1. STUDENTS,
STARTUPS:
MONTREAL
AND
THE
WORLD
WANT
YOU!
Rami
Sayar
–
Technical
Evangelist
@
Microsoft
@ramisayar
–
wootstudio.ca

2. STARTUPS,
STUDENTS,
MONTREAL,
WORLD.

3. NOTMAN
HOUSE

4. BIZSPARK
LOUNGE!

5. BIZSPARK
IS
FOR
STARTUPS!
 Over
$13,000
in
free
software
via
MSDN.
 $150/month
of
Windows
Azure
Cloud
credits.
 Partner
Offers
and
Promotions.
 NO
FINE
PRINT.
NO
CONTRACT
OR
CREDIT
CARD
NEEDED.
You
graduate
after
3
years
and
keep
everything
you’ve
used,
get
discounts
after
graduation.
 http://aka.ms/bizsparkcanada

6. MONTREAL
NEW
TECH

7. STARTUP
WEEKEND
MONTREAL

8. INTERNATIONAL
STARTUP
FESTIVAL

9. STARTUPS
FROM
AROUND
MONTREAL

10. FOUNDERPROJECT

11. THE
NEXT
36

12. #HACKMCGILL
+
CODE
JAM

13. DREAMSPARK
 DreamSpark also gives you the
ability to publish Windows 8 or
Windows Phone apps for free!
 Visit www.dreamspark.com to
•
Download your getting started
guide
•
Download professional
software tools and SDK
•
Get your free store account

15. Imagine Cup 2014 | Competitions
Competitions
Our three main competitions return for 2014, and once again the
prizes are substantial: $50,000 to the first-place team in each of the
following:
Games:
Great games come from anywhere and people play them
everywhere. Powerful game engines and libraries are available for
free so students can get started right away.
Innovation:
Incredible, world-changing software innovations often come from
students. Social networks, music services, – the list goes on. We’re
looking for the next big thing.
World Citizenship:
Find a problem in the world, even in your own life or community, that
affects many people, and then work to solve it. Build a project that
could change lives.

16. Imagine Cup 2014 | Challenges
Global Online Challenges
None of the challenges require programming or are they required
for the main competitions. Instead, they are to help you get
started with the Software Development Life Cycle. First-place
teams win $3,000 (USD).
Pitch Video Challenge (September—October):
Record a five minute video pitching your project.
Project Blueprint Challenge (November—December):
Deliver a written project proposal covering your users,
requirements, scenarios and business model.
User Experience Challenge (January--February):
Show us your user flows, wireframes, and a visual target for how
your software will look on screen.

17. Canada at World Finals
2012 – Sydney, Australia
Team Greeni from George Brown College
2013 – St Petersburg, Russia
Team Sano from University of Calgary
(won $10,000 KFC Russia Award)
2014 – Seattle, USA

18. Imagine Cup 2014 | Sign Up
Step 1: Register for your free account at www.imaginecup.com
Step 2: Sign up for your favorite competition or challenge (or compete in them all!)
Step 3: Create a team and invite up to three of your brightest friends to be part of it
(consider finding a mentor to help you out!)
Step 4: Start building your App or Game

19. IMAGINE
CUP
WINNERS
FROM
AFRICA
 Uganda
:
World
Citizenship
Competition

20. OPPORTUNITIES
IN
AFRICA
 Agriculture
 Mining
 Tourism
 Medical
 Infrastructure
 Consumer
Goods

21. AMAZING
STARTUPS
IN
AFRICA

22. MICROSOFT
4AFRICA

23. PEOPLE
TO
TALK
TO
AT
KWS
Jean-­‐Gabriel
Jemea-­‐Kuoh
Dalekh
@jemeakuoh
Ingrid
Biwole
Africa
Link
@ingtel
Jean-­‐Louis
Ntang
DOTS
LABS
@ntabo0v

24. CONCLUSION
Students,
Startups:
Montreal
and
the
World
Want
You!

25. QUESTIONS?
Rami
Sayar
–
Technical
Evangelist
@
Microsoft
@ramisayar
–
wootstudio.ca

26. REFERENCES
 http://swell.lpmo.com/post/60910191019/entrepreneurship-­‐in-­‐montreal
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W22dE8ut4Xk