This document provides information about the NTx Apps Challenge, which aims to develop innovative apps to address sustainability challenges in North Texas. It outlines the four challenge areas of water, waste, transportation, and energy. It describes a three-month program for teams to develop solutions, with events, workshops and mentors to support the process. Winning teams will receive cash prizes, funding, mentorship and office space to help turn their ideas into successful products. The goal is to create more livable and sustainable solutions through the application of technology.

2. LET’S MAKE NORTH TEXAS MORE
LIVABLE & SUSTAINABLE
#NTxApps

3. #NTxApps

4. @RobertBKent
North Texas Commission
NTxAPPSIoTKICKOFF

5. SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSORS

6. SPONSORS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

7. SPONSORS SUPPORTING SPONSOR

8. PARTNERS ENTREPRENEUR PARTNERS

9. PARTNERS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

10. TONIGHT’SSPONSORS TONIGHT’S MEETUP SPONSORS

11. LET’S MAKE NORTH TEXAS MORE
LIVABLE & SUSTAINABLE
#NTxApps

12. INNOVATION
North Texas is no stranger to
From the FROZEN MARGARITA MACHINE
to the NETWORKED ATM
and SEMICONDUCTORS

13. A region with TREMENDOUS ASSETS...
3,500,000 Employees
18 Fortune 500 Headquarters
30+ Colleges and Universities

14. Home to over 6 MILLION PEOPLE
With another 6 MILLION PEOPLE on the way

15. ...and ENORMOUS challenges in...

16. Nearly HALF of Texas is in DROUGHT
Our reservoirs are only 63% FULL

17. North Texas generates 10 MILLION TONS
of garbage every year

18. North Texans drive 186 MILLION MILES
Every single DAY

19. The average annual electricity cost per Texas
household is $1,801—among the highest
nationwide

20. Four regional challenges, needing SUSTAINABLE
SCALABLE, and INNOVATIVE solutions

21. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get North Texas
READY FOR THE NEXT 6 MILLION
CALLING ALL BRIGHT IDEAS

22. HOW DOES IT WORK?
STEP 1: SIGN UP & BUILD A TEAM
Visit our website to sign up and join our CollabFinder group, where you can find other
developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to form your team.
NTxAPPSIoTMEETUP
www.NTxAppsChallenge.com/sign-up

23. HOW DOES IT WORK?
STEP 2: CHOOSE A CHALLENGE VERTICAL
NTx Apps is organized around four major Challenge Verticals and one Challenge Horizontal:
NTxAPPSIoTMEETUP

24. HOW DOES IT WORK?
STEP 3: ATTEND OUR EVENTS & DEVELOP YOUR SOLUTION
Over the course of the three-month program, you are challenged to create a fully-
functioning and ready-for-market solution that addresses one of the verticals in an
innovative and engaging way. Our schedule of events, workshops, and meetups is designed to
provide you with the resources and know-how to take your idea from dream to reality!
NTxAPPSIoTMEETUP
Make it functional! Make it beautiful! Use open data! Make it awesome!
SEPTEMBER 6
workshops + beta-
testing + mentors +
making + technical
assistance
OCTOBER 2
demos + audience +
q&a + judges +
socializing
OCTOBER 6
deep breath + apps
online + time to
relax

25. HOW DOES IT WORK?
STEP 4: WIN CASH + MENTORSHIP
Submit your amazing project online for judges review. Best submissions get fame +
fortune + mentorship from local experts to help make it even better=GREAT SUCCESS!
NTxAPPSIoTMEETUP
OCTOBER 17
cocktail reception +
awards presentation +
comically oversized
checks + glory!

26. WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
Winning NTx Apps is about more than a one-time cash prize—it’s about turning your idea
in the next North Texas success story. The top submissions in each Challenge Vertical get:
CASH: $10k presented to each winning team at Awards Night! in the form of a jumbo-
oversized check.
FOLLOW-ON FUNDING: An additional $10k available to apps developed in the Water,
Waste, and AFV vertical in exchange for continued development and work on their app.
MENTORSHIP: Each winning team is set up with mentors from local app development,
marketing, and creative agencies to help make their apps even better.
OFFICE SPACE: Six-months of desk space at a great co-working space in North Texas.
POST-CHALLENGE SHOWCASE: Slot to present at November Dallas New Tech event
NTxAPPSIoTMEETUP

27. Find Projects, People & Teams
www.NTxAppsChallenge.com/sign-up
NTxAPPSIoTMEETUP

29. @BlakeBurris
#CLEANWEB

30. WORKING TO CREATE A MORE LIVABLE
AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD TOGETHER
THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF TECH.

31. TACKLING THE BIG ISSUES
WATER
WASTE
TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY

32. A movement spanning 20 countries...

33. to reduce emissions

34. to reduce water dependency

35. reduce waste

36. and address climate resiliency

37. for a more livable & sustainable planet

40. Via Cleanweb Israel Raised $220K Seed

41. CLEANWEB IS RED HOT
CAPITAL LIGHT QUICK TO MARKET QUICK TO SCALE+ +

42. What will YOU build?
#NTxApps

44. Government Interests
Safety Applications
Efficiency

46. Apple’s CarPlay

47. Google’s Android Auto

48. An Opportunity is Dawning

49. An Opportunity is Dawning

50. What about the 1 BILLION+ cars in
North America & Europe?
What about smart car apps for
those?

52. KEN LOWE
@kennethlowe
Gemalto
Sponsored by:
Prize: $10k

53. Kenneth Lowe
@kennethtlowe
Creating an IOT Product
NTx Apps Challenge
July 2014

55. Cliff Young

56. 31.07.14Title

57. Gemalto M2M, North Texas App Challenge 2014
IOT/M2M

58. 31.07.14Title
9 Weeks
• Build your team
• Experiment with EVERYTHING
• Prototype
• ASK QUESTIONS

59. 31.07.14Title
Learning Curve

60. Gemalto M2M, North Texas App Challenge 2014
Sensor
Logic
MODULE
• Web API Documentation:
• Admin Portal Documentation
• Web application example: module services
• Web application example: application service
2 project samples (Application and Module)
• Libraries
• All configuration files
• Documentation
• Library API Javadoc
• Eclipse and Netbeans projects
DEVELOPER
ZONE

61. Gemalto M2M, North Texas App Challenge 2014
Gemalto
Sensorlogic
Application
Enablement
Platform
Connect Collect Analyse Visualize

62. 31.07.14Title
Example Project Plan
• Week 1: Aug 4
• Build Team
• Experiment
• Week 2: Aug 11
• Build Team
• Define Problem
• Prototype
• Week 3: Aug 18
• Clarify Problem
• Define Solution
• Prototype
• Week 4: Aug 25
• Refine Solution
• Define Market
• Define Business Model
• Build App
• Week 5: Sept 1
• Refine Business Model
• Clarify Market
• Build App
• Collect User Feedback
• Week 6: Sept 8
• Build App
• Collect User Feedback
• Polish Business Model & Market
• Week 7: Sept 15
• Test App
• Collect User Feedback
• Week 8: Sept 22
• Test App
• Collect User Feedback
• Week 9: Sept 29
• Polish

63. 31.07.14Title
Hands On the Concept Board
• 10 Teams
• 2 Quick Pitch Awards

67. Kenneth Lowe
@kennethtlowe
Creating an IOT Product
NTx Apps Challenge
July 2014

68. LET’S MAKE NORTH TEXAS MORE
LIVABLE & SUSTAINABLE
#NTxApps