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Fellow:Haifa AlHarrasi

2018-02-14T02:47:19Z

Haifa:

[[File:Screen Shot 2018-02-13 at 20.41.43.png|thumb]]A native of Oman, Haifa AlHarrasi is a junior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She moved to the United States of America to pursue her studies at UAB to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship and she is expected to graduate in Fall 2019. Haifa has been developing her leadership skills by being more involved on campus. She is currently an IBERIABANK UAB Innovation Lab, a member of UAB’s Management Society, the Entrepreneurship club at UAB and the president of the International Students and Scholars Association at UAB.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Haifa AlHarrasi

2018-02-14T02:46:55Z

Haifa:

A native of Oman, Haifa AlHarrasi is a junior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She moved to the United States of America to pursue her studies at UAB to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship and she is expected to graduate in Fall 2019. Haifa has been developing her leadership skills by being more involved on campus. She is currently an IBERIABANK UAB Innovation Lab, a member of UAB’s Management Society, the Entrepreneurship club at UAB and the president of the International Students and Scholars Association at UAB.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

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2018-02-14T02:44:11Z

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2018-02-13T21:57:40Z

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2018-02-13T21:56:43Z

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2018-02-13T21:55:59Z

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2018-02-13T21:55:29Z

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2018-02-13T21:21:30Z

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Priorities:University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Priorities

2018-02-02T07:18:17Z

Haifa:

= Project Pitch Video =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=k2xQKHGDtZo}}

= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDocwVp-Yk UIF Second Cohort Pitch Video] =

= '''Strategy #1: Implementing Design Thinking into Courses ''' =

Tactic 1: Gather tools to teach a design mini-series and get the word out (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Hold 4-week mini-series on design thinking in different spaces across campus; Utilize UAB Commercialization Accelerator resources and work with them (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble professors, advisors, and passionate students that will help pursue making this a reality by rallying behind us (June and July 2018)

Tactic 4: Pitch idea of adding design-focused course to department heads (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Prepare a design-focused course to be taught within the next academic term; continue with design mini-series to draw more students in (Septemeber-Novemeber 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch the idea of adding more core classes with design focus; continue with design mini-series (January and February 2019)

Tactic 7: When 3+ courses are implemented, pitch the idea of adding a minor in design (March 2019)

Tactic 8: Create an interdisciplinary minor in design (August 2019)

= '''Strategy #2: Reinventing the Registration Process''' =

Tactic 1: Research the current registration process from start to end, including identification of current systems. (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Prototype and test 3 different ideas (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Pitch idea of changing registration process to staff (May 2018)

Tactic 4: Develop and refine product for registration (June and July 2018)

Tactic 5: Product in use (August 2018)

= '''Strategy #3: Creating A Venture Capital Fund''' =

Tactic 1: Gain support from administration and on-campus media assets (late April 2018)

Tactic 2: Approach Green and gold Fund for management talent (May-Mid-September 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble board of inter-disciplinary student leaders (September and October 2018)

Tactic 4: Create legal structure, fund structure, and other enterprise operations (November 2018)

Tactic 5: Gauge student commitment by sending out info through email newsletters (November 2018)

Tactic 6: Raise capital through students (crowd investing platform) (Januaryy and February 2018)

Tactic 7: Invest in student startups (April 2019)

= '''Strategy #4: Bringing Together a Community Network''' =

Tactic 1: Listen in on meetings with Innovation Council (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Advertise Makerspace (March 2018)

Tactic 3: Investigate why people do not use resources and how we can change this (April 2018)

Tactic 4: Prototype and test different ways to reach out to students from each of the colleges and schools (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Join in on meetings with Innovation Council (August 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch idea of our dream for all students to use all resources (September 2018)

Tactic 7: Hold events that involve all schools and colleges (October 2018)

Tactic 8: Have the department heads meet in the resource spots, then professors, and then eventually students (December 2018)

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham University of Alabama, Birmingham]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham_Student_Priorities University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities]

