Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurials. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Redmond Mobile and Gaming Startup Weekend begins Friday, December 10th at 6 PM, and continues through Sunday, December 12th at 9 PM. The event will be at Steptoe on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond. The Thursday before the event Startup Weekend is partnering with Power of Play 2010 Conference. Other partners include Washington Interactive Network. We will have great local speakers, such as T.A. McCann and Andy Sack, as well as a entrepreneurial leaders serving on our judging panel for the Sunday night presentations. Prizes, such as $15,000 of prototyping help for applications developed on the Windows 7 platform, are available to the winning team. The event is open to entrepreneurs, gamers, developers, designers, startup enthusiasts and more! Please go to redmond.startupweekend.org to learn more and to register.