The 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge winners received their prizes today after devoting last weekend to creating a new and useful product from cast-off materials.
Nearly 50 students participated in the challenge to create something of value from their selection of $10 worth of materials from SWAP (Surplus With A Purpose). This is the second year of the contest, run by the Office of Corporate Relations with a grant from the Kauffman Foundation and sponsored by Venture Investors. Three winners each won $300 for their creativity, entrepreneurship and ability to create under time pressure.
The most creative prize went to fine arts major Matthew Manske from Slinger, Wis., for his creation of the “i Pedal,” a device designed to help power hand-held devices, such as an iPod, by using the energy from a spinning bike wheel.