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<span style="font-size:large;">Who are the competitors at a Startup Weekend? How to I get them to come to my Startup Weekend? It takes a lot of time and energy to put on a successful Startup Weekend, but from my experience as a competitor there is only one thing that the whole event rides on.Overview<br/span>=

<span style="font-size:medium;"><u></u>Specifically the competitors. Attracting the right people to the event is key to an exciting, productive, and innovative SUW. Each startup weekend needs a combination of makers, designers, and business developers to help achieve this goal. Here’s a quick overview of what these innovators bring to the event:</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><u>PeopleMakers are the technically skilled members of the team outside of bus. dev. and design. Examples would be coders, mechanical engineers, aerospace majors, etc. These people are the core brains behind the building, without them there is usually no product.</u></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;Designers do so much more than making the project beautiful (although they are highly responsible for doing that as well). Designers help create the flow of information and functionality of the product or service. An example would be in designing the user experience for an app idea. Graphic communications students usually fit well into this category because of their ability to work with coders. But, for non-tech products the design members of a team might very well be Art majors.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Specifically Business Developers define the competitors. Attracting the right people product or service in terms of its potential to the event is key to an exciting, productivegrow into a profitable business, and innovative SUWor successful non-profit. Each startup weekend needs a combination They bring understanding of makersbusiness model development, designersmarket identification, pitching, and other similar skills. For example a business administration major might provide a business developers to help achieve this goal. Here’s model for the product the team has developed, or suggest a quick overview of what these innovators bring pivot to the event:products initial function to better capture a market.</span>

= <span style="font-size: medium;large">Makers are the technically skilled members of the team outside of bus. dev. and design. Examples would be coders, mechanical engineers, aerospace majors, etc. These people are the core brains behind the building, without them there is usually no product.Strategies</span>=

<span style="font-size: medium;">Designers do so much more than making the project beautiful (although they are highly responsible for doing Reaching all of these groups takes strategic marketing that as well). Designers help create the flow of information and functionality happens months in advance of the product or serviceactual Startup Weekend. An example would be in designing the user experience for an app idea. Graphic communications students usually fit well into this category because of their ability Some tips to successfully marketing to work with coders. But, for non-tech products the design members of a team might very well be Art majors.these groups:</span>

<span style="font-size: medium;">Business Developers define -Reach out to clubs the product or service in terms above members would be a part of its potential and ask to grow into a profitable business, or successful non-profitpresent the opportunity at their next meeting. They bring understanding of business model development, market identification, pitching, and other similar skillsFocus on explaining the benefits to this particular group. For example Example) “Startup Weekend is a business administration major might provide a business model great opportunity for the product the team has developed, or suggest a pivot “ National Coders United * ” members because it allows you to the products initial function to better capture put in coding hours on a market.resume building competition that’s exciting and productive!"</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;-Promote via local/campus media such as newspapers, email newsletters, and campus TV.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Strategies:-Social Media! Post event registration links and talk about the value of SUW to groups that could be interested.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;-Hold pre-SUW events or registration parties where you can build community interest and collect registrations at a low cost.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Reaching all of these groups takes strategic marketing that happens months -Speak in advance of classes about the actual Startup Weekendopportunity. Some tips to successfully marketing to these groups:</span>

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Reach out to clubs the above members would be a part of and ask to present the opportunity at their next meetingPost posters EVERYWHERE. Focus on explaining the benefits to this particular group. Example) “Startup Weekend is a great opportunity for “ National Coders United * ” members because it allows you to put in coding hours on a resume building competition that’s exciting and productive!"</span>

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Promote via local/campus media such as newspapers, email newsletters, and campus TV.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Social Media! Post event registration links Most important is to be creative and talk about the value of SUW to groups that could be NOT do this alone, if you are an organizer recruit friends or other interestedpeople to help you spread the word and collect registrations.</span>

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