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Learn how to break into the world of startups & entrepreneurship! Hear from Thibault Corens, a 2021 Forbes Next 1000 winner, and founder of the company Presso, which has raised over $2.2 million!

This is a partnered event between Startup Exchange, Consult Your Community, Diversity in Business, Society of Women in Business, GTPM, Blockchain at GT.

A Conversation with Thibault Corens

Join us next FRIDAY, November 18th for our latest General Body Meeting (open to both  SX members + general public)! 🚀 

Hear from Jeff Chen, Director of Marketing at 

! Heir is an NFT Athlete-Holder Company, started by Michael Jordan and his son, Jeffrey Jordan.

Before Heir, Jeff lead the development of strategy and creative pitches for SLAM's brand partnership marketing campaigns, include Google Pixel, Crocs, New Balance, and other clients.

Prior, he started his own consultancy business, providing creative marketing strategy and partnerships for brands including Adidas, Sprite, Gatorade, Under Armour, Toyota, Bleacher Report. 

Come meet Jeff this Friday at our GBM if you’re interested in Web3, Creative Strategy, Brand Marketing, Sports Culture, and Developing IP!

RSVP today!  #startupexchange #georgiatech #entrepreneurship 

11/18 Startup Exchange GBM ft. Jeff Chen, Dir. of Marketing at Heir.app

Introducing SX Summit ATL presented by Startup Exchange: Connecting founders and funders through a celebration of innovation & creativity, here in the heart of Atlanta. 

SX Summit ATL offers students an opportunity to learn from notable founders & leaders in venture management, to gain access to opportunities at startups, and to connect with student founders.

Through a booth expo, connect with notable startups around Atlanta, plus student entrepreneurs from Georgia Tech, GSU, Emory University, UGA, Spelman College, & Morehouse College.

Then, hear from Microsoft for Startups about the journey from Zero to One: idea to product.

After, hear pitches from each team part of the Startup Exchange incubator program, as they compete for cash prizes and demo their product to investor judges to showcase their team's hard work.

Are you a startup looking to take on student interns? Visit 

Startup Exchange Summit ATL

Join Startup Exchange at the Tech Square ATL Social Club to hear us give information about our three programs: Mentorship, Fellowship, and Membership! Come get to know other entrepreneurial-minded students at Tech, and grab a bite if needed (pizza's on us)!

Startup Exchange Semester Kickoff

Learn the ropes of entrepreneurship through our 9-week course that covers topics ranging from customer discovery, to revenue channels.

Our mentorship lowers the barrier to entry for students looking to break into the world of startups. During the course, students have the chance to develop a pitch, and to receive feedback that will enable them to bring the idea to life.

The class is open to all Georgia Tech students. All materials are posted online so that anyone can follow and take the class on their own time.

Topics covered: Why be a founder? What are startups? Skills to develop. What is tech twitter? Co-founders/team.

Week 1: Generating ideas for greatness (2/16)

Topics covered: How do you get ideas? (forge vs find mentality) Explaining your ideas well. How to know whether you have a good idea?

Week 3: Building the simplest thing that works and talking to people / Why you want everything to break constantly all the time (3/2)

Topics covered - PMF and how to get there. Building a pre-mvp mvp. How do you talk to users/potential users? How to do cold emails/cold dms

Topics covered - What is venture capital and why/when do you need it

Week 5: Telling good stories (Guest speaker - Brandy Nagel) (3/16)

Topics covered - How to tell narratives about your business, and how to pitch

Week 6: Building great and lasting companies (3/30)

Topics covered - Prolly culture, hiring, etc. idk. We need a Sean Henry for this one.

Week 7: So you’re not ready to be a founder? (4/6)

Startup Exchange Mentorship Spring 2023

Come grab some waffles 🧇 (on us!) and join us for an informal hour of whiteboarding 📝 ! We will be adopting an open-conversation style event where you can grab a seat at any table you want. Tables are split by what industry you are interested in (finance, crypto, healthtech, etc) and by what you are interested in becoming/pursuing one day (founder, VC, investor, etc). If you are building anything interesting, do not hesitate to come directly and say hi to Nouf 👋 

 12:30pm ET at Tech Square ATL Social Club. 

Waffles & Whiteboarding

Hear from a panel of CREATE-X alumni about their journey through entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech, including Tim Felbinger (founder of StartProto), Zea Khorramabadi (co-founder of StrideLink), and Daniele De Mari (founder of Neorogram)! Food + drinks are also served, courtesy of Georgia Tech CREATE-X.

Tim Felbinger is the founder and CEO of StartProto, a cloud software company that provides innovative solutions to small to mid-sized manufacturers. StartProto seamlessly connects the shop floor, data, and management on one cloud platform, making it easier for manufacturers to manage their operations and scale their businesses. After graduation from Georgia Tech, Tim immediately put his education to work by starting StartProto. With a degree in Electrical Engineering, Tim's passion for technology and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions has helped StartProto to grow rapidly and make a significant impact in the manufacturing industry.

Marzeah Khorramabadi is a recent Georgia Tech Computer Engineering graduate and is co-founder of StrideLink. StrideLink’s mission is to make remote gait monitoring technology a crucial and widespread tool used to track patient outcomes.

Daniele De Mari is the Founder and CEO of Neurogram. She was born and raised in Brazil and moved to the US to study neuroscience at Georgia Tech. Daniele has worked in research labs since her first semester at Tech. Daniele also worked as an EEG technician in Brazil in 2020 and after unexpectedly saving a patient's life by detecting that he was having a seizure in the middle of an EEG scan, she created Neurogram. Neurogram is an artificial intelligence platform that, with machine learning applied to brain scans, increases the time of neurological diseases diagnosis. She has closed a partnership with a neurology company and a medical association with more than 50 hospitals around Brazil, yielding a $4m valuation.