Spring 2018

Haifa AlHarrasi

Alex Plazas

Callista Cox

Joshua Lim

Fall 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Adkins Hayley Adkins]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kane_Agan Kane Agan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dave_Long Dave Long]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdallah_J._Matta Abdallah J. Matta]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joe_Freddie_Moore Joe Freddie Moore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Asutosh_Nanda Asutosh Nanda]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeni_Weber Jeni Weber]

Fall 2015

[[Rohit Borah|Rohit Borah]]

[[Forrest Satterfield|Forrest Satterfield]]

[[John Shelley|John Shelley]]

[[Murray Ladner III|Murray Ladner]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Priorities

2018-02-02T07:16:34Z

Haifa:

= Project Pitch Video =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=k2xQKHGDtZo}}

= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDocwVp-Yk UIF Second Cohort Pitch Video] =

= '''Strategy #1: Implementing Design Thinking into Courses ''' =

Tactic 1: Gather tools to teach a design mini-series and get the word out (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Hold 4-week mini-series on design thinking in different spaces across campus; Utilize UAB Commercialization Accelerator resources and work with them (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble professors, advisors, and passionate students that will help pursue making this a reality by rallying behind us (June and July 2018)

Tactic 4: Pitch idea of adding design-focused course to department heads (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Prepare a design-focused course to be taught within the next academic term; continue with design mini-series to draw more students in (Septemeber-Novemeber 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch the idea of adding more core classes with design focus; continue with design mini-series (January and February 2019)

Tactic 7: When 3+ courses are implemented, pitch the idea of adding a minor in design (March 2019)

Tactic 8: Create an interdisciplinary minor in design (August 2019)

= '''Strategy #2: Reinventing the Registration Process''' =

Tactic 1: Research the current registration process from start to end, including identification of current systems. (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Prototype and test 3 different ideas (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Pitch idea of changing registration process to staff (May 2018)

Tactic 4: Develop and refine product for registration (June and July 2018)

Tactic 5: Product in use (August 2018)

= '''Strategy #3: Creating A Venture Capital Fund''' =

Tactic 1: Gain support from administration and on-campus media assets (late April 2018)

Tactic 2: Approach Green and gold Fund for management talent (May-Mid-September 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble board of inter-disciplinary student leaders (September and October 2018)

Tactic 4: Create legal structure, fund structure, and other enterprise operations (November 2018)

Tactic 5: Gauge student commitment by sending out info through email newsletters (November 2018)

Tactic 6: Raise capital through students (crowd investing platform) (Januaryy and February 2018)

Tactic 7: Invest in student startups (April 2019)

= '''Strategy #4: Bringing Together a Community Network''' =

Tactic 1: Listen in on meetings with Innovation Council (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Advertise Makerspace (March 2018)

Tactic 3: Investigate why people do not use resources and how we can change this (April 2018)

Tactic 4: Prototype and test different ways to reach out to students from each of the colleges and schools (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Join in on meetings with Innovation Council (August 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch idea of our dream for all students to use all resources (September 2018)

Tactic 7: Hold events that involve all schools and colleges (October 2018)

Tactic 8: Have the department heads meet in the resource spots, then professors, and then eventually students (December 2018)

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham University of Alabama, Birmingham]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham_Student_Priorities University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities]

 Fall 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Adkins Hayley Adkins]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kane_Agan Kane Agan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dave_Long Dave Long]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdallah_J._Matta Abdallah J. Matta]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joe_Freddie_Moore Joe Freddie Moore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Asutosh_Nanda Asutosh Nanda]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeni_Weber Jeni Weber]

Fall 2015

[[Rohit Borah|Rohit Borah]]

[[Forrest Satterfield|Forrest Satterfield]]

[[John Shelley|John Shelley]]

[[Murray Ladner III|Murray Ladner]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Priorities

2018-02-02T07:08:54Z

Haifa:

= Project Pitch Video =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=k2xQKHGDtZo}}

= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDocwVp-Yk UIF Second Cohort Pitch Video] =

= '''Strategy #1: Implementing Design Thinking into Courses ''' =

Tactic 1: Gather tools to teach a design mini-series and get the word out (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Hold 4-week mini-series on design thinking in different spaces across campus; Utilize UAB Commercialization Accelerator resources and work with them (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble professors, advisors, and passionate students that will help pursue making this a reality by rallying behind us (June and July 2018)

