Startup Weekend

Building Communities, Companies and Projects in Weekends

A Recap of 5 More Startup Weekend Events

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

In November I wrote about the first 8 Startup Weekends. Now is a good time to recap the last 5 since DC.

Chapel Hill (November 2-4)
Work Perch Attendance: 49
Company Created: WorkPerch
http://workperch.com/
What is it? Workperch is a referral service that connects people who need work space with businesses that have space available.
Status: Private Alpha

Atlanta (November 9-11)
Skribit Attendance: 82
Company Created: Skribit
http://skribit.com/
What is it? Skribit is a user-generated content suggestion application for blogs. Effortlessly assemble what your readers really want to hear.
Status: Private Beta (see it in action on the right sidebar of this blog)

San Francisco (November 16-18)
Help Hookup Attendance: 134
Company Created: HelpHookup
http://helphookup.com/
What is it? Show your good side and let the world know you care. Add our badge to your Facebook profile and we’ll let you know when volunteer opportunities are available in your area.
Status: Alpha

London (November 30- Dec 2)
Attendance: 43
Company Created: aLittleBitBetter
http://www.alittlebitbetter.co.uk/
What is it? A Little Bit Better is a portal featuring ethical reviews of consumer products.
Status: Alpha

Los Angeles (December 14-16)
Frenimies Attendance: 72
Company Created: SocialMixr and Frenemies
http://socialmixr.com/
http://www.frenemiesgame.com/
What is it? Frenemies is a Facebook game where you play your friends in your quest to become the most popular. Help your friends today. Stab them in the back tomorrow. SocialMixr is the parent company, looking to build more games for the casual gaming field.
Status: Alpha, scheduled to launch on the 31st