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Startup Pirates on the Horizon | Apply

Startup Pirates on the Horizon | Apply

So far, there have been over 50 Startup Pirates programs that led to the creation of more than 100 startups including Uniplaces, an online marketplace for student accommodation, Lost in Reality, a location-based storytelling app, and Nerdalize, which combines high performance servers with home heating. Have an idea and

100 Girls of Code | Free Workshop For Young Programmers

100 Girls of Code | Free Workshop For Young Programmers

ATL is full of young women interested in computer programming. It's the goal of 100 Girls of Code to rally these young women (ages 10 to 18) and provide them with a fun and interactive learning experience. Workshops include an introduction to computer programming, website construction, games, and

Ahoy! Application Open for Startup Pirates

Ahoy! Application Open for Startup Pirates

Avast, me hearties! Applications are now open for the first edition of the Iron Yard's Startup Pirates @ Atlanta. This intense and fast paced one-week program gives aspiring young entrepreneurs the opportunity to get inside the startup world and learn how to develop a new business idea. Early

We're Halfway There: Iron Yard Halfway Celebration

We're Halfway There: Iron Yard Halfway Celebration

The Iron Yard developers have been working hard and now is your chance to see what they've got cooking up. Join in the Iron Yard's halfway celebration social to congratulate these students with a happy hour sip & snack social (while you scope them out as

ARRGGG! Startup Pirates Washes Ashore in ATL

ARRGGG! Startup Pirates Washes Ashore in ATL

After plundering and swashbuckling about 20 different countries on 4 different continents, the Startup Pirates program will finally drop anchor in the United States and Atlanta will be its first host city! Founded in 2011 as a non-profit global organization, its goals are to build a better world through

Freshly Minted Ruby on Rails Dev is Looking for Contract Work

Freshly Minted Ruby on Rails Dev is Looking for Contract Work

Andrew ‘Chubeesah’ Mercer just finished up the Ruby on Rails program at The Iron Yard. He's three startups to the wind and looking to sharpen his Ruby and Rails skills at a large tech company. Send some contract work his way and let's get him hooked

You Shall Not Pass (Up Alex Pate) | He Knows What He's Tolkien About

You Shall Not Pass (Up Alex Pate) | He Knows What He's Tolkien About

Alex Pate is ready to join the front lines of the tech startup world after finishing a 12-week program at The Iron Yard. With a badass beard even Gandalf would envy, Alex exemplifies the best of up-and-coming tech talent in Atlanta (multifaceted, experienced, tenacious). He's