Tactic 4: Pitch idea of adding design-focused course to department heads (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Prepare a design-focused course to be taught within the next academic term; continue with design mini-series to draw more students in (Septemeber-Novemeber 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch the idea of adding more core classes with design focus; continue with design mini-series (January and February 2019)

Tactic 7: When 3+ courses are implemented, pitch the idea of adding a minor in design (March 2019)

Tactic 8: Create an interdisciplinary minor in design (August 2019)

= '''Strategy #2: Reinventing the Registration Process''' =

Tactic 1: Research the current registration process from start to end, including identification of current systems. (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Prototype and test 3 different ideas (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Pitch idea of changing registration process to staff (May 2018)

Tactic 4: Develop and refine product for registration (June and July 2018)

Tactic 5: Product in use (August 2018)

= '''Strategy #3: Creating A Venture Capital Fund''' =

Tactic 1: Gain support from administration and on-campus media assets (late April 2018)

Tactic 2: Approach Green and gold Fund for management talent (May-Mid-September 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble board of inter-disciplinary student leaders (September and October 2018)

Tactic 4: Create legal structure, fund structure, and other enterprise operations (November 2018)

Tactic 5: Gauge student commitment by sending out info through email newsletters (November 2018)

Tactic 6: Raise capital through students (crowd investing platform) (Januaryy and February 2018)

Tactic 7: Invest in student startups (April 2019)

= '''Strategy #4: Engaging Students Through a Social Hub''' =

Tactic 1: Consolidate I&E resources/programs into one accessible website

Tactic 2: Feature app or website on UAB app

Tactic 3: Promote current entrepreneurship offerings to students across campus

Tactic 4: Create facebook group to encourage student connection over mutual interest

Tactic 5: Use Maker Space as a Hub to connect students with resources both on and off campus

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham University of Alabama, Birmingham]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham_Student_Priorities University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities]

 Fall 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Adkins Hayley Adkins]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kane_Agan Kane Agan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dave_Long Dave Long]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdallah_J._Matta Abdallah J. Matta]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joe_Freddie_Moore Joe Freddie Moore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Asutosh_Nanda Asutosh Nanda]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeni_Weber Jeni Weber]

Fall 2015

[[Rohit Borah|Rohit Borah]]

[[Forrest Satterfield|Forrest Satterfield]]

[[John Shelley|John Shelley]]

[[Murray Ladner III|Murray Ladner]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Priorities

2018-02-02T02:26:14Z

Haifa:

= Project Pitch Video =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=k2xQKHGDtZo}}

= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDocwVp-Yk UIF Second Cohort Pitch Video] =

= '''Strategy #1: Implementing Design Thinking into Courses ''' =

Tactic 1: Gather tools to teach a design mini-series and get the word out (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Hold 4-week mini-series on design thinking in different spaces across campus; Utilize UAB Commercialization Accelerator resources and work with them (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble professors, advisors, and passionate students that will help pursue making this a reality by rallying behind us (June and July 2018)

Tactic 4: Pitch idea of adding design-focused course to department heads (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Prepare a design-focused course to be taught within the next academic term; continue with design mini-series to draw more students in (Septemeber-Novemeber 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch the idea of adding more core classes with design focus; continue with design mini-series (January and February 2019)

Tactic 7: When 3+ courses are implemented, pitch the idea of adding a minor in design (March 2019)

Tactic 8: Create an interdisciplinary minor in design (August 2019)

= '''Strategy #2: Expanding Makerspace''' =

Tactic 1: Fundraising

Tactic 2: Market Research through Makers' Day

Tactic 3: Implement changes based off of market research

Tactic 4: Host workshops and pop-up classes within Makerspace

Tactic 5: Sponsor and host student-led projects within Makerspace

Tactic 6: Expand Makerspace into 3rd level of Library

Tactic 7: Create a Makerspace on wheel

= '''Strategy #3: Creating A Venture Capital Fund''' =

Tactic 1: Gain support from administration and on-campus media assets (late April 2018)

