Shaun Johnson of Boston Startup School approached Hardi, our CEO at GrabCAD, with a problem. "We need a trophy to present in less then a week, and we don't have a design yet." GrabCAD had never launched such a short challenge -- Was our community up for the challenge?
The answer: A resounding yes. With 68 submissions in just 4 days, the challenge results stunned everybody. After looking through the entries and selecting Onur Aytekin's i-Trophy design as the winner (earning Onur a cool $500), Shaun said:
I never expected that many people would contribute that many detailed designs in such a short period of time. It was very difficult to choose the best trophy among so many cool and unique designs... I wish we could have chosen more.
Here's Onur's challenge-winning design:
Onur Aytekin's 1st Place Design "i-Trophy"
Challenges on GrabCAD have ranged from more hardcore engineering challenges (like the Krimolte Sealant applicator challenge... read more about) to less technical but more creative design challenges like this trophy design challenge. If you work at an engineering or design company (or know someone who does), consider harnessing the power of the GrabCAD community by launching a challenge. Questions? Check the challenge FAQ page or ask them below in the comments section.
Hussam Kamel's 2nd place design
Congratulations to Sravish Sridhar, Caren Cioffii, Matt Lauzon, Jen Lum, Sean Lindsay, Chad Pytel, and Bettina Hei- winners of Boston Startup School's Italics Award for being outstanding innovator's in Boston's unique startup culture. GrabCAD was happy to be involved with your trophy's design- check out the challenge description, browse all 68 submissions, or skip to the top 5 trophies. What a challenge!
