Blink and you’ll miss it–Startup Weekend is growing by leaps and bounds. All of us in Seattle are excited to welcome start-up veteran and marketing guru Joey Pomerenke. Joey first collaborated with the Startup Weekend Directors back in November of last year at a Dallas event and the rest, as they say, is history. Joey [...]
Event - Welcome to the family, Joey Pomerenke!
Event - Meet the new guys
The Startup Weekend family is growing! Newbies Adam Stelle and Maris McEdward have joined the rest of the Seattle-based crew to help increase Startup Weekend’s scope and scale. We’ve set some pretty big goals for ourselves for next year that we’ll all be working on together to achieve. Adam joins the team as the Operations [...]
Event - Tweet your way to Blackberry DEVCON 2010!
Research In Motion, a Diamond sponsor for Startup Weekend Toronto, is providing 4 full conference tickets to this year’s Blackberry DEVCON 2010. This prize is valued at over $5000 USD. The conference takes place in San Francisco immediately following Startup Weekend Toronto, from Sep 27-30. To win, all you need to do is tweet about why everyone [...]
Event - Airbnb Provides Discounted Accommodations for Startup Weekend Amsterdam
For those of you who are waiting for Startup Weekend Amsterdam to arrive later this month of September but are worrying about where you will stay, then worry no more! Airbnb has been generous and gracious to give Startup Weekend participants a mean discount! All you need to do is go to the Airbnb website, [...]
Event - Malaysia Joins Startup Weekend
After over a hundred cities in over 25 countries for 3 years, Startup Weekend finally arrives at Malaysia for its own event. Startup Weekend Malaysia will be the signature activity during Global Entrepreneurship Week Malaysia. The event will be called “Ignite Your Startup!” and is supported by the US Embassy in Malaysia and Global Entrepreneurship [...]
Event - Startup Weekend Omaha Finishes with Flying Colors
It looks like another success for Startup Weekend as the Omaha event last September 10 to 12 was a hit. The team behind Call Spinner took home the grand prize as having the best startup idea and presentation during Sunday. Alex Gates, John Hobbs, Zach Leatherman, and Cody Peterson worked on the phone service that [...]
Event - Adopt A Hacker Project to Bring in Developers to NYC
If you’re a New Yorker, and you’ve always wanted to try your hand at “adopting” for just a short-term period, say a week tops, then the Adopt A Hacker project is just right for you. The Adopt A Hacker project was born just this Monday proud parents Jonathan Wegener, Ben Fisher, and a Startup Weekend [...]
Event - Memolane Snags $2 Million Funding for Upcoming Launch
There is no doubt that Startup Weekend is proud of its alumni, and when a startup like Memolane is making its way to the top, it’s music to the ears. Memolane, short for Memory Lane, has travelled far since its conception last April, from Startup Weekend Copenhagen all the way to becoming based in San [...]
