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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Join us Wednesday, September 22nd in virtually welcoming Y Combinator (YC) as they come to Georgia Tech!
YC is the premier global startup fund/accelerator. Twice a year YC invests a small amount of money in a large number of startups. The startups move to Silicon Valley for 3 months, and the YC partners work closely with each company to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each batch culminates in Demo Day, when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected audience of investors. Y Combinator has invested in over 2,500 companies including Stripe, Airbnb, Instacart, Dropbox, Reddit, Coinbase and Ginkgo Bioworks. The combined valuation of YC companies is over $150B.
We will have YC Partner, Tim Brady, and Beanstalk founder Michael Ross cover some of the myths that exist around starting startups and how YC can help you get started. The last segment of our event will have a Q&A session for you to ask your most pressing startup questions.
We hope to see you there for what should be an enriching experience!
Online Location Instructions: Sign up here for the link: https://apply.ycombinator.com/events/290. It should be emailed to you afterwards.
