This past weekend, I participated in Bloomington Startup Weekend. And, while I’m not yet allowed to talk specifics about the resulting company/product we created that weekend, I can share what an amazing experience it was. 100 technologists from around the area gathered together to bring their experience, expertise, and talent to produce a company and community in one weekend. Developers, Marketers, Business Developers, Project Managers, Designers, Lawyers, and more spent 52-some hours at City Hall in Bloomington, Indiana working towards the same goal.
It was a truly unique experience that I would highly recommend to anyone with even the slightest interest. It really does give you an idea of what it’s like inside a startup company, only much condensed. There are highs, lows, excitement, tension… it’s a lot of fun. I’ve been describing it as the only time I’ve enjoyed being annoyed. You kinda have to experience it to know what I mean. Hopefully, I should be able to give out the details of the product and company we’ve created in the coming weeks.
With that said, I highly encourage anyone in the Indianapolis region to head over to IndyStartup.com to proclaim your interest in having a Startup Weekend in Indianapolis. That site will also direct you to the Startup Weekend City Vote project where you can vote for Indianapolis to be one of the next locations (very important).
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- March 11th
- 12:50 am @y0mbo I wrote it :) Tried looking for off-the-shelf but nothing did what I wanted. Really glad you like it :D #bin2010
- March 10th
- 9:31 pm RT @douglaskarr: So I have almost 9,000 followers and can only get 2 votes for a session at @blogindiana? You guys suck! ;)
- 12:53 pm
- 1:32 am Power is out. Random unrelated awesome fact: I know @bradjward
- March 9th
- 7:22 pm @JustHeather You can submit more than one session! Others have and we encourage it! #BIN2010
- 7:19 pm @JustHeather What if you could unvote later if you changed your mind? Hmm.. maybe that's a bad idea... #BIN2010
- 4:33 pm @brewhouse @AmyStark Sure, it's: http://smhappyhour.com
- 4:11 pm RT @BlogIndiana: Announcing the open call & voting for BIN2010 sessions! Want to speak this year? http://bit.ly/ae8OJ4
- 2:08 pm Amen. RT @JamieHS: Moving back to my Microsoft mouse from the Apple Magic Mouse feels like getting back home from vacation. Just feels right
- 2:05 pm I plan to get @jamespaden drunk and steal all his web 3.0 secrets! (or at least get the name of his sleep mask supplier) #sxsw
- 11:57 am @brewhouse How many do you need for a swarm?
- March 8th
- 3:06 am Is there some super secret ExactTarget / CoTweet #SXSW party? (@exacttarget, @dawndevirgilio)
- March 6th
- 1:41 pm
- March 4th
- 10:25 pm Ugh. Hostgator billboard. Like I don't see those ads enough on the web.
- 4:51 pm @chrisbrogan Kinda surprised you are only now realizing you've had this power... commander of the Twitter hoards!
- 4:15 pm @ericadobson @kyleplacy LOL. Technically, the closet is IN my office, not the other way around. Which means I can yank the internet cable!
- 4:10 pm @ericadobson How can you tell if the sun is out, you don't have a window in your office :P (neither do I)
- 1:54 pm Who's going to NENR-NENR-NENR tomorrow morning?
- 1:42 pm Secret message... http://tweetphoto.com/13209999
- 3:55 am Seems like if the "Harry Brunette 374" thing was real, the #ghosthunters would act a lot more excited about revealing it. #fake
- March 3rd
- 7:19 pm Wouldn't it be awesome if food-related blogs and websites could end in .nom (ie. PizzaHut.nom)
- 1:33 pm @DunkinDonuts I'm waffling over whether to print up my own tshirts for SXSW this year #WaffleWeDDs
- March 2nd
- 8:32 pm
- 6:27 pm @y0mbo I agree, but you still need the building (at some point in the equation).
- 4:07 pm @kyleplacy @jamespaden Seems the better answer would be something like: That's how we roll here @ Brandswag, become a client & find out how!
- 4:02 pm Looks like @kyleplacy's blog post is ranking higher than Mashable for "Exacttarget cotweet" search: http://bit.ly/cQEGf7
- 3:58 pm RT @kyleplacy: ExactTarget Aquires CoTweet. What Does it Mean? http://bit.ly/cAFLyT
- 3:54 pm RT @mashable: CoTweet Acquired By Email Marketing Firm ExactTarget - http://bit.ly/a54wlt
- 3:49 pm ExactTarget buys CoTweet? (rumor I just heard)
- 2:01 pm @JamieHS Great to meet you, too! and, thanks!
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