Startup Weekend: No talk\, all action. Work to launch your s tartup in just 54 hours. Startup Weekend is to help entrepreneurial enthus iasts turn their ideas into reality. A non-profit\, grassroots organizatio n based out of Seattle\,Washington. It has an alumnus of 45\,000 across 66 0+ cities through out the world. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots mo vement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics o f founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest c ommunity of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1\,500 past events in 120+ countries around the world so far.
Startup Weekend Visakhapatnam\, s
cheduled this February 20th\,2015 is the inaugural Startup weekend and ina
uguration of the UP Global's local Startup Community\,in Visakhapatnam\, P
owered by Google for Entrepreneurs. Member Entrepreneurs who are part of t
his community get supported by the global\, national and local investors a
nd supporters\, to grow up in the ecosystem. So this is a platform you can
utilize for bringing your dreams to reality.
\nHow does it work?
\nWe aim to bring together enthusiasts like you to share ideas\, form t
eams\, build products\, and\, most importantly\, launch startups.
\nF
riday: Attendees pitch their ideas (but not necessary that all the attende
es should come with an idea\, how ever more the ideas better can be the dy
namism of the event) and inspire others to join their teams. Teams are the
refore created to work on the best ideas.
\nSaturday and Sunday: This
is where you build\, build\, build. And build some more. As this is a Mak
er Edition\, teams will focus on building a prototype &\; business mode
l of their idea/product. During this period teams will also focus on custo
mer development\, validating their ideas\, practicing LEAN Startup methodo
logies and building a minimum viable product.
\nSunday: In the evenin
g\, teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel
of experts and winning ideas might get funded by some of
Why should
you register?
\nBuild your network
\nStartup Weekend attracts t
he best makers and do-ers. By spending a weekend working to build scalable
companies that solve real world problems\, you will build long-lasting re
lationships and possibly walk away with a job or even an investor.
\n
Actually launch a business
\nYou as a participant of this event and t
he presenter of your idea can join this community to actually work upon yo
ur idea and build your business under guidance and support of global\, nat
ional and local supporters and collaborators.
\nGet face time with th
ought leaders
\nGet one-on-one time with the movers and shakers in yo
ur community. Local tech and startup leaders participate in Startup Weeken
ds as coaches and judges.
\nJoin a global community
\nStartup We
ekend alumni span across all the continents and scores of cities.
\nL
earn
\nStartup Weekends are all about learning through the art of cre
ating. Build your own strategy and test it as you go.