What Is Startup Weekend?

What is Startup Weekend?

Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.

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Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable.  On average, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical or design backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds.

Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts.

For more information, please visit startupweekend.org

For questions on this specific event, email Tim at TimRyan@StartupWeekend.org

Schedule

Friday

Jun 21
  • Registration Starts
  • Dinner & Networking
  • Welcome & Speakers
  • Pitches Start
  • Attendees vote for the top ideas
  • Teams start forming and discussing ideas
  • Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow

Saturday

Jun 22
  • Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
  • Teams formed and setting up workspace for the weekend
  • Coaches help teams one-on-one. They are here to help!
  • Lunch
  • Call for needs & skills
  • Dinner
  • Mid weekend check-in, status reports, call for help
  • Finished for the day. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow

Sunday

Jun 23
  • Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
  • Call for help (this is self motivated, so don’t be shy)
  • Lunch
  • Gut check. Start prepping for presentations
  • Dinner
  • FINAL PRESENTATIONS
  • Judging & awards
  • Wrapup
  • Go home!
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Judges

Clifford Boro

Managing Partner at Team Ventures, LLC   |  LinkedIn

Cliff was cofounder and former CEO of KidZui (now Zui.com), a child-oriented Internet browser and search engine. He lead the sites growth to 2.3 million visitors per month until it's acquisition in 2012. Prior to Zui, he founded Internet Financial Network (later Infogate). AOL Time Warner bought Infogate in March 2003.

He is currently cofounder and managing partner of The Team Group a technology startup/accelerator investment group.

Navrina Singh

Qualcomm Innovation Lead   |  LinkedIn

Navrina Singh is Director of Business Development in Qualcomm labs, leading ImpaQt – Qualcomm’s global innovation program. In this role, Singh is responsible for creating, managing and operationalizing the corporate-wide innovation program with a mission to serve as a catalyst for creating global connections for innovative ideas to flourish and a channel for all employees to bring new ideas forward to impact future technology and product roadmaps.

Dave Karlman

Chairman and CEO of Otologic Pharmaceutics   |  LinkedInGoogle+

Dave is an active investor and advisor for San Diego tech startups. He is an Executive Mentor for the San Diego Leadership Program and a board member of BIOCOM. His previous work includes
UC Rady School of Business as Executive Mentor to MBA students

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