July | 2010 | Startup Weekend

Event - Climbing All the Way to the Top for Startup Weekend Russia

Not only is Startup Weekend making its way around the States, but it’s also trotting around the globe, and the next pit stop this weekend will be Russia. Russia just recently concluded their 2nd Startup Weekend last April in Moscow, and already another one is on the way. One delightful trivia about the last SW [...]

Event - Brewing up a (Brain)storm for Startup Weekend Idaho

Looks like third time’s the charm for Idaho this year, because Startup Weekend Idaho #3 is on its way. If you want to be part of the brainstorm group to map everything out for SW # 3, then get your feet a-walkin’ towards Bardenay at 5:30 pm. Wring your brains out and help us prep [...]

Event - Startup Weekend Chicago Wrapped Up

So Startup Weekend Chicago just wrapped up just this weekend and everyone is still on a high. There were about 45 ideas among the 85 participants. With glasses of cold Half Acre Beer and slices of pizza from the Art of Pizza, 9 teams were formed, and all had solid concept presentations by the end [...]

Event - Tel Aviv Startup Weekend Final Summary

The Peres Center for Peace 14 – 16 July 2010 Event Summary WINNERS – Movieoke: Shai Davis, Zeev Rivlin, Itai Shirav, Erik Zaadi Movieoke team outside Peres Center Movieoke team with “Shimon” Israeli Attendees: Developers 56 Marketing / Business Development 32 Designers / Social Media 10 “Jack of All Trades” 29 Other 4 Total: 131 Palestinian attendees: [...]

Event - Startups in Boston Still Going Strong

It’s been almost two months since Startup Weekend Boston. So to encourage everyone to initiate their own startup or just give inspiration for others to continue their existing one, we’ve found some startups that have been thriving well. Pinyadda – If you want a single website to collect all the news you want, then Pinyadda [...]

Event - Startup Weekend Backend Update

Wanted to let you all know that starting Monday, August 1st we will be updating the backend of startupweekend.org & affiliate cities. Please take notice that things might break, posts might get lost (if saved during/around said time frame), earth’s magnetic poles might switch, weird meteorological phenomenons might occur, hell might break lose! In case [...]

Event - Making Your Startup a Champ

July is ending, but for many cities and countries, Startup Weekend is just beginning. If you find yourself ticking off half the year and still haven’t signed up for any SW event, then maybe it’s time you do. With a lot of great people and tons of ideas to work on, it’s your big break [...]

Event - Startup Weekend Gets a Bite of the Big Apple

The busiest city in the world and also a hotbed of startup activity. From Foursquare to Etsy, from Secondmarket to Hunch, there’s a lot of activity going on in the city. If you haven’t any excuse to visit the Big Apple, then let Startup Weekend New York provide you with the perfect one to visit [...]

Event - Maximizing Your Startup Weekend Experience

The Startup Weekend Mobile at the Bay Area is ongoing today, from yesterday until tomorrow on Sunday. Good for you if you’ve made it there. If you haven’t, don’t worry, because there’ll be more SW events to come. Meanwhile, dig into a few pointers to keep in mind during the next event so you can [...]

Event - Bring Your Ideas to Startup Weekend Olympia

Olympia, Washington will be home to the next Startup Weekend this coming October 15-17. If you’ve been wishing for the longest time to have your own company but your ideas seem so crazy you’d think no one will listen to them, maybe you just haven’t met the right people. But I’m sure you’ll meet them [...]