2. startupWhat?!
“the best experiential
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✓ 210+ events
✓ 27,700+ attendees to date
✓ 35 countries
✓ 145+ local organizers
✓ 850+ startup ventures
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3
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the table as early as
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features and Deadlines
possible determine MVP for Ownership =
Sunday Empowerment!
Limit scope and simplify early!
13. startupTools
Set timers for Use Roman
each decision Voting
IN QUEUE DOING DONE
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Urgent and Business
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Matrix Canvas
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TECH CHECK & DRY RUN cues to stay on track)
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have customer validation
Interviewed potential/target customers?
Integrated that feedback into your product?
✓
you...
Built a base of fans and would-be customers?
business model
Differentiated yourself from competitors?
Defined your customer acquisition/rollout strategy?
✓
Clearly and realistically articulated your revenue model?
execution
Developed a a functional prototype?
Executed well as a team?
✓
FACILITATOR\nSo what is Startup Weekend all about? Startup Weekend is one of the leading catalysts for startup creation and entrepreneur education in the world. Our mission is to\neducate and inspire entrepreneurs and give them the motivation and networking they need to take the next step in creating a\nsuccessful startup company. Founded in 2007, we&#x2019;ve since become a registered 501c3 non-profit and focused on expanding our model to become a global, hyper-local grassroots movement.\n\nSome quick facts:\n- Startup Weekend has helped educate & inspire over 25,000 entrepreneurs\n- They have done over 200 events in over 35 countries to date and are on track to do over 150 in 2011\n- Over 150 organizers and volunteers that are the driving force in Startup Weekend&#x2019;s success\n- Over 850 ventures have been launched at Startup Weekend&#x2019;s around the globe.\n
ORGANIZER\n\n**Please customize this slide to give attendees all relevant practical info about the weekend.\n
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ORGANIZER\n\nWe love our sponsors, etc etc etc...\n
FACILITATOR\n\nAside from local sponsors, as a non profit Startup Weekend relies on global sponsorships and grants to be substainable and expand globally. A lot of these\nglobal sponsors offer resources to each of the attendees with products and service they will find valuable over the next 54 hours. If\nyou have not already, please pick up a Global Sponsor one pager that list out all of these resources you can use over the weekend.\n\nTwilio.com: provides a web-service API for businesses to build scalable, reliable communication apps\nTHE DEAL: $50 credit using code &#x201C;ENTER TWILIO CODE HERE&#x201D;\nWant more? Give more credit by sending a DM to @Twilio, or get even more by emailing help@twilio.com\n\nAmazon AWS: delivers a set of services that together form a reliable, scalable, and inexpensive computing platform &#x201C;in the cloud&#x201D;.\nTHE DEAL: $50 credit per team + an additional $200 credit to the 1st place team. Ask your facilitator to claim your team&#x2019;s $50 credit.\n\noDesk: Allows you to hire remote contractors including Web Developers, Graphic Designers, SEO/SEM experts and more.\nTHE DEAL: $100 credit per person. To redeem it: (1) post an hourly job on oDesk, (2) interview an hire a contractor, and (3) email\npowered@odesk.com with special code &#x201C;#startupweekend&#x201D; and your account will be credited. Valid for new users only.\n\nMicrosoft BizSpark: Is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups, providing Software, Support\nand Visibility. Request your enrollment code at http://startupweekend.org/bizspark\n\nKauffman Foundation: is the world&#x2019;s largest foundation dedicated to entrepreneurship. In September 2010 Startup Weekend\nreceived a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which empowers us to continue to scale globally and to study\nthe unpredictable science of successful entrepreneurship. To learn more about the Kauffman Foundation, check them out at\nKauffman.org.\n\nMomentum: A mentorship driven startup accelerator and a great next step to consider after Startup Weekend.\nI encourage you all to learn more about them and other startup accelerators because they are the perfect next step to startup\nsuccess after this weekend.\n
FACILITATOR\n\nOrganizer&#x2019;s will write down the title of each pitched idea, the order number, and the name of the pitcher on a sheet of paper. Once all pitches have been finished (during the 30 minutes of networking), organizers will post each idea on a wall/window and hand out 3 blank sticknotes to each participant. - These are your votes, don&#x2019;t lose them! You&#x2019;ll then have 30 minutes to place your stickynotes on the ideas you&#x2019;d like to see worked on over the weekend. You can vote for your own idea if you want, and you&#x2019;re welcome to paste all 3 votes on 1 idea or spread them out. (Note: you don&#x2019;t need to write your name on the stickynotes: it&#x2019;s all anonymous.) After the 30 minutes are up we&#x2019;ll take down the ideas and tally the votes to determine the top ideas.\n
