get our help building their ideas + upwards of $100k worth of perks and resources to keep building their startups.

All participants will be receiving instructions on how to claim their $15k+ Startup Toolkit on Monday.

🚀 Startup Links

This is where we share a few of the cool things that came across our feeds this week. Check them out!

Startup Idea Generator - Mad Libs for Entrepreneurs

We’re starting off with something we vibecoded up in house a couple weeks ago for a workshop. It’s the startup idea generator! Want to start working on something, but not sure where to start. This fun tool will help you get going.

How Starcloud Is Bringing Data Centers to Outer Space

Wait, what? As you might know, how to keep our data centers cool is a bit of a conundrum for human’s right now. Nvidia is talking about keeping them in space. Practical? We’re not sure. But we’re willing to take a look.

PayPal signs deal with OpenAI to become the first payments wallet in ChatGPT

We probably all realize that payments built into tools like ChatGPT are inevitable. Looks like the deals are already happening to make that a reality.

🗓️ Upcoming Events

Grand Prix 1 - Minimum Vibeable Product

Come join us for a crash course in Vibecoding. We’ll be doing a hands on workshop where you’ll learn how to build a prototype of your idea.

Bring your laptop. Registration not needed, first come first serve (30 seats).

When: November 7, 10am-12pmLocation: The Foundry

Register

Charlottesville Entrepreneurs + Espresso

When: November 18, 9amWhere: Code Building

Monthly meetup for entrepreneurs in the charlottesville startup space. Open to all.

Register Here

Did You Know? Over 20,000 UVA alums identified themselves as entrepreneurs in a recent survey conducted by UVA Innovates!

That’s all for this week! Stick around for even more good stuff. And please share this newsletter with anyone you think might be interested.

✌️ The Foundry Crew

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