May 2012 Summaries

Moisey Uretsky, a representative of DigitalOcean, attended the NYC Startup Weekend event held at General Assembly. The event focused on Music and Gaming, where participants brainstormed ideas, formed teams, and built companies in just two days. One of the highlights was witnessing how rough ideas transformed into prototypes over the weekend. In the end, TypeThat won first place with $1,000 worth of cloud hosting provided by DigitalOcean, who also offered free cloud hosting to all participating teams. The event's organizers and participants received praise for their hard work, and Moisey shared a personal anecdote about witnessing TypeThat's pitch improvements before the final deadline.

The inaugural NY Tech Day event featured nearly 200 NYC-based startups and over 3500 attendees, with the goal of raising awareness for the city's tech scene. The organizers worked to keep costs low while still providing a great experience for attendees, leading some startups to reach out for sponsorship. As part of this effort, Plushcap became a booth sponsor, giving free T-shirts and sunglasses to attendees and discussing scaling infrastructure with other startups. The event was well-received, with many startups expressing gratitude for the sponsorship and a positive overall atmosphere.