Event - Startup Weekend, Taking Networking To The Next Level

If you are an entrepreneur who wants to learn everything there is to know about starting a business from the inside out, then you know how hard it can be to build your business from the bottom up. With all the government tax policies that might slap you in the face, entrepreneurs are getting discouraged [...]

Event - Israel and Palestine Unite at Startup Weekend Tel Aviv

You might not admit it, but most of us will almost always think of conflict and war whenever the words “Israel” and “Palestine” are found in one sentence, let alone in a paragraph. But not anymore: thanks to the recent Startup Weekend Tel Aviv just last week, we just might see “Shalom” in between the [...]

Event - Startup Weekend Coming To DC

The nation’s capital will be, in a few weeks’ time, the destination of Startup Weekend DC! Dates to remember are August 13, 14 and 15, so free up your calendars and get set for a weekend full of productive fun while learning the tricks on how to build your own startup firm. You’ll learn all [...]

Event - After Startup Weekend: How to make your startup happen?

After Startup Weekend: How to make your startup happen? (By Edith Yeung from BizTechDay) Edith is the founder of BizTechDay, an entrepreneur conference where inspiring entrepreneurs share practical business and technology ideas and strategies. BizTechDay 2010 will take place in San Francisco, Seattle and New York this fall. Edith has successfully brought together over 5500 [...]

Event - Startup Weekends in San Diego and Oman

Finally, the first Startup Weekend at San Diego is in the works and will go out with a bang on August 20 to 22. San Diego’s very own downtown Hive Haus will graciously host the event in their own Hive building at 770 11th Ave. And to make things more exciting, Cooley Godward Kronish is [...]

Event - SproutBox joins Startup Weekend as national sponsor

Bloomington, IND.— SproutBox is pleased to join Startup Weekend (SUW), a national set of two-day events for software developers and entrepreneurs in cities around the world, as its first venture capital national sponsor. The partnership provides support to create successful, sustainable startups and to close the gap in the funding ecosystem for software companies. Startup [...]

Event - oDesk User? Get Discounts for SW Mobile Bay Area!

We know you’ve been itching to attend the latest Startup Weekend event by the Bay. If you’re still on the fence and you’ve used oDesk either as a contractor or a provider, rejoice! oDesk is offering you a hefty 25% off if you attend SW Mobile. Just register here with the promo code swodesk and [...]

Event - Kauffman Foundation Research Shows Startups Are A Pillar Of Employment In The US

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation recently released a report that shows the importance of startups in job creation in the US. An analysis of the Business Dynamics Statistics data from the United States government revealed that firms that are less than twelve months old are the main driving force behind job growth during the years covered [...]

Event - Startup Weekend Tel Aviv Brings People Together

Israel is unique in that amidst all of the turmoil in the Middle East, it still ranks as one of the hotbeds of innovation not just in the region but in the world. So when Amir Harel tweeted that there was no Startup Weekend in Israel, we gave him the go ahead to “do it.” This [...]