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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Amongst other cool things, I volunteer as a mentor for HAXLR8R, a 3-month incubator progam. <br><br>Groups that are accepted into the program for their cool hardware project idea:<br>* receive some tens of thousands of dollars in return for a small percentage of their company<br>* live in Shenzhen China for 3 months<br>* get workspace and access to the way cool tools at the HAXLR8R facilities<br>* get training from a wide variety of volunteer mentors (who are professionals with diverse experience)<br>* get help with funding and starting a business<br>* get connected to all of the resources necessary to make their project into a real product in the market. <br><br>Everything you need. <br>It's pretty awesome. <br><br>At the end of the 3 months, everyone goes to San Francisco for the big Demo Day, with lots of media attention. <br><br>Many successful (and very different) products have come from HAXLR8R, including Spark, and Nomiku. <br><br>If you have a project that you would like to turn into a product, and make a living doing what you love, maybe HAXLR8R could be helpful for you.<br><br>The next 15 project groups (HAX 7) moves to Shenzhen (for 3 months) starting in *July*! <br>The application deadline: *May 23*. <br>Funding: up to *$100,000*. <br> <br>If you apply early, your chances of getting accepted are higher (less competition). Your project doesn't need to be perfect (or anywhere close) to apply. <br>APPLY FOR HAXLR8R here: http://www.haxlr8r.com/<br><br>Please feel free to ask me any questions off-list. <br><br>Best, <br>Mitch. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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