<br/><span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We interviewed Ms.Seline Dogan who did Bachelors in Commerce in Canada.She is currently co-op member team,working for SHELL ltd.,Canada.She always feels to change people into a positive mindset .The entire conversation was very warm and informative.Hence,we infered this from the conversation.</span></span>
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<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We interviewed Ms.Seline Dogan who did Bachelors in Commerce in Canada.She is currently co-op member team,working for SHELL ltd.,Canada.She always feels to change people into a positive mindset .The entire conversation was very warm and informative.Hence,we infered this from the conversation.</span></span>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-7171-298d-b34a-dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 1: What is a Startup Weekend</span></span>
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<li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-7171-298d-b34a-dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A startup weekend is an event organised by group of volunteers on the weekend days . It generally contains 20 to 100 participants(can also have 200 depending on the availability of space) where the participants are divided into small groups.Then the members of the group start pitching their ideas and each group select the best idea out of different ideas pitched.These small groups can select the best idea by either interacting with the real customers or they can <span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">simply </span>vote in for the best idea in their group.</span></span></p></li>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fa1-d2cb-6fbf-caa4adedf1bd"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 1: What is a Startup Weekend</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-7171-298d-b34a-dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 2: Goal/Need of a Startup Weekend</span></span>
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<li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fa17171-d2cb298d-6fbfb34a-caa4adedf1bddca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A The goal or the need of the startup weekend is an event organised by group of volunteers on the weekend days . It generally contains 20 to 100 participants where the participants are divided into small groups.Then the members of the group start pitching their ideas and each group select get the best strongest business idea out of different number of ideas pitched.These small groups can select The strongest idea is basically the most feasible, practical oriented and which will really impact the best society after getting launched.Also this idea by either interacting with can make you earn some profits and can benefit the rea</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14real world.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">l customers or they simply It can vote in for the best idea in their groupalso groom your managerial skills as well as</span></span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</spanp></li>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fa17171-d2cb298d-6fbfb34a-caa4adedf1bddca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 23: GoalStructure of the weekend (Activity and Content)</span></Need span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-7171-298d-b34a-dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The activity is basically a three day programme that starts from Friday and ends on late Sunday.Day 1 goes with introduction among people and interaction that breaks ice.Day 2 is a busy day.It entirely deals with introduction of ideas,presentations.Day 3 that is Sunday which starts at 10:00 in the morning and ends at somewhere around 4:00.It is this day when everyone come forward with presentations,prototyptes and students try to tell why is their idea on their product is the best and why a Startup Weekendperson should try investing their time or money for the service.</span></span></p></li></ul>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-7171-298d-b34a-dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 4: Costs, Fundraising, Sponsorships, Finding money and Judgement criteria.</span></span>
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<li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fae7171-b0ed298d-2fe5b34a-4a9d40c700fedca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The goal In order to get the funds or sponsorship for the event you can approach various companies or you can simpy go to your departmental associations to help you with funds.You need to explain the whole idea and the goal of this event to the people you are approaching that how this event can benefit them as the startup weekend is sponsors.The judges should be selected in order to get evaluate the strongest business idea out of number of ideas pitched.The strongest idea all and so that there is basically the most feasible, practical oriented and which will really impact the society after getting launchedfair decision amog different teams.Also this idea can make you earn to avoid some profits and can benefit kind of judgement challenge ,the selected judge should be revered among the real worldsociety.</span></span></p></li>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fa1-d2cb-6fbf-caa4adedf1bd"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 3: Structure of the weekend (Activity and Content)<br/span><br/span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-7171-298d-b34a-dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 5: Collaboration and Interactive environment</span></span>
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<li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fa17171-d2cb298d-6fbfb34a-caa4adedf1bddca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The activity is basically In order to organise this event we need to have a three day programme team, so that starts from Friday work can be done efficiently in a better way and ends on late Sundayby doing so we learn, how to work in collaboration with others to achieve a single aim i.e.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14to organise the event in best possible way.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Day 1 goes with introduction among people This give us the sense to work in a team and taking responsibilities make us good manager and interaction that breaks ice.Day 2 is a busy dayleader.It entirely deals with introduction Further in order to organise the event we need support of different industry and technical partners who can support us in terms of ideas,presentations.Day 3 that money and some technical guidance which is Sunday which starts at 10:00 required to work in the morning collaboration and ends at somewhere around 4:00to successfully organise this event.It is So to organise this day when everyone come forward with presentations,prototyptes and students try event we need to tell why have an environment which is their idea on their product is the best collaborative and why a person should try investing their time or money for the serviceinteractive in nature.</span></span></p></li>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fa17171-d2cb298d-6fbfb34a-caa4adedf1bddca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 46: Advertising, Branding, and Promotion</span></span>
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<li></li><lip dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a3707-6fb57171-604b298d-7134b34a-c5e68dd73147dca51bfc613a"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advertising or branding or promotion of the event plays an important role as it can decide the number of participation.You can use social networking sites also an advertising source of your event.The more participation you get,the more people you can interact with and ultimately the probability of getting the strongest idea is evengreater.</span></span></p></li>
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<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span>Section 5,6,7 are self explanatory</span></span>
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