Buckeye Interactive announces ten Startup Weekend scholars

After sifting through several applications, Buckeye Interactive is excited to send another 10 scholars to Startup Weekend Columbus where they will spend an entire weekend working on startup projects among ambitious entrepreneurs and a panel of experts from the Central Ohio area.

Applicants accepted to the Buckeye Interactive Scholars Program are Logan Cassidy, Jamie Albert, Ed Jones, Mete Ozkazanc, Andrew Plassard, Rory Garand, Blake Williams, Joey Hendrickson, Ian Chan, and Daniel Petrarca.

Startup Weekend attendees will spend the weekend of March 1-3 pitching their ideas, building a team, validating their ideas, and finally building a product while gaining an irreplaceable learning experience of networking, learning, building, and creating.

Congratulations to our 10 Startup Weekend Scholars! We hope you have a fun and productive weekend.

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