After a two-year absence, Startup Weekend is returning to NYC! SWNY
brings together entrepreneurs—designers, developers, product managers,
and more—for an intense weekend of collaboration that results in a
product being launched in 54 hours. It'll be held next weekend (nov
20-22) at Sun Microsystems. Awesome work will be done, David Kidder
(Clickable) will be speaking, Sun and Sun Startup Essentials will be
supporting, press will be there, and the event will be a part of
Global Entrepreneurship Week. Go to http://nyc.startupweekend.org/tickets/ to sign up.
How does Startup Weekend Work?
- On Friday night people pitch their ideas, (there are usually between
25 and 100 pitches). We do a simple vote to narrow down the ideas, and
then people then gather around each idea and form teams. For a room
of one hundred people we generally see teams between 5-10 people and a
total of between 10-15 teams working away on 10-15 new startups. - On Saturday the teams come in early and work work work. During the
day, industry experts will circulate to mentor and advise the teams. - On Sunday everyone works until evening, when everyone gives demos of
the newly created startups to the group and a panel of industry
experts.
It’s a great learning experience, great networking, and a lot of fun
to roll up your sleeves and get in the trenches launching a new
startup!
Who Should Attend:
Startup Weekend is open to anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur!
Examples: Developers, Designers, Marketing, Business Development,
Social Media, Lawyers, Students, etc…
When & Where:
November 20-22 (Friday 6pm-11pm, Sat/Sun 8am-10pm)
Sun Microsystems, 101 Park Ave, NYC (right near Grand Central Station)
Cost:
$75 which includes amazing speakers, mentors & assistance from
experienced entrepreneurs, prizes, 7 Meals, Drinks, Free Web Hosting,
Handouts, Swag, and more. NextNY members can use the code “sw20” for
20% discount!
Who Is Startup Weekend?
SW is a nonprofit association supported by companies like Sun
Microsystems, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, The Kauffman Foundation,
Unleashing Ideas, Cooley Godward Kronish, Media Temple, and many
others. Startup Weekend has been covered on the likes of CNN, MSNBC,
ABC, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and more. We are
passionate entrepreneurs out to help other entrepreneurs pursue new
ideas more efficiently and effectively than ever before. See
nyc.startupweekend.org/ for more. SW is led by Marc Nager
(marc@startupweekend.org) + Clint Nelsen (clint@startupweekend.org),
with some local help from New Yorkers.