Tactic 2: Approach Green and gold Fund for management talent (May-Mid-September 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble board of inter-disciplinary student leaders (September and October 2018)

Tactic 4: Create legal structure, fund structure, and other enterprise operations (November 2018)

Tactic 5: Gauge student commitment by sending out info through email newsletters (November 2018)

Tactic 6: Raise capital through students (crowd investing platform) (Januaryy and February 2018)

Tactic 7: Invest in student startups (April 2019)

= '''Strategy #4: Engaging Students Through a Social Hub''' =

Tactic 1: Consolidate I&E resources/programs into one accessible website

Tactic 2: Feature app or website on UAB app

Tactic 3: Promote current entrepreneurship offerings to students across campus

Tactic 4: Create facebook group to encourage student connection over mutual interest

Tactic 5: Use Maker Space as a Hub to connect students with resources both on and off campus

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham University of Alabama, Birmingham]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham_Student_Priorities University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities]

 Fall 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Adkins Hayley Adkins]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kane_Agan Kane Agan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dave_Long Dave Long]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdallah_J._Matta Abdallah J. Matta]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joe_Freddie_Moore Joe Freddie Moore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Asutosh_Nanda Asutosh Nanda]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeni_Weber Jeni Weber]

Fall 2015

[[Rohit Borah|Rohit Borah]]

[[Forrest Satterfield|Forrest Satterfield]]

[[John Shelley|John Shelley]]

[[Murray Ladner III|Murray Ladner]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Priorities

2018-02-02T02:19:01Z

Haifa:

= Project Pitch Video =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=k2xQKHGDtZo}}

= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDocwVp-Yk UIF Second Cohort Pitch Video] =

= '''Strategy #1: Implementing Design Thinking into Courses ''' =

Tactic 1: Gather tools to teach a design mini-series and get the word out (March 2018)

Tactic 2: Hold 4-week mini-series on design thinking in different spaces across campus; Utilize UAB Commercialization Accelerator resources and work with them (April 2018)

Tactic 3: Assemble professors, advisors, and passionate students that will help pursue making this a reality by rallying behind us (June and July 2018)

Tactic 4: Pitch idea of adding design-focused course to department heads (August 2018)

Tactic 5: Prepare a design-focused course to be taught within the next academic term; continue with design mini-series to draw more students in (Septemeber-Novemeber 2018)

Tactic 6: Pitch the idea of adding more core classes with design focus; continue with design mini-series (January and February 2019)

Tactic 7: When 3+ courses are implemented, pitch the idea of adding a minor in design (March 2019)

Tactic 8: Create an interdisciplinary minor in design (August 2019)

= '''Strategy #2: Expanding Makerspace''' =

Tactic 1: Fundraising

Tactic 2: Market Research through Makers' Day

Tactic 3: Implement changes based off of market research

Tactic 4: Host workshops and pop-up classes within Makerspace

Tactic 5: Sponsor and host student-led projects within Makerspace

Tactic 6: Expand Makerspace into 3rd level of Library

Tactic 7: Create a Makerspace on wheel

= '''Strategy #3: Introduce Curricular Business Shadowing Options''' =

Tactic 1: Connect with Career and Professional Development Department

Tactic 2: Expand partnerships with UAB alumni

Tactic 3: Develop partnerships with local and regional companies

Tactic 4: Recruit students to participate in various levels of immersion (one-time, weekly, or semesterly appointments)

= '''Strategy #4: Engaging Students Through a Social Hub''' =

Tactic 1: Consolidate I&E resources/programs into one accessible website

Tactic 2: Feature app or website on UAB app

Tactic 3: Promote current entrepreneurship offerings to students across campus

Tactic 4: Create facebook group to encourage student connection over mutual interest

Tactic 5: Use Maker Space as a Hub to connect students with resources both on and off campus

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham University of Alabama, Birmingham]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham_Student_Priorities University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities]

