a presentation by Heri made at montrealpython1 about blitzweekend.com

2. Heri

3. • Ruby
• ... but not a “guru”, as I spend way too much
time designing and scaffolding ideas ...
• and meeting people doing innovation in
Montreal

5. • Heri @ montrealtechwatch.com
• Denis Canuel @ quebecvalley.com
• Raymond Luk @ flowconsulting
• David Massé
• Mehdi Akiki @ yourteledoctor
• iNovia Capital, BDO, Globalex, Embrase ...
and Guru!

6. • and YOU
• it’s a camp
• it’s for the community
• gather and support those who want to
launch new technology in Montreal

7. • challenge to create a working “product” in 2
days
• teams get to work on their own ideas, and
free to setup their own team
• present a working prototype at the end...
• ... and vote for the most promising project

8. • rails rumble
• codefest
• startupweekend

9. • you can do in 48 hours
• blitzmaker.com
• twittercal.com
• donebox.com
• etc.

11. • opportunity if you are an aspiring
entrepreneur and want to try out a new
idea
• after the weekend, we will support the
teams who want to get their projects
further -- ad-hoc launchpad
• also a “make” track for those who want to
create a cool piece of technology

12. • begins 29th Feb
• Weekend of March 1st and March 2nd
• Southshore - Metro Longueuil, Sherbrooke
University

13. • You can help
• get a team
• talk about blitzweekend
• register!
• http://blitzweekend.com - wiki link

14. heri@madmedia.ca
Thanks!