1.
Welcome to
Startup Weekend
CITY

2.
startupWhat?!
“the best experiential
education for entrepreneurs”
✓ 210+ events
✓ 27,700+ attendees to date
✓ 35 countries
✓ 145+ local organizers
✓ 850+ startup ventures

3.
housekeeping!
✓Thank-you’s / recognition
✓Twitter Hashtag = ___________
✓Where/how to upload/view event media
✓Facilities - Restrooms
✓Wifi Code:
✓Introduce mentors/speakers

4.
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the Schedule
18:00 -
Networking and pizza
Friday
19:00 -
Intro, Speakers, Pitchfire!
20:30 -
Vote on top ideas, form teams!
22:00 -
Start working!
Breakfast and work! - 9:00
Saturday
Mentors arrive - 10:00
Lunch and Speakers - 12:00
9:00 - Breakfast and work Dinner - 18:00
Sunday
10:00 - Mentors arrive Sleep(?) - 23:59
12:00 - Lunch
17:00 - Dinner Fin
17:30 - Presentations (5 min each!) ish
20:00 - Voting and awards

5.
ourSponsors

6.
SWGlobalSponsors

7.
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fridayVoting sc
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1 page with each idea &
founders name
3 post-it notes per person -
these are your votes!
30 minutes to place your
votes

8.
how to
rock
a startup
in 54 hours
and
beyond.
the CURRICULUM
(listen at your own risk)

9.
fridayPitchfire
60s.. so don’t try to.
You can’t say much in
Make people want to know more
5-10s Who are you?
10-20s What’s the problem?
10-20s What’s your solution?
5-10s Who do you need?
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enthu ious!
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10.
buildingaTeam
at rs ✓ Complimentary skills
Wh tte
Ma ST ✓ Clear and aligned interests
MO ✓ Energy and Enthusiasm
Be open to co-ownership and be prepared to pivot
The team is EVERYTHING

11.
weekendRoadmap
NOW map MVP identify customer W/E de
liverables? FR ID
A
NIGH Y
T
refine MVP market research start BUILDING
SAT
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LUNC
customer vali
dation
keep BUILDING SAT
DINNE
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trategy?
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NDA ST
SU FA VALIDATE! got fans/customers? rollout s
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B REA
begin pitch
p r ep biz model?
SUN
LUN DAY
CH
H PRACTICE YOUR PITCH finish building
CRUNC
TIME!
PITCH

12.
projectManagament
1
Braindump
2
Prioritize
3
Allocate
Ideas and Refine and Set
Throw everything on
the table as early as
Choose only core
features and Deadlines
possible determine MVP for Ownership =
Sunday Empowerment!
Limit scope and simplify early!

13.
startupTools
Set timers for Use Roman
each decision Voting
IN QUEUE DOING DONE
SCRUM Task 3 Task 2 Task 1 BOARD
Reconvene regularly (every 2 hrs) for status updates
Urgent and Business
Important Model
Matrix Canvas

14.
ideaValidation
The INTERWEB why validation
matters:
A/B Twitter&
Tests F-book You
polls
Ask
your
can’t
Other TEAMS target
market think
.net
Paper of
polls
Use
your wufoo
survey
EVERYTHING
feet!
your TEAM
3s
z Brain- s < on!
storming poll ge ati
daddy jud lid
va
feedback
MVP

15.
sundayPresentations
Focus on MVP - what you’ve accomplished
(leave the frills for Q&A)
No numbers without justification
(i.e. hockey stick growth curve)
Save demos locally - wireless WILL crash
(or preload all pages in different tabs)
TECH CHECK & DRY RUN cues to stay on track)
WITH TIMER!
(set
ntly
orta !!!!!
Only 1-2 speakers
ost imp !!!!!! (saves time)
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FUN!!!
HAVE

16.
judgingCriteria
have customer validation
Interviewed potential/target customers?
Integrated that feedback into your product?
✓
you...
Built a base of fans and would-be customers?
business model
Differentiated yourself from competitors?
Defined your customer acquisition/rollout strategy?
✓
Clearly and realistically articulated your revenue model?
execution
Developed a a functional prototype?
Executed well as a team?
✓

17.
ourSponsors