 Fall 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Adkins Hayley Adkins]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kane_Agan Kane Agan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dave_Long Dave Long]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdallah_J._Matta Abdallah J. Matta]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joe_Freddie_Moore Joe Freddie Moore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Asutosh_Nanda Asutosh Nanda]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeni_Weber Jeni Weber]

Fall 2015

[[Rohit Borah|Rohit Borah]]

[[Forrest Satterfield|Forrest Satterfield]]

[[John Shelley|John Shelley]]

[[Murray Ladner III|Murray Ladner]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T02:07:09Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]] Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>
= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= External links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

= Student Contributors =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by:

[[Ethan Moengchaisong|<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ethan Moengchaisong]]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Haifa AlHarrasi
<div> </div>

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:57:10Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]]Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>
= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= External links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

= Student Contributors =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ethan Moengchaisong

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Haifa AlHarrasi
<div> </div>

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:56:50Z

Haifa:

Overview

[[Techstars]]Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>
= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= External links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

= Student Contributors =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ethan Moengchaisong

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Haifa AlHarrasi
<div> </div>

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:56:38Z

Haifa:

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= Overview =

[[Techstars]]Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>
= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= External links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

= Student Contributors =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ethan Moengchaisong

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Haifa AlHarrasi
<div> </div>

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:55:40Z

Haifa:

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= Overview =

[[Techstars]]Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>
= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= External links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

= Student Contributors =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ethan Moengchaisong

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Haifa AlHarrasi
<div> </div>

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:47:10Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]] Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>

= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= External links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:46:47Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]] Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>

= Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">External Links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:46:15Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]] Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in a local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials, and errors is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedback. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>

= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">External Links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:41:01Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]] Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purpose =

Techstars<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials anderrors, is something no textbooks can ever teach.

Techstars<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedbacks. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.

= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">External Links =

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

Organization:Techstars Startup Weekend

2018-01-12T01:40:19Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[[Techstars]] Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designto help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

[[File:Techstars Startup Weekend.png|border|Techstars Startup Weekend Logo]]

Since 2009, there <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams hasbeen created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.

= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purpose =

Techstars<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials anderrors, is something no textbooks can ever teach.

Techstars<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedbacks. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.

= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Event Schedule =

All Techstars Startup Weekend events follow the same simple, but effective model. On Friday, all participants are welcomed to pitch their startup ideas. Teams organically form around the top ideas, as determined by popular vote, and then it is a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates on Sunday with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team-up ==

The first day of the 3-day event starts with a dinner, networking opportunity with fellow participants, and sharing of ideas. After a couple ice-breaker activities, each attendee will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in 60 seconds to the crow. What follows is an idea voting process where the top ideas will be the bases for the teams that are competing throughout the weekend. Teams are formed based on individuals skill sets and interests.

After the teams are made, they are shown to their workspaces where the environment is ideal for productivity: brainstorming, visualizing ideas and researching.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2: Learn & Work ==

The second day of the event immediately picks up from where the first day was left off. Day 2 is all about market validation, learn, and pivot. The teams are asked to come up with the best minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of the weekend. Mentors/coaches are there to give the teams advice and guide them in the right direction. Participants are strongly encouraged to step outside of their working space and go out to talk to their potential customers to gather as much information as they can about the needs that their products are addressing, so they can be addressed effectively. This is the time for the times to refine their business model or pivot, should changes become necessary.

== <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3: Present & Choose ==

The last day is when teams start to finalize their business plan model and begin preparing for their final 5-minute pitch. The beginning of the day is the time for the team to gather any more information that they need in order to build a minimum viable product. Mentors will also be there to help them with the pitch decks and presentations. This is usually the most stressful day in the 3-day events, as teams are crunched on time.

The Sunday evening consists of a dinner event, an introduction of the jury panel, the well anticipated final pitch, and a wrap-up party.The 5-minute pitch is presented to the crowd and the panel of judges. These judges are big-profile business professionals, industry experts, investors, etc. For each team, after the 5-minute pitch, the question round follows. The jury panel then picks the winning teams as well as giving critical feedback for the startup teams, so they can improve in the future. Besides the traditional first-second-third award format, some teams may win other awards such as a crowd-favorite award.

