Austin Based Tech Mekkis Wins MIT Global Startup Workshop Award
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Co-founder Drew Moynihan speaking recently at an event in Austin, TX outlined why they launched their product at the MIT GSW event in Seoul, “We chose Korea as our launch because the market for language in Korea is indicative of most of Asia: there is the realization that foreign trade will be a foundation skill for an export driven economy, and therefore a huge investment is being put forward.MIT Global Workshop Event website: http://mitgsw.org/2011/workshop.php?id=10&name=pitches About Mekkis Labs Mekkis Labs is a global start-up created by three partners, Andrew Blair, Kim Sung Dong, and Drew Moynihan with the purpose of researching and creating smart phone applications.http://www.mekkis.com Contact: Ron Ramelli ronrampr@gmail.com 512-431-2036 ### Austin, TX, September 13, 2011 --( PR.com )-- Mekkis Labs has officially been declared a finalist and award recipient of the MIT Global Start-up Workshop held in Seoul, South Korea in March.Co-founder, Andrew Blair delivered a 60 second elevator pitch describing Mekkis Lab’s products and purpose to a packed audience and esteemed judges.After review by the MIT team, the Mekkis Labs products and business model were deemed one of the most innovative and viable for the current global market, receiving honors as second place winners and a cash prize to support further development of their language products.Co-founder Drew Moynihan speaking recently at an event in Austin, TX outlined why they launched their product at the MIT GSW event in Seoul, “We chose Korea as our launch because the market for language in Korea is indicative of most of Asia: there is the realization that foreign trade will be a foundation skill for an export driven economy, and therefore a huge investment is being put forward.Their current line of products, Listen & Speak is an educational ESL (English as a second language) application offering users the ability to learn English quickly with an interactive application as opposed to rote memorization.The Korean version of Listen & Speak will launch this month with other languages to follow shortly.http://www.mekkis.comContact: Ron Ramellironrampr@gmail.com512-431-2036### Contact Information Mekkis Ron Ramelli 210-880-4530 www.mekkis.com Ron Ramelli & Associates PR ronrampr@gmail.com 512-431-2036 Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Mekkis Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend