microsoft/imaginecup

Resources to help you enter, and perhaps win, the Imagine Cup, a worldwide event by Microsoft

Welcome to the supported learning and information for the Imagine Cup Competition!

Microsoft believes the next great thing could come from anyone, at any time. Now in its 22nd year with nearly 2 million past competitors worldwide, the 2024 Imagine Cup has launched as the global technology startup competition for visionary student entrepreneurs harnessing the power of AI.

Build with AI through access to technology, receive expert technical and entrepreneurial mentorship, and the chance to win USD100,000 and an exclusive mentorship session with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella. It's your moment to accelerate your startup and showcase your visionary ideas on the global stage!

Kickstart your Imagine Cup journey by submitting your innovative AI startup idea. Qualify for Founders Hub, access USD1,000 of Azure credits and USD2,500 of OpenAI credits and self-paced training to transform your ideas into impactful startups!

Learn more about the Imagine Cup Competition at the Imagine Cup Website!

This training content is aimed at students who will participate in the Imagine Cup Competition, or any other Hackathon-type competition.

What's on this page

Learning - in this section explore recommended modules and learning paths on Microsoft Learn, including training on AI, Azure and start-ups.

Content and Experiences - in this section find links to demos, content and links to help with building your MVP.

Connect with the Imagine Cup community

Join the Imagine Cup Discord from your Imagine Cup account page to connect with other Imagine Cup participants, Microsoft employees, and more. It's the best place for Imagine Cup announcements, finding teammates and mentors, and learning about even more resources!

imaginecup's Issues

This repo is missing a LICENSE file

This repository is currently missing a LICENSE file.

A license helps users understand how to use your project in a compliant manner. You can find the standard MIT license Microsoft uses at: https://github.com/microsoft/repo-templates/blob/main/shared/LICENSE.

If you would like to learn more about open source licenses, please visit the document at https://aka.ms/license (Microsoft-internal guidance).

Section 4 : Fix hyperlink to avoid 404 error

Issue Description

The section titled The importance of Diversity & Inclusion can not be accessed via hyperlink from the docs site.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Go to docs site homepage: https://microsoft.github.io/ImagineCup/
2. Click on "The importance of Diversity & Inclusion"
   
3. Encounter error page in response:
   

Problem Cause

ImagineCup/README.md

Line 21 in b45abd9

| 04 | [The importance of Diversity & Inclusion](/2-Building-a-Team/2.The-Importance-of-Diversity-&-Inclusion) | [Building a Great Team]( /2-Building-a-Team) | [Pablo Veramendi](https://twitter.com/IamPablo) & [Jalen McGee](https://twitter.com/JalenMcG) |

On the root README.md file, the section 4 hyperlink (/2-Building-a-Team/2.The-Importance-of-Diversity-&-Inclusion) is missing a forward slash / at the end of the path.

Most likely, it is causing an incorrect XHR request URL https://microsoft.github.io/ImagineCup/2-Building-a-Team/2.The-Importance-of-Diversity-&-Inclusion.md, asking for a wrong resource location.

Module 4: Building a Prototype / MVP

Module 4: Building a Prototype / MVP

• Unit 1: Building your first prototype (Chris Noring)
• Unit 2: Getting prototype feedback (Chris Noring)
• Unit 3: Iterating on your prototype (Chris Noring)

I know this ain't the right place for this, but I'm not able to join the discord. The link says it's expired (From the account dashboard).

Imagine cup

Action required: migrate or opt-out of migration to GitHub inside Microsoft

Migrate non-Open Source or non-External Collaboration repositories to GitHub inside Microsoft

In order to protect and secure Microsoft, private or internal repositories in GitHub for Open Source which are not related to open source projects or require collaboration with 3rd parties (customer, partners, etc.) must be migrated to GitHub inside Microsoft a.k.a GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Enterprise Managed User (GHEC EMU).

Action

✍️ Please RSVP to opt-in or opt-out of the migration to GitHub inside Microsoft.

❗Only users with admin permission in the repository are allowed to respond. Failure to provide a response will result to your repository getting automatically archived.🔒

Instructions

Reply with a comment on this issue containing one of the following optin or optout command options below.

✅ Opt-in to migrate

@gimsvc optin --date <target_migration_date in mm-dd-yyyy format>

Example: @gimsvc optin --date 03-15-2023

OR

❌ Opt-out of migration

@gimsvc optout --reason <staging|collaboration|delete|other>

Example: @gimsvc optout --reason staging

Options:

• staging : This repository will ship as Open Source or go public
• collaboration : Used for external or 3rd party collaboration with customers, partners, suppliers, etc.
• delete : This repository will be deleted because it is no longer needed.
• other : Other reasons not specified

Need more help? 🖐️

• Email [email protected]. ✉️
• Post your questions in GitHub inside Microsoft Team in Microsoft Teams. 🗨️

This repo doesn't meet the "durable ownership minimums" for Microsoft compliance

I've been pinged as this repo doesn't meet the "durable ownership minimums" for Microsoft compliance.
Please add another owner to this repo to meet those requirements!
I'll check this in 2 weeks, if the requirements are not met, I'll add myself as an owner, and archive the repo.

Section 7: The Quiz Link Results in 404

Issue Description

The section titled Taking Your Project To The Next Level can't be accessed via the link and faces a 404 not found error.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open Section 7 On Repo: https://github.com/microsoft/ImagineCup/tree/main/7-Next-Level
2. Click on "Parting Words and Advice"
3. Click on "Post-Training Quiz"

Encounter error page in response:

Problem Cause

Unidentified

Module 1: Imagine Cup History

Module 1: Imagine Cup History

• Unit 1: Recap of Past Winners (Pablo Veramendi)
• Unit 2: More Past Winner Stories (Pablo Veramendi)

This repo is missing important files

There are important files that Microsoft projects should all have that are not present in this repository. A pull request has been opened to add the missing file(s). When the pr is merged this issue will be closed automatically.

Microsoft teams can learn more about this effort and share feedback within the open source guidance available internally.

Merge this pull request

Module 3: Generating project ideas

Module 3: Generating project ideas

• Unit 1: How to identify problems (Chloe Condon)
• Unit 2: Talking to potential customers (Chloe Condon)
• Unit 3: Vetting your project ideas (Chloe Condon)

Module 2: Building a great team

Module 2: Building a great team

• Unit 1: Strategies for choosing the best teammates (Pablo Veramendi / Jalen McGee)
• Unit 2: The importance of Diversity & Inclusion (Pablo Veramendi / Jalen McGee)
• Unit 3: Microsoft Collaboration Tools (Pablo Veramendi / Jalen McGee)

Module 7: Taking your project to the next level

Module 7: Taking your project to the next level

• Unit 1: Scaling your project (Sarah Guthals) - PR #11
• Unit 2: Parting Advice (Pablo Veramendi)

Module 5: Integrating Azure into your project

Module 5: Integrating Azure into your project

• Unit 1: Azure for Students (Ryan Mendenhall)
• Unit 2: Azure 101 (Sarah Guthals) - PR: #10
• Unit 3: Azure Web & Mobile Apps 101 (Jen L)

Module 6: How to create a successful pitch

Module 6: How to create a successful pitch

• Unit 1: How to communicate your idea (Chloe Condon)
• Unit 2: Pitching as a team (Chloe Condon)
• Unit 3: Pitch Deck Tips (Chloe Condon)