Southern Colorado: Lucky You
Colorado Springs is stepping up huge again this year, making the challenge weekend there a destination for southern Colorado devs and entrepreneurs. In addition to all the amazing perks available to...
View ArticleProblem Statements for 2015
Each Go Code Colorado team must build an app that addresses a Problem Statement. The Problem Statements come directly from the business community. Last fall, we convened a Business Challenge Workshop...
View Article2015 Judging Criteria
The judging criteria for Go Code Colorado, which does not change from Challenge Weekend to the Final Competition, is: Innovation – 10% Judges should base the innovation score on the degree of new...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2015 Final Ten Teams
Six months. A 300-person kick off party. 160 participants. 31 teams. And we’re down to 10 finalists. Congratulations to the Go Code Colorado final 10 teams. The 10 best app and business ideas that make...
View ArticleOur 2015 Winners!
Three teams were awarded Go Code Colorado’s final prize last night: a year-long, $25,000 contract with the Secretary of State’s office. Mentor Matters (Denver), Stay CO-Flow (Fort Collins) and Pikr...
View ArticleThanks to Salesforce
As Go Code Colorado comes to a close for another year, we’d like to take a moment to thank the people and organizations who have made year two a roaring success. One of our key partners this year is...
View ArticleKudos to MercuryPay
Another stellar organization providing support to this year’s Go Code Colorado competition is Mercury, a Durango-based payment systems company offering integrated point-of-sale commerce technology...
View ArticleWe’re back! Here are our dates and what we learned from Year Two
Last year was a big step forward for Go Code Colorado. We grew our participation, saw stronger app and business ideas, and created a must-attend Mentor Weekend for the 10 finalist teams. We like to...
View ArticleHammerathon: Why Go Code Colorado isn’t a hackathon
If there’s one challenge that unites all of Go Code Colorado’s organizers, it’s this: Overcoming the perception that we’re a hackathon. We get it. There’s a model in everyone’s mind about civic...
View ArticleHow to approach challenge weekend
If you’ve followed Go Code Colorado for the last three years, you know we decided to do things a little different this year. The biggest change was how far ahead of Challenge Weekend we released the...
View ArticleJudges Who’ll See Your Work – Part 1 – Final Event
Here they are. The entrepreneurs, data experts, and startup innovators who’ll hear your business concepts, evaluate your apps, and determine which three teams will be awarded $25k to keep their apps...
View ArticleJudges who’ll see your work – Part 2 – Colorado Springs, Denver, and Fort...
Part of the excitement from challenges like Go Code Colorado is putting your work in front of professionals in the business and entrepreneurial world. Go Code Colorado judges are more than just trusted...
View ArticleAT&T brings history and future of innovation to Go Code Colorado participants
Partners make Go Code Colorado great. Our partners play an important role in helping to offset costs and make sure the competition remains free and available to anyone who wants to participate. Others...
View ArticleJudges who’ll see your work – Part 3 – Grand Junction and Durango
Part of the excitement from challenges like Go Code Colorado is putting your work in front of professionals in the business and entrepreneurial world. Go Code Colorado judges are more than just trusted...
View ArticleDigital Globe, Socrata, and Hoptocopter, making Go Code great and telling the...
As we continue to highlight the partners that support Go Code Colorado and make it a great event for participants and communities across the state, join us in thanking these partners for their...
View ArticleGitHub and Turing School help build a stronger Colorado
Go Code Colorado just wouldn’t happen without the support of many in our tech and business community. As we continue to thank our partners who help us offer a great participant experience—which we...
View ArticleComcast VIPER, Develop Intelligence, and MySalesButler enhance the...
With just over a week to go before the 2016 final competition, we’re back to highlight another group of our amazing partners, who help us deliver a great experience to the Go Code participants. Comcast...
View ArticleThank you Salesforce for your ongoing partnership
Salesforce was back for a second year as a Go Code Colorado partner. You likely know Salesforce runs the largest customer relationship management software platform in the world, but it is also a total...
View ArticleOn the road for the Colorado Tech Tour
Go Code Colorado is thrilled to join the Colorado Technology Association this week for the second Colorado Tech Tour. We’re hopping on a bus tomorrow and traveling around the state to highlight stories...
View ArticleColorado Tech Tour: Day One
On Colorado’s 140th birthday, we kicked off the 2016 Tech Tour this morning by hopping on I-25 south and heading to Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs has hosted a Go Code Colorado Challenge Weekend...
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