LKF Programming Whiz Wins Big
LKF’s newest programmer, Nathan Cahill, truly loves what he does for a living. So much, in fact, that you’ll find him coding during wacky hours outside of his nine-to-five job!
Last weekend, Nathan participated in Startup Weekend, an intense 54-hour event to create a web/mobile application that is the foundation of a fully functioning. revenue-earning company. Through teamwork, Startup Weekend strives to educate entrepreneurs and build communities around the world. The Kalamazoo event allowed 25 participants to compete in teams of five to design the best startup application. The week before its stop in Kalamazoo, competitions were held in Mexico, Pakistan, Dubai and Washington, DC.
Nathan’s group designed a website called “Kick Your Bucket List,” which allows users to create a virtual list of goals they would like to accomplish during their life. The site is programmed to recognize keywords from each goal entry and offers resources to help a user complete their tasks. For example, if a goal on your bucket list read “Travel to Africa,” the site would recognize the words “Travel” and “Africa.” You would then be prompted with links to travel sites to start planning your trip. Once you complete items on your bucket list, you can check them off and have the satisfaction of seeing one of your goals accomplished one by one!
Although it faced fierce competition, we’re proud to say that “Kick Your Bucket List” won first place! Nathan and his team were awarded $2,000 sponsored by MacUpdate, five hours of legal support from Honingman law firm and even one year of office space at The Bureau, a co-working space located on the downtown Kalamazoo Mall. We think it’s pretty cool how passionate Nathan is about designing websites and we are thrilled to have his brilliant mind on the LKF team!
