What is Product Buds Project Jam Protothon?

Aspiring product managers and product designers are given a problem space to ideate a new product or enhance an existing product and pitch to judges. This event is an exclusive opportunity for aspiring product managers and product designers in the Product Buds community to gain quality hands-on experience & mentorship for their projects and careers.

💚 A special thank you to the support of our Project Jam Protothon sponsors: Exponent, Hacking PM, EMPOWER International Students, and Wonsulting.

What is the Project Jam Schedule?

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🗓️ Monday, Nov 9th through Thursday, Nov 12th: Project Jam Workshops

• attendance required for Project Jam team members
• attendance optional for mentors, judges, and sponsors

🗓️ Friday, Nov 13th through Sunday, Nov 15th: Protothon Working Sessions & Demo Day

• attendance required for Project Jam team members from Friday to Sunday
• attendance required for mentors during their pre-provided availability time
• attendance required for judges during Demo Day pitches on Sunday
• attendance optional for sponsors during the duration of the event

What are the Goals & Objectives of Project Jam?

✅ Meet and collaborate with new people from different educational, professional, and personal backgrounds while learning how to ideate and work in a fast paced environment

✅ Get hands on experience while exploring topics such as user research, cross-functional collaboration and MVP development

✅ Opportunity to sit in on amazing speaker series with senior management at top companies to get practical advice on how to develop in your career and skillset