What can 3 strangers really build in 5 weeks? 🧐
Especially coming from non-traditional and non-technical backgrounds... 👀
Trust us, more than you expect.
It’s our 3rd official Demo Day tomorrow (Saturday March 27, starting at 2PM EST), and Sefunmi and I are extremely excited! 👉 Sign up here to tune in ✨ and see for yourself exactly what is possible!
We’ll also be sharing main takeaways on our Twitter, so check us out.
Anyhow, for some of y’all who have been with us from the very beginning, here’s a quick and short update on what we’ve accomplished to date:
🥺 Starting September 2020…
Co.Lab had our first cohort, with 9 products being shipped. Product-wise, you saw the likes of Blackmint Rising Star (still in use today), Impact Nigeria amd Systemize.
We also started this newsletter at that point in time, and tried to give an inside view into who Sefunmi and I were (are?), along with our goals and vision for the community.
At that point, we didn’t even have a full working website yet, but hey, people were building things and landing jobs at top tech companies afterwards, so clearly something was working.
🤯 And then Fall 2020 cohort…
9 full teams of product managers, developers and designers joined us, with Fall 2020 Demo Day taking place early December!
Some amazing products that were shipped included Reclaim (a time tracker extension to help people track their desktop usage), and SideKick (an app that helps working professionals build strong and meaningful personal relationships).
We were especially impressed by some of our Co.Laborators journeys, making huge career jumps and so clearly thriving! Placements from the Fall 2020 batch included technical roles at Microsoft, General Motors, and more…
🚀 And now to today…
Where are we now, with the Winter 2021 cohort?
21 teams. That’s 21 products shipped. 64 Co.Laborators. 30 mentors and instructors. And then 15 judges, who will be showing up for the Spring 2021 Demo Day!
We already shared a few projects that you can see on our new Projects page (shh… still a soft launch 👀, adding more in the days to come), but you’ll get to catch most of them live tomorrow at Demo Day! So don’t forget to register and show up to cheer on some of our amazing participants.
Again, we’ve had so many Co.Laborators land their first tech jobs before the program even ended. You can now find alum at the likes of Aha!, theScore, Twilio and so many more…
❤️ A hearty thank you ~
From the bottom of our hearts, Sefunmi and I want to extend a huuuuge hug and shout-out of appreciation. We’re so grateful to have you join us on this amazing ride, and we hope to continue to make impact on the world as best we can. 🌎 ✨
BTW! 🤠 Spring 2021 applications are now open, apply now at www.joincolab.io.