{"624788":{"#nid":"624788","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Teams Set for Create-X Demo Day at Fox Theatre ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer on Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s campus, aspiring entrepreneurs began pursuing their dreams of creating companies and services by participating in CREATE-X\u0026#39;s 12-week S\u0026shy;tartup Launch Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, these entrepreneurs \u0026ndash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/CreateXStartupLaunch_CS\/Dashboard1?:embed=y\u0026amp;:display_count=yes\u0026amp;publish=yes\u0026amp;:origin=viz_share_link\u0026amp;:showVizHome=no\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enearly 20 percent of which are Georgia Tech computer science (CS) majors\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026shy;\u0026ndash; are set to showcase their work next week during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/events\/create-x-startup-launch-demo-day-2019\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECreate-X Demo Day, which is being held at Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s famed Fox Theatre\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is set for Thursday, from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and is open to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOf the 40 teams showcasing their work, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/CreateXStartupLaunch_CS\/Dashboard1?:embed=y\u0026amp;:display_count=yes\u0026amp;publish=yes\u0026amp;:origin=viz_share_link\u0026amp;:showVizHome=no\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E17 teams feature CS majors\u003C\/a\u003E. In fact, four of the teams are made up exclusively of CS students, including Board Off and Pelori (B2B), BUTI Diners (Hospitality), and Edicratic (Education).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECREATE-X teams are a mix of GT students, alumni, current local business owners, and other university students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead below about two teams with GT Computing students and their aspirations to meet market demands in retail and personal finance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Startup Brings New Customer Insights to Brick and Mortar Stores\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe online advantage for retailers is obvious. Website analytics and transactional data allow e-commerce retailers to know exactly how their customers shop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help level the playing field, a startup company created by Georgia Tech students is piloting a new technology with several businesses in Ponce City Market that provides much of the same customer insight information to brick and mortar retailers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/2JKkoSw\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead More\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Mobile App Makes a Game of Saving for a Rainy Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to a\u0026nbsp;survey done earlier this year by a national bank, nearly 1 in 4 Americans don\u0026#39;t put any money into a savings account from\u0026nbsp;their paychecks, while almost half of the survey respondents said they only have access to enough money to cover general expenses for 0 to 3 months.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help these and other people better prepare for a proverbial \u0026quot;rainy day,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;a group of Georgia Tech student entrepreneurs has created MoneyPie, a new mobile app that turns saving money into a fun social activity\u0026nbsp;for friends, families, or other groups wanting to work together to achieve a savings goal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/31SRQhp\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead More\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CS majors playing important roles for several student entrepreneurial teams."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2019-08-19 18:44:18","changed_gmt":"2019-08-20 13:05:30","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"624789":{"id":"624789","type":"image","title":"2019 Create-X Demo Day banner","body":null,"created":"1566240310","gmt_created":"2019-08-19 18:45:10","changed":"1566240310","gmt_changed":"2019-08-19 18:45:10","alt":"2019 Create-X Demo Day Web Banner","file":{"fid":"237896","name":"Screen Shot 2019-08-19 at 2.41.39 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-19%20at%202.41.39%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-19%20at%202.41.39%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":448344,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-19%20at%202.41.39%20PM.png?itok=30TikbTC"}}},"media_ids":["624789"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/CreateXStartupLaunch\/Dashboard1?:embed=y\u0026:display_count=yes\u0026publish=yes\u0026:origin=viz_share_link:showVizHome=no","title":"Visual Analysis of all Startup Launch Teams"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"137161","name":"CREATE-X"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jpreston@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Preston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nResearch Communications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGVU Center and College of Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jpreston@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}