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= Overview<br/> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-242afbcd-e7f7-3483-aaa7-16c31f68199a"><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 purpose of startup weekend 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 enable attendees learn the art of bringing a company to get educatedlife. A hands-on experience, trials and errors, is something no textbooks can ever teach.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-242afbcd-e7f7-3483-aaa7-16c31f68199a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, network0, and launch a product0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre- all within wrap;">Techstars Startup Weekend has a super tight time framegoal 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. 54 hours of During the event, participants are surrounded by many amazing people, pizzawhether 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 pop provide resources at their disposal. This is an opportunity for them to take a unique and energizing experience and plenty 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 opportunitiessuccess.</span></span><div><br/></div>

Startup Weekend provides *Faster pace than other resources*Focus primarily on mobile/web/IT/service products; products that can be built and launched in a quick-and-dirtyrelatively short timeframe, without safety, design, hands or material concerns*Focus primarily on learning experience that early business lessons; what is hard required to replicate. Since attendees are focused solely on their products start and ideas for run business in the entire weekend, with access earliest stage*Provides coaches: experienced business leaders to resources assist and advise the entire waystartup process*Competition style event; not purely a seminar, Startup Weekend can enable entrenrenuers to conceive and launch offers judging by an idea in under three days!organizer selected panel

<br/>Startup weekend Weekend is focused on fast paced, hands on learning with little time for theory or lecture.

= Impact Achieved For for Students and Campus<br/> =

Startup Weekend's [http://startupweekend.org/about/ website cites ]&nbsp;states that more than 23K teams have been formed, over 1/3 one-third of startups start-ups founded at their events are still running smooth smoothly after three months of business, and that ~roughly 80% of participants are still working with those companies- . This is an impressive feat considering their attendance record of over 45,000 193K alumni!from 150 countries.

(Include images, where possibleStartup 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 campuses involved)coaching.

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

An Organizer The largest barrier to overcome in order to bring Startup Weekend to your campus or city is responsible the requirement for organizing nearly the entire an Organizer to be a Startup Weekend alumni. Access to such an event from depends on the ground up, from venue proximity of your campus to Startup events and food logistics your willingness to securing judges and coaches.make the journey to attend one - or to convince an alumni to come to you!

The largest barrier that must be overcome in order *Leadership and team building advice*Target audience & potential areas to bring Startup Weekend to your campus or city is the requirement look for an Organizer to be a Startup Weekend alumni- that isbudding entreprenuers*Financial information (planning, acquiring sponsors, they must have previously attended a startup weekendetc. Access .)*Day by day guides to such an suggested 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!planning

For general information regarding Startup Weekend, see the homepage 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:<br/>For direct contact information1700 7th Ave, there is a form webpage at [http:Suite 116 #147<br//startupweekend.org/contact/ http://startupweekend.org/contact/]>Seattle, WA 98101