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Ready to see the next best thing coming out of Galvanize? Twenty-five gSchoolers have been working hard in an intense six month program to learn Ruby and JavaScript programming languages. gSchool has selected six social interfacing apps to be demo-ed at Galvanize tomorrow (January 23) at 5:30 p.m.
The demo night will highlight six innovative projects that elevate existing technology by combining them with social components, creating new apps that aim to make your life a little easier. Projects range from the serious to the eccentric.
- FooFoBerry is a project management application that helps software developers track their projects in real time through real-time integration with Github, Pivotal Tracker, and Code Climate.
- Mile High is a social application that informs your marijuana purchasing by accessing Colorado dispensaries and providing updated inventory and strain information while users provide reviews and check their friends recommendations through a Facebook tie-in.
- Triptionary connects Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to collect all photos, tweets and messages from a vacation and displays them in one place.
- Apollo is a notification app that ties into Fitbit, giving you reminders to exercise based on your fitness goals
- Social Smarts is a twitter management app for companies that helps manage your most important online interactions
- Runline is a virtual running group app that tracks your runtimes and allows you to compete online with friends.
“We're really proud of what they have created," Chris Onan, Managing Partner of Galvanize, said. “Most of these students never coded before and now five months later they are pumping out cutting edge software and applications.”
Jeff Casimir, lead instructor and owner of Jumpstart Lab said he agrees: “We keep ramping up the level of difficulty and the students are delivering. Forget group projects, these are legitimate businesses.”
Who are the gSchoolers and how did they get there? They range from previous marketers to past cubical 9-to-5ers. One is Kevin Powell, a 32-year-old Army veteran. “I heard about the program this summer at a Tech Stars entrepreneurial event for veterans," Powell said. “I felt learning to program could offer me a chance to have a meaningful career creating products that help people.”
gSchool, just one of 130 startups and established businesses located in Galvanize, guarantees that graduates will find a job within three months of the program, or their $20,000 tuition is refunded.
Read the latest article from the Lead Instructor of gSchool, Jeff Dean.
