So what is RIT48?

Glad you asked. RIT48 aims to bring together students from various disciplines to pitch, plan, develop and launch a web or mobile startup in one weekend — or, as the name suggests, 48 hours. An intense, energy fueled, entrepreneurial event, RIT48 was designed to showcase the innovative and creative spirit of RIT students while offering the opportunity to learn and meet new people. Always had a cool idea for a web startup but never the time or resources to make it happen? RIT48 is for you. You can form a team, develop your idea, and launch a web startup to the world in a mere 48 hours. We'll bring the coffee.

Who's in charge?

Nikko is RIT48 2013's organizer.

nikko@rit48.com

FAQ

Who Can Compete?

The RIT48 competition is open to RIT students, alumni and faculty.

Can I Start Now

You are encouraged to think of an idea and discuss it before RIT48, however you may not work on a prototype or business plan before the competition starts.

Team Sizes?

You may have between two and five people on your team, however we highly recommend you go with three—a programmer, a designer, and a business/marketing person. We highly suggest having a diverse group and at least 3 people. (Last year no team made it into the finals with less than 3 people).

Where is the event located?

We have reserved rooms in both GCCIS (building 70) and the Center for Student Innovation (building 87).

What can I make?

We're looking for teams who can create some sort of web-based application. We're hoping to come up with a bunch of small projects that people can use at the end of Saturday.

I need Ideas!

You can try leveraging pre-made APIs. My favorites include Twilio (for voice+texting) or Googles APIs (for, well, everything). You can make a Facebook or iPhone app, too. Another great place to start is RIT-related apps. Maybe an application to match up RIT co-op students in other cities, or an RIT ride board?

Who owns my Idea/Project?

You do, 100%!

Will food be provided?

We're working very hard to get free food for all of the contestants!

How much does it cost?

Registration and food is all free. All you'll have to pay for is things like services your startup uses and domain names.

My team isn't complete yet...

No worries—sign up with who you have so far, and indicate somewhere that you have someone else coming (or, let us know if you need someone, and we'll try to make an introduction). If you find someone new, just email us their information to RIT48.com.

Can I donate?

We'd love it! If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the event, please contact us.

What are the prizes?

We'll let you know when we get closer to the date. In the past we've had donations from sponsors that include dedicated hosting, $1500 cash prizes, and more!

what's the schedule?

Friday (9AM-All Night): Introductions, Planning, Developing

9:00 AM	Registration/Breakfast (Center for Student Innovation: 87-1600)
10:00 AM	Welcome to RIT48 (Center for Student Innovation - 87-1600)
10:15 AM	Team & Mentor Introductions / Elevator Pitch
11:00 AM	Work starts
12:00 PM	Lunch (CSI 87-1600)
12:30 PM	Gregory Koberger of Mozilla: The Open Source Startup (CSI 87-1600)
6:00 PM	Dinner (GCCIS 70-2400)

Saturday: Work continues & Business plan workshop

9:00 AM	Breakfast (GCCIS: 70-2400)
12:00 PM	Lunch (GCCIS: 70-2400)
12:30 PM	Dr. DeMartino's Business plan workshop
6:00 PM	Dinner (GCCIS: 70-2400)

Sunday: Work stops, final presentations and awards

9:00 AM	Breakfast (GCCIS: 70-2400)
9:00 AM	Business plans are due!
11:00 AM	Work Stops
11:30 AM	Deliverables are due
11:30 PM	Lunch (GCCIS: 70-2400)
12:00 PM	Concurrent Presentations (TBA)
2:30 PM	Final Presentations (GCCIS: 70-1400)
4:30 PM	Judges & mentor deliberation (CSI: 70-2400)
5:00 PM	Awards and closing ceremony (CSI: 70-1400)

What's new this year?

This year we've set a new record of both teams and participants. In order to compensate for this, the presentation structure has changed from the previous two years.
There are two sets of presentations. The first set (concurrent presentations) will start immediately after lunch. The teams will be split into three groups who will present in front of a subset of judges. The judges will then pick the the highest ranking teams to move on to the final presentations. The final presentations will be in the Center for Student Innovation.

In a nutshell:

• The total set of teams will be split into 3 groups.
• Each group of teams will present to a subset of judges.
• The judges will deliberate and pick the best teams to move on to the final presentation.

Is there a chatroom?

#rit48 on irc.freenode.net

Did we miss something?

Send us an email, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.