Have you ever wondered what a group of highly talented and motivated people could accomplish in a weekend? Could they start a company from concept to completion?
Startup Weekend answers that question and more. A unique three-day experience, Startup Weekend brings the best and brightest people together in a local office space to select the concept, break into teams, and develop the product, marketing and revenue model.
Bloomington Startup Weekend is coming February 8th – 10th!
…and I’ve got a golden ticket! Well, it isn’t golden, but it feels golden! I am incredibly psyched up about this unique experience. Probably because I only found out about it a few days ago and signed-up almost immediately, and realize that the last thing I can afford to give up is an entire weekend of not working my side business. But, for some reason, this is making me just crave the experience more.
In all honesty, some of the execution that has come out of past Startup Weekends have left me a bit underwhelmed. I’m sure I’ll change my tune a bit after having gone through the experience. I just had hoped to look back at previous events and seen bigger, more financially viable ideas. I understand it is only a weekend, but if 75+ great minds can develop an amazingly great idea, and crank out a rough, working prototype in 3 days, and emerge with a core group of determined individuals to push the company forward over the next 6 months, I think it has great promise. Alternatively, trying to crank out a finished, polished product in 3 days kinda forces you to set your sights a bit lower. So, I hope at the Bloomington event we can aim high and leave with (at least) half a product instead of a half-assed product.
If you are in driving distance and are so inclined, I highly recommend joining me in a couple weeks at what should be a very memorable event. Look for live updates and likely some streaming video on this blog during the marathon weekend.
I’m very pleased to say that Smaller Indiana is one of the local sponsors of the event!
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- March 14th
- 6:59 pm I am in free t-shirt heaven. #sxsw
- 12:32 pm @refreshindy I'm in.
- 4:48 am @LolaMcIntyre I co-founded #blogindiana with @hoosierplew #INDIANA
- 12:44 am RT @JasonFalls: As you wander tonight #sxsw stop by Little Woodrows (500 block of 6th) for @chilliefalls's famous funnel cakes.
- March 13th
- 10:39 pm @hunckler great! Lots of ppl but not packed.
- 10:18 pm Just met Daniel from the SXSX Secret Service. #sxsw #sxsbw
- 7:24 pm @Efriedland What?! No way, there was a huge line and they kicked the previous session out to make way. That sucks. Inglorious basterd! #sxsw
- 6:25 pm @hunckler That was the How to create a viral video session.
- 5:36 pm Make your videos unexpected. Example: Cookie Monster vs. Rammstein http://bit.ly/7X0XdV #sxsw #viralvideos
- 5:28 pm What I'm doing and where I'm sitting for #SXSW http://sitby.us/noahwesley
- 5:21 pm For my tweeps not at #SXSW but who are interested, check this out: http://sessiontweets.com
- 5:15 pm "The key to a good viral video is boobies & kittens." #sxsw #viralvideo
- 5:03 pm 4 rows back from the cameras on the left. 2 seats next to me open. http://sitby.us/0496/
- 5:01 pm RT @pateast: Hanapin is recruiting the best and brightest! Have SEO or PPC experience? Marketing or account management? We want you! http://bit.ly/ca7kCp
- 3:59 am Oh. My. Seafood. http://tweetphoto.com/14192310
- 3:04 am @smyle4_me firemen something )hic(
- 2:55 am @jamespaden you gotta try the local beer or @chris_c_lucas will lick ur face!
- 2:30 am @jamespaden beeeeeeeeEeeeeeeeer!
- March 12th
- 11:19 pm RT @adeolonoh: Rumors of my arrest are completely untrue. (But ironically, I did get a speeding ticket this a.m.)
- 11:18 pm SXSW fire alarm. Whole building emptying. Fail.
- 10:34 pm I'm at SXSWI Registration w/ 72 others. http://4sq.com/cVWx7L
- 7:56 pm Woo hoo! http://tweetphoto.com/14142281
- 7:53 pm Hoax.
- 6:44 pm @chuckgose what?? They didn't list that when I asked what they had!
- 6:41 pm @chuckgose I only got it cause the plane is full. :)
- 6:31 pm I am in first class but the seat behind me has a baby that just unloaded all his hopes and dreams into his diaper. #sxsw
- 2:18 pm @JasonFalls 9 to 9 today #sxswi
- 2:17 pm RT @jeremyawilliams: Check out West Baden Springs Hotel on "Big, Bigger, Biggest" on Science Channel tom (3/13) at 10PM http://ow.ly/1i3rS
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