What comes after the pitching rounds is the celebration. After 54 hours of intensive brainstorming, talking to customers, refining business model, and practice pitching, the participants come together to celebrate all the work that they have done. They will also have an opportunity to network with the judges, mentors, the press, the event organizers, and other participants.

= <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resources =

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has teamed up with different companies to provide the Startup Weekend Attendees the best resources including Google, .CO and Appear.in. In addition, participants will have access to discounts and offers. For more details: <span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources http://startupweekend.org/attendees/resources]
<div> </div>
<span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">External Links

[https://startupweekend.org/ Techstars Startup Weekend Website]

[https://startupweekend.org/organizers Become an organizer]

[https://www.techstars.com/ Techstars Website]

Organization:Startup Weekend / Up.co

2018-01-12T01:24:07Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Techstars <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designed to help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2009, there has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams has been created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.
<div> </div>
[[File:Startup weekend logo.png|frame|Startup weekend logo.png]]
<div> </div>

= Purpose =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend sets a stage for the great talents in local community to connect and innovate. These new connections may be the new co-founders, mentors, friends, or even investors. The event provides the participants with the resources they can use to explore what’s possible, where they will discover their passion for entrepreneurship. This is also a great opportunity for the participants to learn the art of bringing a company to life. A hands-on experience, trials and errors, is something no textbooks can ever teach.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a goal for the participants to start their businesses and continue working on their startups event after the event is over, or at the very least, become much more prepared for the chaotic world of startup. During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, whether they are their fellow participants with the same passion, mentors/coaches who are there to guide them, or the judges who are there to give the participants the honest feedbacks. The participants also have the access to some of the best tools and resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a big leap in learning to develop the best businesses possible. Overall, Techstars Startup Weekend is an amazing event that will put the participants on the path of success.
<div> </div>

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

Startup Weekend provides a quick-and-dirty, hands on learning experience that is hard to replicate. Since attendees are focused solely on their products and ideas for the entire weekend, with access to resources the entire way, Start-up Weekend can enable entreprenuers to conceive and launch an idea in under three days.

'''Hilightable differences include''':

*Faster pace than other resources
*Focus primarily on mobile/web/IT/service products; products that can be built and launched in a relatively short timeframe, without safety, design, or material concerns
*Focus primarily on early business lessons; what is required to start and run business in the earliest stage
*Provides coaches: experienced business leaders to assist and advise the startup process
*Competition style event; not purely a seminar, offers judging by an organizer selected panel

 Startup Weekend is focused on fast paced, hands on learning with little time for theory or lecture.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Startup Weekend's [http://startupweekend.org/about/ website] states that more than 23K teams have been formed, over one-third of start-ups founded at their events are still running smoothly after three months of business, and roughly 80% of participants are still working with those companies. This is an impressive feat considering their attendance record of over 193K alumni from 150 countries.

Startup Weekend teaches attendees how to rapidly develop and mature an idea. The Weekend focuses on the initial start-up of the business more than the long-term running. While valuable networking opportunities are sure to present themselves, this may not be the event for the seasoned entrepreneur looking for fine tweaks and coaching.

= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =

Startup Weekend provides a handy [http://startupweekend.org/organizer/ step-by-step guide] to bring the event to your city! Attendance at a previous Startup Weekend is a requirement for any prospective [http://startupweekend.org/organizer/ Organizers]. An Organizer is responsible for organizing nearly the entire event, from venue and food logistics to securing judges and coaches.

The largest barrier to overcome in order to bring Startup Weekend to your campus or city is the requirement for an Organizer to be a Startup Weekend alumni. Access to such an event depends on the proximity of your campus to Startup events and your willingness to make the journey to attend one - or to convince an alumni to come to you!

Startup Weekend presents itself as a simple, easy to deploy system; there is a variety of documentation on their webpage to assist in getting one set up.

Amongst the resources, a few highlights include:

*Leadership and team building advice
*Target audience & potential areas to look for budding entreprenuers
*Financial information (planning, acquiring sponsors, etc..)
*Day by day guides to suggested event planning

= Contact Information =

For general information regarding Startup Weekend, see the webpage at [http://startupweekend.org/ http://startupweekend.org/].

