The following is a guest post by Anthony Casson covering the recent Startup Weekend hosted by Oregon State Athletics on May 10th – 12th. The event was a “new approach to student-athlete development” that allowed OSU athletes to get a 54-hour introduction to the entrepreneurial life and develop their own business ventures via Startup Weekend.  “Student Athlete [...]

This week at Startup Weekend: Contest opportunities, alumni updates and an infographic… plus, we’re hiring!   Enter to pitch your startup at the ‘We Own It’ Summit in London this June!  Astia and The Next Women are seeking the most promising high-growth women-led companies from around the world to present on stage at the We Own [...]

Startup Weekend is excited to share that Dropifi, a smart widget that allows companies to better analyze incoming “contact us” messages, is amongst the sixth batch of companies to join the 500 Startups Accelerator Program. Dropifi seeks to clear out the era of long and scary website “contact us” forms that deny businesses of valuable feedback and [...]

The following is a guest post by Alyssa Mompoint, one of the founders of BeforeWeDo, a service that provides discreet and regular HIV testing to your doorstep.  Ever been that new kid on the block? I have. On a whim, I joined Startup Weekend Bay Area. I did not know what to expect. I didn’t know [...]

Astia and The Next Women are seeking the most promising high-growth women-led companies from around the world to present on stage at the We Own It Summit Global Pitch Competition in London on June 27th in front of an audience of preeminent venture capitalists and global investors at the summit. Compete for global visibility, a [...]

At Startup Weekend, we’re proud of the success that we’ve seen from our existing event model, but we also strive to find areas of improvement — and we always seek the direction and feedback of our community when we implement any changes. In order to keep the lines of communication open and address the needs [...]

Customer development, launch, and early stages Anderson: “Hone in on passionate niches of early adopters.”  Conley: “Start small to catch mistakes fast and save money.”  Free: “The only way to test the market is to actually test the market.”  Gansky: “Set aside time to fully understand your business before launch.”  Gittins: “Look for three assumptions [...]

The following is a guest post from Startup Weekend Organizer and Associate Jace Lieberman. Jace and his mother, Andrea Lieberman, co-founded Biking Billboards together.  In August of 2010, I started my first company as a junior in high school, called Biking Billboards. As a 16-year old kid, I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I [...]

This week at Startup Weekend, we have thought leadership about our first 100% women Startup Weekend event and some contest opportunities to share. Encouraging Female Entrepreneurs: One Event’s Unique Approach– Huffington Post On April 18-20, Startup Weekend held its first 100% women Startup Weekend event with all women participants, coaches, organizers, and facilitators. In the [...]

SXSW is excited to announce its 2013 V2Venture pitch event showcasing emerging technology products and services. The two-day SXSW V2Venture pitch event takes place August 13 and 14 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV. As a part of the event, participants work on improving their product launch, attracting venture capitalists, and polishing their elevator [...]