Re: anyone going to startup weekend?

[Nicholas Canzoneri <ac3522@gmail.com>]

I've only been to one. I didn't like it at the time, but I also wasn't
in the right frame of mind =P.

I didn't go with a project in mind, so it felt a lot like getting
swarmed by Wharton undergrads to get a free code monkey for the
weekend. I went just expecting a hackathon type environment for 54
hours but didn't want to be free labor for someone else's idea. If you
go wanting to be on the ground stage of a product you want to work on
for a while, I think it'd be great.

Just my 2 cents =P

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 15:21, Brian Donahue <brian@pigeonmoon.com> wrote:
> I'm going this time, which will be my first. I've heard good things so am
> looking forward to it.
>
>
>
> On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Chris Baglieri <chris.baglieri@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I went to the first event, Aaron and I were on the same team, it was good
> fun and I second his observations. The second event earlier this year was a
> little better on the the diversity front, though still light on designers.
> For this weekend's event, I joined as a co-organizer.
>
> We focused heavily on addressing the diversity of attendees; the event is
> only as good as the mix of people who participate. I think we accomplished
> that. Based on ticket sales, the general breakdown of attendees follows: 40%
> developer, 40% non-techs, 20% designers.
>
> Chris
>
> On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Aaron Feng wrote:
>
> Dustin,
>
> "Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web
> or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over
> the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different
> skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business
> people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.
> Location: Hamilton Hall, Uarts"
>
>
> There's usually a shortage of designers, but with abundance of biz
> (Wharton MBA).
>
> anyone go to this before? is it a good tech event, or is it a mediocre
>
>
> I went to the first one in Philly, and it was fun. This is no
> hardcore tech event, but more about getting the idea out there.
>
> recruiter thing, or is it amateur hour, what sorts of people show up?
>
>
> Lots of biz :) I hope it's more balanced this year.
>
> Aaron
>
>



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