Founders' Forum: From Student to Startup

 present: Disrupting an Industry with Content, featuring Dan Porter, Founder & CEO of 

Overtime is changing the way teens play and watch sports and perhaps upending an entire industry. More recently, Overtime has launched leagues of its own for aspiring NBA and NFL players. Overtime Elite, which premiered last year, is a year-round basketball program for 16- to 20-year-olds. It’s based out of a 103,000-square-foot arena and training center that Overtime built at a converted warehouse in Atlanta. 

In just six years, Overtime has attracted 65 million followers across more than 80 channels it runs on social platforms. And in August, Overtime announced it had raised another $100 million on top of the $140 million it already had. The company is now worth half a billion dollars, and investors include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ’86, the owners of Formula One, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, and 6 percent of active NBA players.

Disrupting an Industry Through Content, featuring Dan Porter, Founder & CEO of Overtime

If you are a virtual participant, access the workshop 

Come and join the Georgia Tech Extended Reality Student Org (

) team sponsored by Meta and learn how to create your first XR App from scratch! No prior experience is necessary, but having some knowledge about Object Oriented Programming would be helpful. We will guide you in building a Virtual Reality Space Simulator Application for Meta Quest Headset using Unity3D and C#. Don't worry if you don't know either of them as we will provide step-by-step instructions. Before we begin, please make sure you have installed the specific version of Unity and have pulled the starter project from our GitHub Repository. We will update both of these resources here soon.

If you are a virtual participant, access the workshop here: https://tinyurl.com/immersegtzoom

GTXR Presents: Build your first XR Meta app from scratch

This discussion will focus on the use of virtual reality (VR) technology for prototyping in various industries, including product design, architecture, and engineering. 

We will examine the advantages of using VR for prototyping, such as the ability to visualize and interact with designs in a realistic and immersive environment, as well as the potential for faster and more efficient iteration. 

However, we will also address the challenges of using VR for prototyping, such as the cost of equipment and software, the need for specialized expertise, and potential limitations in the accuracy and precision of virtual models.

ZenVR Presents: Prototyping in Virtual Reality

Discover how the Metaverse is transforming businesses with Accenture's expert team. This talk explores the transformative potential of the Metaverse, how it connects businesses with customers in new ways, and opens up new revenue channels. Gain practical insights and real-world examples of how companies are using this technology to drive growth and enhance customer experiences. Join Accenture now and unlock the full potential of the Metaverse to transform your business.

Accenture Presents: How the Metaverse is transforming businesses 

Transform your 3D asset creation workflow into a seamless and effortless process with Nvidia's revolutionary 3D creation collaboration platform, Omniverse. Discover how to harness the limitless potential of this platform and unleash your creativity with insights from the team from Nvidia. Learn how to leverage the Omniverse platform to unlock new possibilities in 3D asset creation. 

Nvidia's experts will guide you through the features and capabilities of this cutting-edge technology, sharing practical tips and tricks to optimize your workflow and maximize your output.

Nvidia Presents: Getting started with Nvidia's Omniverse

Join Ozan Cakmakci, one of the leading pioneers of Google Glass, as he takes you through the captivating evolution of AR/VR optics development over the past 60 years. 

Discover the key concepts and innovations that have shaped the field, from early optical techniques to advanced holographic displays, and gain a deep understanding of how these approaches have influenced the current state of AR/VR optics. Through this talk, you'll also explore exciting possibilities for the future of AR/VR optics, and learn from one of the leading experts in the industry. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this is an unmissable opportunity to stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in the field. Don't miss out on this unique chance to expand your knowledge and learn from the best.

Google Presents: Approaches in VR/AR Optics

Metaverse & Generative AI, presented by Elizabeth Strickler

This event is currently exclusive to Startup Exchange Members. If you're not part of the Membership program, you can still register to attend and we'll add you to the waitlist. Join our Membership program at 

Startup Exchange Membership Program is hosting a panel on 

 (Co-chair of the Emerging Companies/Venture Capital practice at Morris, Manning, & Martin, LLP) and 

 (who specializes in drafting and negotiating technology, IP, and software agreements at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP).

They'll be talking about their experiences advising entrepreneurs from in and around Atlanta, how to navigate the startup law/IP ecosystem, and key things that founders should know before seeking legal guidance.

This is a great opportunity to network with like-minded founders based at Georgia Tech and learn more about startup law. Refreshments will be provided!

Meet us at the Tech Square ATL Clubhouse on Friday, March 14th, 2023 at 1:00 pm. See you there!

SX Membership Founders' Friday: Startup Law for Entrepreneurs

Atlanta’s largest student-founder networking event. 🚀

Introducing Startup Exchange Summit ATL 2023, sponsored by Fusen World, Tech Square Ventures, Georgia Tech High Impact Learning Initiatives, and Celsius!

​​Through a booth expo, connect with notable startups around Atlanta, such as OneTrust, PrizePicks, and more, plus student entrepreneurs from Georgia Tech, GSU, SCAD, Emory, UGA, KSU, Spelman College, & Morehouse College. 

Our keynote address comes from Kabir Barday, Founder & CEO of OneTrust, the #1 fastest-growing company on the Inc. 500, followed by a featured address from Dylan Cooper, SVP of Revenue at PrizePicks!

​​After, hear pitches from each team part of the Startup Exchange incubator program, as they demo their product to investor judges to compete for $50,000 in prizes. Judges include Donnie Beaver, Senior Tech Advisor to Mayor Andre Dickens, Scott Lopano, Principal at Tech Square Ventures, and Nouf Al Soghyar, Partner at Contrary Capital!

​Are you a startup looking to take on student interns? We have booths available, please register to reserve one!