Startup Weekend Ann Arbor, June 20-22
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008There is something Big coming to Ann Arbor on June 20. Startup Weekend is an event where you form a company in one weekend. You come up with the idea, you name it, your file paperwork, and you get crackin on creating something wonderful.
Startup Weekend has been huge in cities like Portland, San Francisco, Boston and LA and now it’s coming to A2.
The Ann Arbor Startup Weekend will gather 100 bright, talented people from the region to develop and launch 10-12 companies in a single marathon weekend.
Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.
The event will be held in the lower level of Liberty Square, 510 E. Washington, Ann Arbor. Parking is available at the Liberty Square structure ($2 flat rate, free on Sunday) or at the Thompson Street structure (80ยข an hour, free on Sunday).
The event runs Friday, June 20 from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
This isn’t a series of classes or speakers, it’s a bunch of people rolling up their sleeves and creating companies with the help of a facilitator.
Here’s an excerpt from the Startup Weekend Page on 10 Reasons to Attend Startup Weekend:
1. Be a part of your local tech community, help build it and connect people.
2. What did you do last weekend? Experience an amazing energy, it could change your life.
3. Meet brilliant, amazing, motivated people. Find people that you know can work hard, finish projects and work well with an unknown landscape. Find a cofounder.
4. Be a part of something bigger, get excited.
5. When is the last time you had a challenge such as launching a company in 54 hours with 100 or so strangers? When is the last time you saw your company on the front page?
6. Grow as a person and as a professional, see different parts of a company, feel free to join different groups and learn by doing.
7. Learn a ton.
8. Crazy idea + brilliant people + passion + drive + talent = (you have to come to see). It might just be what your city needs.
9. Get some cool swag.
10. Over 1000 have had an amazing experience. You can read about some feedback here.
For more information on the Ann Arbor event visit: http://annarbor.startupweekend.com/
To register, visit http://startupweekendannarbor.eventbrite.com/
