HackerNest rescue nerds from isolation, make them social. Tech Social. Chill vibe + free beer + brilliant people = fireworks. Meet and engage in reality. Regularly. Mix work-play = it snowballs. Your personality type = just inconsequential! Down-to-earth is "meet-up and connect" duh. Complement and strengthen existing nerd ecosystems. Why? Cohesive innovation ecosystem is good for everyone. Canada start. Splinter cells in many cities. You’ll find yourself having great conversations with devastatingly smart people who actually understand what you’re saying and actually give a sh*t instead of just waiting for their turn to talk. The reverse tends to also be true – techies have a knack for getting into really cool stuff.

2. Meet. Socialize. Friend. zomg.
Sponsor: Sponsor:
Venue:

3. Silicon Valley & NYC don’t have a
monopoly on tech community.

4. volunteer-run nonprofit
we build supportive “Silicon Valley”-type tech
communities… everywhere
15 cities and counting!
Creating cohesive communities today to
improve the relevance/accessibility of tech
education via peer-based learning tomorrow

5. #HackerNestMTL
Guess what? You’re .
You are the tech community.
A little different.
No hidden agenda, no sales pitch,
nobody to impress, be nice,
actually make new friends.
Unpretentious.

6. Community Hackathons Education
Our reach, brand, and integration
into local communities (splinter
cells) develops, setting the stage
to fundamentally affect the global
tech ecosystem with our
initiatives.
In stimulating innovation, our
hackathons are the axiom of pure
creativity and innovation, a sound
basis for showcasing talent &
teamwork, and stumbling on
disruptive technologies.
Peer-based tech education is a
platform that will empower
instructors to teach and willing
developers to learn, thus bring
more relevant and accessible
tech skills to all our communities.

7. #HackerNestMTL
Highly curated, well-produced, MAMMOTH-
scale international hackathons.
We’re focused entirely on creativity and the innovative use of tech; unlike other
hackathons, business plans and commercial viability don’t factor into judging.

8. #HackerNestMTL
Education
Peer-based, in-real-life education
platform
Launching 1H2014

9. #HackerNestMTL
HackerNest grows.
15+ splinter cells worldwide and counting
(not all listed, this is a very old graphic)
…easily 100+ in 2015

10. #HackerNestMTL
Thank you!
SPONSOR
Canada's favourite household-name-tech-behemoth: award-winning global
leader in wireless innovation and technology
blackberry.com

11. #HackerNestMTL
Hashtag Nation
Tech Social Hashtag!

12. #HackerNestMTL
Thank you!
VENUE
Accelerator Program.
Whip your startup into shape!

13. #HackerNestMTL
Supporting Partners
Innovate LLP
Legal Advice
Secret Weapon Media
Social Media Development
VMFarms
Web Hosting
Adi Strategy Studio
Analysis, Development, Innovation
Podio
Project Management Software
Your Awesome Co.
Helping a great cause!

14. #HackerNestMTL
Hashtag Nation
Tech Social Hashtag!

15. #HackerNestMTL
Waterloo Organizing Team
David Vaughn Samy Damien
Marek You? You!
Find
any of
us to
chat!

16. #HackerNestMTL
Hashtag Nation
Tech Social Hashtag!

17. #HackerNestMTL
Want to Volunteer?
Find David, Vaughn,
Damien, or Marek here.
Or hit us up on email!

18. #HackerNestMTL
HackerNest grows.
We’re in over a dozen cities
And getting into another dozen this year.

19. #HackerNestMTL
Hashtag Nation
Tech Social Hashtag!