A Ticket to Win: Grab a Bag for 2013

Help Us: Get to New York City and continue learning about the startup world.

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This Raffle Ended on March 08, 2013

We're a group of students from Montessori High School, a school in Cleveland, Ohio.

We’re fascinated by technology and startups.  Our goal is to visit young and old tech startups to understand what they do and how they do it. Over the past two years, we’ve independently planned and developed two successful trips to New York City and San Francisco / Palo Alto to visit technology companies at all stages of life.


Some of the highlights from our previous trips include:

  • Union Square Ventures - A venture capital firm with investments in Twitter, Tumblr, and Foursquare, to name a few.
  • Nest Labs - Creators of the first learning thermostat
  • Ness Computing Inc. - Makers of the Ness app.
  • Stack Exchange - A network of Q/A sites, some of which are in the top 100 websites in the world.
  • Stanford University Law School
  • Pebble - E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android.

Along the way we’ve learned a ton and met lots of great people.

This year we are trying to do it again, with a twist.  Instead of visiting many different companies, we’ll be focusing on only a few through group internships to get a feel on the day-to-day running of the companies.  


Wondering how we can do this?

At Montessori High School, every year the school has two week periods called x-terms, these are student planned, organized, and funded projects.  Everything is up to the student.  The idea behind it is to encourage experiential learning.

This project is our third take on an x-term, and we’re putting everything we’ve learned into it.

By the way, we're running this site with Raffle Creator, an app for creating and managing raffles. It was built by one of our group members, Justin Woodbridge.  We hope to launch it as a startup and apply the lessons that we have learned.

Thank you, and watch our twitter, @xterm2013, for more information.  We’ve got a lot in store for the year.

Some of the companies that are supporting us so far: Pebble, Warby Parker, Samplrs, NeuYear, Chobani, Field Notes Brand, TCHO Chocolate, GoGoSqueez, Krave Pure Eats, Q Drinks, Blue Bottle Coffee, Waybasics, Lantronix, AViiQ, Yonanas, Green Mountain Coffee, Snapheal, Holstee, Skullcandy, Pogoplug, Regal Entertainment Group, Studio11, Latin Soul Ballroom, Rewined Candles.


If you’re interested in joining them, or even a company interested in talking to us, please get in touch:

Project Coordinator - [email protected]
Founder, Raffle Creator / Website Coordinator - [email protected]
Marketing Coordinator - [email protected]

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  • 0 day

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What You Could Win

  • Apple iPad 16GB Wifi - Presented by Lantronix, NeuYear, + East Coast Economics

    Apple iPad 16GB Wifi Black, Apple iPad Smart Cover - Gray, XPrintServer Office Edition, NeuYear 2013 Calendar ($767.95 Value).

  • Pogoplug Streaming Package - Presented by Pogoplug

    "The Streamer" Pogoplug Series 4 Streaming Device, 1TB HD ($228 Value).

  • Jambox

    Jambox Ultra-Portable Wireless Speaker - Black ($199.00 Value)

  • AViiQ Accessories - Presented by AViiQ

    "The Accessorizer" Portable Laptop Stand / Premium Series - Satin Titanium, Portable Charging Station Mini Folio, Slim Travel Adapter, Ready Clip USB Cable Kits - 2 Apple, Quick Charge Universal Dock Adapter, Portable Charging Station ($319.94 Value).

  • Pebble E-Paper Watch - Presented by Pebble

    "The Timekeeper" ($150.00 Value) *Pebble will be shipped to you at no charge within six weeks of drawing*

  • Field Notes, 18X24 Original Holstee Manifesto Poster, NeuYear 2013 Calendar - Presented by Holstee, Field Notes, + NeuYear

    "The Worker" 18x24 Original Holstee Manifesto Poster, NeuYear 2013 Calendar, The Kit, Field Notes Limited Edition #17 - Expedition, Field Notes Pack of 3 Notebooks - 07 County Fair (New York) ($149.35 Value)

  • Rewined Candles - Presented by Rewined Candles

    "The House Warmer" Six Assorted Rewined Candles ($168.00 Value).

  • NOOK Simple Touch, NeuYear 2013 Calendar - Presented by NeuYear

    "The Reader". ($135.00 Value)

  • 2x Five Class Pass - Presented by Studio 11

    "The Meditator" ($130.00 Value) *Non Clevelanders will recive a prepaid charge card for the value*

  • XPrintServer - Presented by Lantronix

    "The Connector" XPrintServer ($99.95 Value).

  • Warby Parker Gift Card - Presented by Warby Parker

    "The Visionary" ($95.00 Value)

  • Samplrs 3 Month Subscription - Presented by Samplrs

    "The Sampler" ($89.95 Value) *Samplrs has been acquired by Fancy. Updated package information will be released soon*

  • Field Notes Assortment - Presented by Field Notes Brand

    "The Writer" Field Notes - The Kit, Field Notes Limited Edition #17 - Expedition, Field Notes Pack of 3 Notebooks - 07 County Fair (New York) ($83.35 Value).

  • TCHO - Presented by TCHO Ventures

    "The Chocolatier" Tcho-aday - 60 a-day, Small bags of - mango, nibs, cashew, One each of TCHO's award winning bars - Mokaccino, 99% Intense, Classic, Cacao, TCHO Gift Box ($75.00 Value).

  • Waybasics Quad Cubby Organizer - Presented by Waybasics

    "The Organizer" Waybasics Quad Cubby Organizer ($69.00 Value).

  • Blue Bottle Coffee - Presented by Blue Bottle Coffee

    "The Roaster" One lbs Giant Steps Blend, Dripper Gift Set - Ceramic Blue Bottle Dripper, One Package Bamboo Filters, One Organic Canvas Dripper Tote Bag ($56.00 Value).

  • BookBook Case for iPhone 5

    "Put Your Money Where Your Phone Is" ($59.99 Value)

  • Yonanas Maker Presented - by Yonanas

    "The Indulger" ($49.99 Value)

  • Pogoplug Streaming Device

    Pogoplug Streaming Device ($49.95)

  • NeuYear Calendar - Presented by NeuYear

    "The Goal Keeper" NeuYear 2013 Calendar ($30.00 Value).

  • Snapheal - Presented by Macphun

    "The Editor" Snapheal - Mac Photo Editor, Image and Picture Editing Software ($29.99 Value).