CEO SportIQ
Harri Hohteri (MSc. Computer Science) is the CEO for SportIQ, developing analytics and tracking for sports, with personal devotion to basketball including 15 years of experience as a player in Finnish Pro League. Prior to SportIQ, Harri was a partner in a consumer analytics company RapidBlue as the CTO. Previously Harri has worked for companies like Accenture and GTECH also allocating time to his own software developing projects for iOS and various other platforms.
Technical Sports Scientist, Catapult
Hiwotie is a Technical Sports Scientists in North America, based in New York and enhancing Catapult data by working clients through their outputs, and improving their athlete management processes.
Hiwotie was previously an Exercise Physiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center, a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the New York Giants, and Performance Coach at Cris Carter FAST Program.
Founder, ASBC LLC
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Alex Bresler is the founder of ASBC LLC, a New York City based merchant advisory and investment business focusing on alternative assets. Mr. Bresler is an active angel investor focusing on data driven startups, prior investments include 42Floors, OpenGov and Addear. Mr.Bresler is a data analysis and visualization fanatic whose work has been featured in Deadspin, The New York Post, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Sports Illustrated. Mr. Bresler earned his Bachelor's in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is an advisory board member of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative.
Who can come?Â
If you're a technical professional in the tri-state area, and a sports enthusiast, you're the perfect match! Ideally, you have a few programming projects under your belt, but at a minimum, you should be able to code.
*We are accepting the first 60 participants to arrive on site, so get there early!*
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How long is this hackathon?Â
The hackathon will be 24-ish hours long. The best projects maximize that time so plan to stay over with your team; there will be snacks provided and lots of caffeine.Â
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What will we need to present?Â
There will be two rounds of judging: First, judges will make rounds to meet with teams to vet the technical specs of the project and look at the coding you've done to create your idea. The second round will be presentations which focus on the feasibility and innovation of the idea. Judges will spend 5 minutes with each team during rounds and then presentations will be 3 minute maximum with 2 min Q&A.
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Is it ok if I don't have a team?Â
Yes! If you do not have a team, we'll split you up at the hackathon into groups of 4-5.Â
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Is the hackathon located downtown?Â
Yes, it's located in Tribeca and has a gorgeous night-time view of the World Trade Center.
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Will food be served?Â
Yes, there will be food. From the time you enter till the time you leave, we promise food galore!Â
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What should I bring?Â
Laptops, chargers, and cellphone are definitely a must!
If you're planning on staying over, we recommend bringing toilerties and a change of clothes.
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Does Time Inc offer travel reimbursements?
At this time, we do not.Â
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Have a question we didn't address? Email megan.walter@timeinc.com.
http://sportsillustratedhackathon.challengepost.com/
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Here's what you do:
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1) Have EVERY person on your team go to the link above and click "Register for this hackathon." (It will require you create ChallengePost accounts, which is quick.)
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2) One person from each team will Enter a Submission (which is a button you'll see after you Register). Toward the bottom of the submission form, it will ask you to add your teammates' email addresses. Make sure you enter the same email addresses your teammates used to create their ChallengePost accounts.
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3) Start early by typing in what you can on the submission form, and then save it as a draft. That way you won't be rushed toward the end. You'll be able to keep updating it until the deadline on Sunday!