Startup Weekend 2.0
March 18, 2008 | by Andrew Hyde
15 Weekends have come and gone with basically the exact same format.
It all started in Boulder, and it is only fitting that we try something new for the second weekend to come through this great city.
So now we launch the marketing term Startup Weekend 2.0 for our weekend. Startup Weekend is an amazing event for building community, finding cofounders and finding a challenge for yourself. Looking back over the past weekends there is a huge opportunity to build on our strengths by changing around the format.
The main changes are:
- Multiple Projects
- As a group we are no longer working on just one company. If a group of seven, one or 45 for that matter wants to tackle a project or start a company, fantastic. The community will take charge here, but nothing will be decided until Friday night. All equity decisions will be made at the event.
- Build on a Project
- An existing company can recruit a few some brilliant tech minds to spend two hours with working to make their project stronger.
- No Company Required
- Every project will be different, but there will be no requirement to incorporate a company
We are going to try this model out this weekend, and really listen to the community to see how it goes, at the Boulder Startup Weekend, taking place this Friday at 6pm in room S125 at the Leeds Business School building at the University of Colorado, Boulder. If you have not registered you can still get a ticket and see who is coming on the registration page.
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3 Responses to “Startup Weekend 2.0”
By brett borders on Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Awesomeness! Sounds fun and flexible.
By Kevin Makice on Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
I think this is an excellent iteration of a great idea.
It will be interesting to see how the recruiting changes, opening up in some ways and being less attractive for others. The focus of businesses pitching specific ideas and trying to get people to participate without forcing it to be an all-or-nothing proposition is going to be a big draw for people with ideas and resources. The lack of a guaranteed tangible outcome at the end might be a deterrent (for some).
I love the image of several projects working in tandem, or the different core groups being able to work on multiple projects at once. I can imagine that will help keep everyone involved throughout (read: no more dev team waiting for requirements to really get coding, since there will be plenty to do on all fronts).
Best of luck this weekend. We’ll be watching.