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Tucker Walter
  • Finance
  • Vincennes, IN

Tucker Walter Places in Evansville Startup Weekend Competition

2012 Mar 5

The University of Evansville is proud to announce that Tucker Walter of Vincennes, IN, was a member of a winning team in the inaugural Evansville Startup Weekend competition.

The 54-hour event took place February 24-26 at the University of Southern Indiana College of Business. Startup Weekend brought together developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups.

On Friday night, nearly 40 ideas were pitched, and 10 were selected as finalists. More than 70 participants formed 10 teams that worked through the weekend to develop their projects and products and to come up with a five-minute presentation that would wow a panel of local executives.

Walter, who is majoring in Finance, was a member of the third-place team, GoNoGoApp, which developed an aggregated information application that would not only provide answers to consumers with questions, but also provide businesses with valuable market research data.

"What's perhaps most impressive about Tucker's accomplishment is that this competition wasn't limited to students," said Joe Trendowski, UE assistant professor of management, who served as a judge for the event. "Young professionals and experienced professionals were also involved, so Tucker competed directly with people who have much more experience. I'm incredibly proud of the five UE students who placed in the competition, including Tucker, for their hard work and fantastic performance."