Invent Your World

[synth3tk]

That looks like a very excellent project, Cody! I'm excited to see it go from concept to mass production.

We've been reading this site over-and-over, but we can't figure out if this contest has a specific subject or not. Our small group came up with a few ideas, but the one we decided to submit (which we haven't yet) is a life-saving one. Does this fit in with the contest subject, or should we choose one that is more "green"?

[smartkid]

Thanks!

I know what you mean but as far as I can tell these guys are looking for projects far and wide. I don't think there is a specific "field of interest."

Good luck, with fifty teams being picked theres room for a lot of people to advance there ideas from concept to production.

[CharlesYV]

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that Invent Your World's deadline for Round One is December 31, 2008!!!!

Not much time left to submit ideas.

If you have a concept/prototype that might have social benefit, please go ahead and tell us about it. We don't need all the details right now... just one paragraph.

Please tell everyone you know.

We will start posting some of the entries here... http://www.genvcampaigns.org

[synth3tk]

Whooo, we got picked!
http://genvcampaigns.org/2009/01/07/...ention-system/

Also, congratulations, Cody on your pick!
http://genvcampaigns.org/2009/01/07/...cement-system/

[CharlesYV]

Hi everyone,

A quick reminder that the last day to submit your invention project in the Invent Your World Challenge is this coming Sunday - March 15, 2009.

Entries are eligible to receive one of fifty $1,000 seed grants and a chance to win a $20,000 scholarship.

http://www.genvcampaigns.org

Charles

[smartkid]

Hey guys, just a quick follow up, I was picked by Invent Your World to receive a $1,000 seed grant. Heres the article: http://genvcampaigns.org/2009/03/02/venture-truv/

Just today however, I got a chance to talk with Paul Gudonis, the President of FIRST. My FRC team, 2023, was at the Florida Orlando UCF regional. I was able to introduce myself at the VIP Lunch. Later Paul Gudonis came down to our pit area and let me explain the project in more detail while he wrote a few key points down in a somewhat informal interview.

This project is by far the biggest venture that I have ever attempted. Yet I have been able to bust open so many doors, receive so many opportunities, and meet so many great, powerful, contacts. It's amazing. I just have to thank FIRST and all the people out there that make things like this a complete possibility.

I have a few years of hard work ahead of me before this goes commercial but after two years of FIRST, I'm ready. Wish me luck both in the Invent Your World competition and the overall success of the TruV project.

~Cody

[synth3tk]

That's awesome news to hear!!! Congrats!

Unfortunately, the group of ex-teammates I was working with either lost interest or forgot, I still haven't figured it out yet. I really wish we would've kept with it, but the past is the past.

Anyway, good luck with your project!