January 23rd, 2008
Startup Weekend
Today I registered for Startup Weekend. The premise is a bunch of adventurous people get together for a weekend. Provided only with facilities and internet connectivity, we’re given 52 hours to come up with an idea for a web site-based business and get it up and running. All the participants have an ownership share in the final product.
This type of event has occurred in various cities. (I’m signed up for the one in Bloomington, Indiana on February 8th.) From what I can tell, the events have had varying degrees of success. While my intent is to end the weekend with a functioning web site, that is not the only outcome that I would consider a success. I’m excited about the experience of being in a room full of people with a common objective and a sense of urgency.
I’ll post again after the weekend about how things went. If you are interested in this type of opportunity, the founders of Startup Weekend will host an event pretty much anywhere. All you need is enough people who are interested.
Jan 23rd, 2008
6:16 pm
I just saw your name on the Bloomington Startup Weekend website as having registered. I’ve got my ticket, too. I agree that a working prototype is only one possible outcome that would make the weekend successful. I’m rather excited about the whole concept of the weekend. I can’t wait. I guess I’ll see you there!
Jan 23rd, 2008
9:54 pm
@Noah: I look forward to meeting in person. I registered under the PR role. I strongly considered a development role, but marketing and PR are areas that I want to develop. It seems like this would be a great opportunity to soak up the wisdom of some bright people. What role did you sign up for?
Jan 23rd, 2008
11:54 pm
@Clay: That’s a smart idea. I registered under the Back-end Developer role. My hope is to get to see how other developers “develop” and maybe learn a thing or two. I figure if there are too many developers or the selected language is something I’m not familiar with, I might switch to front-end developer or design (possibly even PR).
I’m looking forward to the potential networking and just the exposure to others in our field and related fields.