Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Sun was nice enough to sponsor the Boulder Startup Weekend 2 last weekend, and I asked them to write a post about why they decided to do, and what they are doing to work with the community. Here is what they wrote:
We chose to sponsor the Startup Weekend as a way to introduce to the community an awesome program Sun has for Startups. The Sun Startup Essentials program is specifically designed to help startups get their business off the ground rapidly, and at lower cost. With the Sun Startup Essentials program, your business can get the industry-leading systems it needs at significantly discounted prices. Furthermore, discounted partner hosting services, free software and free technical advice via email are all included. So the Sun Startup Essentials program could play a key role in your business strategy. If you are interested in the program, it takes less than 5 minutes to apply at sun.com/startup and you do not have to reveal your big idea! You will be told within 3 business days if you meet the simple program criteria.
We also want to introduce a community that has something to offer all the innovators in attendance. “Contrarian Minds” sun.com/contrarianminds is a way to keep in touch with industry trends and innovation. One of the programs is the Sun Developer Network. SDN sun.com/developers is a vibrant worldwide community of developers. SDN provides access to exclusive offers and cool stuff like information, cutting edge technology, and expert advice.
We also want to update you on the latest from Sun. NetBeans 6.1 is a free open source IDE that works with many of the popular dynamic programming languages such as Ruby, PHP, Ajax and much more. As you
probably know, Sun acquired MySQL database. MySQL sun.com/mysql is the world’s most popular open source database because of its fast performance, high reliability, ease of use, and dramatic cost savings.
It is truly a very exciting time to be working for Sun, a company with a commitment to research & development and a history of innovation.
Samuel Terry
Area Marketing Manager, Startup Essentials & Developer Communities
We were very grateful to have them sponsor! Does anyone work directly with Sun on their startups? How did everything work (or how is it going)?
I have heard nothing but great things, but I thought it would be interesting to bring this up and see what type of creative ways Sun is reaching out to the community.
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
I am really enjoying using Skribit on the sidebar of the blog (built during SW Atlanta). Someone suggested ‘Reasons for Attending’ as a topic for me to write about, and I think this would be a good chance for a nice concise list.
1. Be a part of your local tech community, help build it and connect people.
2. What did you do last weekend? Experience an amazing energy, it could change your life.
3. Meet brilliant, amazing, motivated people. Find people that you know can work hard, finish projects and work well with an unknown landscape. Find a cofounder.
4. Be a part of something bigger, get excited.
5. When is the last time you had a challenge such as launching a company in 54 hours with 100 or so strangers? When is the last time you saw your company on the front page?
6. Grow as a person and as a professional, see different parts of a company, feel free to join different groups and learn by doing.
7. Learn a ton.
8. Crazy idea + brilliant people + passion + drive + talent = (you have to come to see). It might just be what your city needs.
9. Get some cool swag.
10. Over 1000 have had an amazing experience. You can read about some feedback here.
David Cohen also has a top 10 list on Startup Weekend. You should check that out as well.
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