July 23, 2024 – WESTMINSTER, MD – MAGIC, in collaboration with The Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS) and DO OK, a technology consultancy and software development company with offices in Estonia, is proud to announce the successful development of two groundbreaking applications for two startup companies based in Westminster: Action For KIndness and Sober Livin.
CEAK, from the nonprofit Action For Kindness and their supporter, the Infinite Love Project and the makers of the BE KIND sign, is an innovative community services mobile app with two key functions. First, it gamifies finding positive affirmations (e.g. BE KIND signs) in the community, and second it features an underlying utility which connects players and non-players to non-profit and other community service organizations located in their geographic proximity. The app aims to encourage connection and support for people in any given area where the game is available. For more information, visit https://www.actionforkindness.org.
Sober Livin is an innovative smartwatch app from Soberlivin.org, an inaugural member of MAGIC’s StartUp Lab cohort, focused on promoting sobriety. It features a user-friendly interface where users can customize a virtual sobriety token, log their sober/clean time, and see their progress in real-time on their smartwatch. For more information or to download, visit https://www.soberlivin.org/
Both minimum viable products serve not-for-profit missions and were developed at no cost to the entrepreneurs, eliminating the issue of finding and affording a developer, which can be especially challenging in a rural setting due to limited resources and talent pools. Meanwhile, Software Development and Entrepreneurship as well as Game Design and Development students at EUAS who were guided by professional developers at DO OK, gained valuable insights into the entrepreneurial process and earned credits for completed work.
“The developers at DO OK went above and beyond the call of duty to work with students and usher these apps across the finish line on behalf of our entrepreneurs,” said Graham Dodge, Board Vice President of MAGIC. “We look forward to working with them again and seeing how these projects blossom into long term engagements between our mutual ecosystems.”
The partnership between MAGIC and EUAS was made possible by Maryland’s cooperative partnership with Estonia, particularly through the City of Westminster which has collaborated with the city of Paide since 2002 and who’s foresight and dedication laid the foundation for this innovative solution to our local business landscape. To read more about Westminster’s city partnership program with Paide, please visit The City of Westminster’s webpage: https://web.archive.org/web/20070702034832/http:/www.westgov.com/general/partner_city.asp.
About MAGIC
The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to build and sustain an ecosystem that maximizes the Westminster, Maryland infrastructure to drive high technology innovation, education, and incubation to elevate Westminster as a model for success in the Mid-Atlantic region. For more information, please visit: https://www.magicinc.org
About EUAS
Established in 1992, the EUAS has emerged as Estonia’s premier institution for applied higher education and a trailblazer in private higher education. For more information, please visit: https://euas.eu/
About DO OK
DO OK is a technology consultancy and software development company. We deliver value-focused artifacts like product roadmaps, a pyramid of value, data mesh, UX & design, or software ready to serve millions of people. For more information, please visit: https://dook.pro/