For direct contact information, there is a form on the webpage at [http://startupweekend.org/contact/ http://startupweekend.org/contact/].

Mailing Address: 1700 7th Ave, Suite 116 #147 Seattle, WA 98101

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Startup Weekend / Up.co

2018-01-12T01:23:57Z

Haifa:

Organization:Startup Weekend / Up.co

2018-01-12T01:23:23Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Techstars <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techstars]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend is a weekend event where entrepreneurs with various skill sets--whether its technical, business, or creative--come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch their startups. The 54-hour event is designed to help participants starting out with their startup ideas. For many participants, Techstars Startup Weekend is where their lives as entrepreneurs begin.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2009, there has been over 4,100 Techstars Startup Weekend events in over 150 countries. Techstars Startup Weekend community consists of over 234,000 participants from all over the globe. Over 23,000 teams has been created. 80 percents of these teams actually continued to pursue their startups after the events were over.
<div> </div>
[[File:Startup weekend logo.png|frame|Startup weekend logo.png]]
<div> </div>

= Purpose =

The purpose of Startup Weekend is to enable attendees to get educated, network and launch a product all within a super tight time frame. This Weekend consists of 54 hours of people, pizza and pop provided in an environment not seen in any other seminar events.

It appears that most Startup Weekend events are focused primarily on launching web, mobile or service products. The focus is not necessarily on engineered or material products because those require design research and physical prototyping, which are unfeasable to launch within such a short timeframe. A Fellow may be wise to take this into account when decidding if this resource is best for their purposes.

A notable exception to this includes the Toronto Startup Weekend, which hosts a 'maker edition,' giving attendees access to the full suite of resources one would typically encounter at a hackerworks/makerworks event.

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

Startup Weekend provides a quick-and-dirty, hands on learning experience that is hard to replicate. Since attendees are focused solely on their products and ideas for the entire weekend, with access to resources the entire way, Start-up Weekend can enable entreprenuers to conceive and launch an idea in under three days.

'''Hilightable differences include''':

*Faster pace than other resources
*Focus primarily on mobile/web/IT/service products; products that can be built and launched in a relatively short timeframe, without safety, design, or material concerns
*Focus primarily on early business lessons; what is required to start and run business in the earliest stage
*Provides coaches: experienced business leaders to assist and advise the startup process
*Competition style event; not purely a seminar, offers judging by an organizer selected panel

 Startup Weekend is focused on fast paced, hands on learning with little time for theory or lecture.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Startup Weekend's [http://startupweekend.org/about/ website] states that more than 23K teams have been formed, over one-third of start-ups founded at their events are still running smoothly after three months of business, and roughly 80% of participants are still working with those companies. This is an impressive feat considering their attendance record of over 193K alumni from 150 countries.

Startup Weekend teaches attendees how to rapidly develop and mature an idea. The Weekend focuses on the initial start-up of the business more than the long-term running. While valuable networking opportunities are sure to present themselves, this may not be the event for the seasoned entrepreneur looking for fine tweaks and coaching.

= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =

Startup Weekend provides a handy [http://startupweekend.org/organizer/ step-by-step guide] to bring the event to your city! Attendance at a previous Startup Weekend is a requirement for any prospective [http://startupweekend.org/organizer/ Organizers]. An Organizer is responsible for organizing nearly the entire event, from venue and food logistics to securing judges and coaches.

The largest barrier to overcome in order to bring Startup Weekend to your campus or city is the requirement for an Organizer to be a Startup Weekend alumni. Access to such an event depends on the proximity of your campus to Startup events and your willingness to make the journey to attend one - or to convince an alumni to come to you!

Startup Weekend presents itself as a simple, easy to deploy system; there is a variety of documentation on their webpage to assist in getting one set up.

Amongst the resources, a few highlights include:

*Leadership and team building advice
*Target audience & potential areas to look for budding entreprenuers
*Financial information (planning, acquiring sponsors, etc..)
*Day by day guides to suggested event planning

= Contact Information =

For general information regarding Startup Weekend, see the webpage at [http://startupweekend.org/ http://startupweekend.org/].

