New Applicant [#12]

[3DS Applicant]

Name *	Cory Blackburn
Email *	clbla...@email.wm.edu
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During 3 Day Startup are you available from 4pm on Friday until Sunday at 10pm? *	Yes
Website: a link to your website, blog or linkedin, if available.	http://www.linkedin.com/in/corylblackburn
Phone Number *	757-810-0649
Field of Study *	Business
Other Major	Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering (B.S.)
Degree Program *	Master's
What university (or universities) do/did you attend?	College of William and Mary, Old Dominion University
I have previously	Worked at a startup Taken a university class in entrepreneurship
I am familiar with these concepts	Lean startup Agile development Business model generation Market validation
	I plan on writing software at 3 Day Startup
High-Level Languages (e.g C/C++/C#, Java)	Expert
Scripting (e.g. Python, Perl, Ruby)	Some experience
Web Platforms (e.g. Django, Rails)	Expert
Web Front-End (HTML/CSS)	Expert
Web Scripting (PHP/Javascript)	Expert
Database Systems (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB)	Some experience
Content Management (e.g. Drupal, Wordpress)	Some experience
Mobile Development (e.g. iOS, Android)	No experience
Resume *	resume.pdf 116.67 kB · pdf
Motivation: Why do you want to participate and what skills would you bring to a team? *	I have a love for innovation and creating new things. My goal is to start a successful company and I hope this will help in doing so, or a the very least help meet some people that share my goals. I just recently received an M.B.A. and have been working the past 4 years as a software engineer. I will bring a good understanding of business and start-ups, along with my technical chops and web development experience.
Ideas: Do you have an idea for a startup? If so, tell us about your idea in a few sentences. If you don’t have an idea, name one or two recent startups that you find exciting and why. *	Yes, I propose building an online marketplace for lawn care services, Care.com for lawn care services. Lawn care is a 70 Billion dollar industry with no marketplace. Finding lawn care service providers currently consist of looking on craigslist, in the newspaper, or word of mouth. All of which do not provide much ability for consumers to compare alternatives (price, quality of work, etc.). On the other side, Lawn care providers currently do not have a good forum to reach consumers.
Work Samples: 3DS is open to first-time innovators as well as seasoned entrepreneurs. If you have any previous work you want to share (website designs, business plans, code, just some cool projects etc), please do so here.	EmfixR (In development) - a web application which connects doctors and patients, giving them the ability to conduct consultation online through video chat. Roomba Wifi - Custom circuit board which connects a Roomba to WiFi allowing for cloud control/access.
How did you hear about us?	In-class announcement
Would you like to be included in our resume book?	Yes