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Jonathan Frank, Tulsa Remote
940.224.7612 // jonathan@tulsaremote.com
Tulsa Idea Challenge Returns For Second Year
Tulsa, Okla. | March 4-5, 2024 – The Tulsa Idea Challenge, a workshop and competition where Tulsans transform an idea into action, is presented this weekend by 36 Degrees North, Builders + Backers and Tulsa Remote.
WHAT: Designed to encourage local innovation and entrepreneurship, the Tulsa Idea Challenge is a workshop and competition open to any Tulsan, with a cash prize pool of $50,000 awarded by a panel of judges. Participants will be partnered with another Tulsan, assigned a problem, and together they will create an actionable business plan to address it.
WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Press are invited to attend by contacting Jonathan Frank at jonathan@tulsaremote.com.
WHERE: The workshop will be held Saturday and Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. at Helmerich Hall at the University of Tulsa, 2900 E. 5th St., Tulsa, OK, 74104. Closing ceremonies will be held from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. Sunday at the Great Hall located on the second floor of the Allen Chapman Student Union, 3135 E. 5th Pl., Tulsa, OK, 74104.
WHO: More than 200 Tulsans were selected to compete in the Tulsa Idea Challenge from an applicant pool of over 400. Previous entrepreneurial experience was not required.
About Tulsa Remote
Tulsa Remote is a unique recruitment initiative aimed at attracting talented individuals to Tulsa.
About 36 Degrees North
36 Degrees North (36°N) is Tulsa’s basecamp for entrepreneurs, remote workers, and innovators providing the high-quality workspace, helpful resources, and diverse community needed to build growing companies that drive economic impact. With a combined 70,000 square feet of office, collaboration, and event space in the heart of Downtown Tulsa, 36°N is the central gathering point for Tulsa’s entrepreneurial community.
About Builders + Backers
Builders + Backers invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building ventures to power an entirely different future - one where technology creates value for many instead of capturing it for a few. Through proprietary programming, Builders + Backers also inspires and equips people to best seize the opportunities of our digital era - from experimentation and solving problems in their local communities to starting new ventures that could scale. By backing the most creative builders across the country, we can shape the digital future to be one in which more people participate and thrive.
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