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Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend

We're not an event, We're a movement

Michael La Plante

April 25, 2013
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  1. What is Startup Weekend Startup Weekend is one of the

    leading catalysts for startup creation and entrepreneurial education around the world.
  2. In five short years Startup Weekend has helped educate &

    inspire over 100,000 entrepreneurs. Our Reach Over 107 countries now participate.
  3. Inspiration Startup Weekend is not about winning a competition. It’s

    about meeting people. Being inspired by people’s creativity, by the strength of their mind. By learning from those who are successful business leaders.
  4. A Startup Weekend -Pitch your ideas -Organically form teams (

    determined by popular vote ) -54 hour building frenzy -Market validation, development -Pitch to panel of local entrepreneurial leaders
  5. Startup Weekend is not about creating Start-ups Startup Weekend IS

    about creating lasting relationships and building your personal network to better yourself as an individual. Startup Weekend IS about having fun, learning something new and taking the next step to entrepreneurship.
  6. Startup Weekend encourages: Team Building Networking Opportunities Learning New Skills

    Pitch Practicing Problem Solving Creating a Minimal Viable Product Customer Validation Personal Growth Entrepreneurial Resources
  7. “When you consider other models for teaching students, it’s usually

    somebody speaking to you, telling you should be doing these things, and then you’re off to do it on your own,” said Kartik Rishi, organizer and informatics student. What people are saying
  8. What people are saying “If you just want to get

    going, this is the perfect event. It’s short, it’s non-stop -- you can’t stop working, you’ve got 54 hours -- so it’s forcing you to focus, knock your idea around, beat it up a little bit and see if there’s anything there.”
  9. Creating leaders Participants in Startup Weekend not only become entrepreneurs,

    they also become more engaged citizens – participating in more events, helping other entrepreneurs and in many cases becoming leaders and organizers themselves and in their community.
  10. Success Stories Cloudmine – Startup Weekend Philly 2011 Since their

    launch, CloudMine has become a Global Sponsor of Startup Weekend events around the world and now offers free resources to other Startup Weekend teams. They have also hired three employees and have received ample funding to build the company to scale more quickly.
  11. Success Stories LaunchRock is a free web-based application that helps

    you set up a social "launching soon” page in minutes, share your page and start gathering emails. A member of 500 startups and currently employee nine.
  12. Success Stories Zaarly, the winning team of Startup Weekend LA

    (2011) raised a Million Dollars after 3 weeks of intense work.
  13. Success Stories Startup Weekend alumni Foodspotting – an app for

    finding and sharing great dishes at restaurants – was acquired by OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations, for approximately $10 million.
  14. With Strong Community Support, Startups Create More Than Jobs Net

    proceeds from Startup Weekend events are put back into the community. Sponsoring other local organization and events allows us to not only grow the entrepreneurial community, but grow it together.
  15. Positive Impact -Local businesses -Need support from local organizations (universities,goverment

    ) -Remain local -Additional companies with spinoff -Multiplier effect Startup Weekend leadership team had the honor of ringing the NYSE Opening Bell to celebrate the creation of 100,000 entrepreneurs through Startup Weekend.
  16. Local Impact Winning team, Exmo, created an event schedule application

    which is now being used for most local events here in the Tampa Bay area as well as future Startup Weekend events. Sasi 2013, Startup Weekend, BarCamp/CodeCamp
  17. Future Prosperity -Prosperous entrepreneurial community -Capable entrepreneurs produce wealth This

    is goal of Startup Weekend and other organizations, these programs hold the key to future growth!
  18. Get Involved Attend a local Startup Weekend Sponsor an Event

    or Entrepreneur Get your business involved Become a Mentor or Judge