Kevin Purdy

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• magnachef commented on A Conversation with Jordan Levy on Taking Tech Risks in Buffalo
  Greg, We'll be doing all of that stuff. I've been working with UB CS department and the WNY Computer Science Teachers Association on all these things. UB had a very successful hackathon last semester (which was put on by the ACM student group)....
• Hallo commented on A Conversation with Jordan Levy on Taking Tech Risks in Buffalo
  Interesting. I think the best chance for this to work is look at it as a regional draw. We have a lot of top-notch colleges and universities within the the region or a short day's drive. UR, RIT, Cornell, Syracuse are some of the schools in addition to the local ones such as UB, SUNY Fredonia, St. Bonaventure, ect.; and if you want to go 3-to-5 hours out, you'll get Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, U. of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, and if you want, West Virginia University. Pittsburgh seems like it could be a good model to use....
• magnachef commented on A Conversation with Jordan Levy on Taking Tech Risks in Buffalo
  Hallo: We're definitely reaching out across NY, OH, PA, ON, etc....
• Hallo commented on A Conversation with Jordan Levy on Taking Tech Risks in Buffalo
  Great to hear magnachef (did you use to be a chef? :) ). I also forgot to mention the great opportunities just across the border, and the great metro area-and the heartbeat of Canada- known as GTA. Do you think in ways, being in this region and a city like Buffalo, and not being a more intense environment like SV, NYC, or Boston, it allows you to try new things and take chances that you wouldn't be do in one of the big tech markets?...
• Old First Ward commented on CoworkBuffalo Open House
  Well at $100 a month that is $1200 a year to sit at a table. I thought people get more done without distractions of others chatting and carrying on phone conversations. What about parking? Once you are a student use of the all the labs are free. All day and night within hours. The gyms too....