For direct contact information, there is a form on the webpage at [http://startupweekend.org/contact/ http://startupweekend.org/contact/].

Mailing Address: 1700 7th Ave, Suite 116 #147 Seattle, WA 98101

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Startup Weekend / Up.co

2018-01-11T01:32:02Z

Haifa:

= Overview =

[http://startupweekend.org/ Startup Weekend] is a 54-hour event, typically held on weekends, where aspiring entrepreneurs meet to progress their ideas. Each day of the event is a different focus; Friday is for pitching ideas and gathering a team, Saturday and part of Sunday is for building a viable product and Sunday night is prototype demonstration and judging of ideas. [[File:Startup weekend logo.png|frame|Startup weekend logo.png]]
<div> </div>

= Purpose =

The purpose of Startup Weekend is to enable attendees to get educated, network and launch a product all within a super tight time frame. This Weekend consists of 54 hours of people, pizza and pop provided in an environment not seen in any other seminar events.

It appears that most Startup Weekend events are focused primarily on launching web, mobile or service products. The focus is not necessarily on engineered or material products because those require design research and physical prototyping, which are unfeasable to launch within such a short timeframe. A Fellow may be wise to take this into account when decidding if this resource is best for their purposes.

A notable exception to this includes the Toronto Startup Weekend, which hosts a 'maker edition,' giving attendees access to the full suite of resources one would typically encounter at a hackerworks/makerworks event.

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

Startup Weekend provides a quick-and-dirty, hands on learning experience that is hard to replicate. Since attendees are focused solely on their products and ideas for the entire weekend, with access to resources the entire way, Start-up Weekend can enable entreprenuers to conceive and launch an idea in under three days.

'''Hilightable differences include''':

*Faster pace than other resources
*Focus primarily on mobile/web/IT/service products; products that can be built and launched in a relatively short timeframe, without safety, design, or material concerns
*Focus primarily on early business lessons; what is required to start and run business in the earliest stage
*Provides coaches: experienced business leaders to assist and advise the startup process
*Competition style event; not purely a seminar, offers judging by an organizer selected panel

 Startup Weekend is focused on fast paced, hands on learning with little time for theory or lecture.

= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus =

Startup Weekend's [http://startupweekend.org/about/ website] states that more than 23K teams have been formed, over one-third of start-ups founded at their events are still running smoothly after three months of business, and roughly 80% of participants are still working with those companies. This is an impressive feat considering their attendance record of over 193K alumni from 150 countries.

Startup Weekend teaches attendees how to rapidly develop and mature an idea. The Weekend focuses on the initial start-up of the business more than the long-term running. While valuable networking opportunities are sure to present themselves, this may not be the event for the seasoned entrepreneur looking for fine tweaks and coaching.

= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =

Startup Weekend provides a handy [http://startupweekend.org/organizer/ step-by-step guide] to bring the event to your city! Attendance at a previous Startup Weekend is a requirement for any prospective [http://startupweekend.org/organizer/ Organizers]. An Organizer is responsible for organizing nearly the entire event, from venue and food logistics to securing judges and coaches.

The largest barrier to overcome in order to bring Startup Weekend to your campus or city is the requirement for an Organizer to be a Startup Weekend alumni. Access to such an event depends on the proximity of your campus to Startup events and your willingness to make the journey to attend one - or to convince an alumni to come to you!

Startup Weekend presents itself as a simple, easy to deploy system; there is a variety of documentation on their webpage to assist in getting one set up.

Amongst the resources, a few highlights include:

*Leadership and team building advice
*Target audience & potential areas to look for budding entreprenuers
*Financial information (planning, acquiring sponsors, etc..)
*Day by day guides to suggested event planning

= Contact Information =

For general information regarding Startup Weekend, see the webpage at [http://startupweekend.org/ http://startupweekend.org/].

For direct contact information, there is a form on the webpage at [http://startupweekend.org/contact/ http://startupweekend.org/contact/].

Mailing Address: 1700 7th Ave, Suite 116 #147 Seattle, WA 98101

[[Category:Resources]]