Join us this March 23-25th, when Charlottesville will hold its inaugural Startup Weekend event. Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Check out more at: www.startupweekend.org/about.

The Startup Weekend event is backed by the Kauffman Foundation, the world's largest entrepreneurship-focused foundation. Last year there were 260 Startup Weekend events in 202 cities all over the world. The startups formed during during these events have raised over $30 million over the course of the year! Some of businesses you've probably even heard of: LaunchRock, Cloudbot, Zaarly, Foodspotting, Scanadu, Keepstream, Volly... (source).

Though this event may seem to be in the distant future, we have limited available tickets and we anticipate that the event will fill up fast. Register Now!. The registration fee includes 7 meals and plenty of snacks over the course of the weekend.

If you have an idea for a new business, then come and pitch it. It is amazing how far you can get in a weekend's time! If you'd rather just listen to other's pitches and join one of their teams, then that's great too. Help someone else build their dream!

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Another Startup Weekend Success Story

A garage sale app just raised a round of funding: A half million dollars from the CEO of Zappos and other investors. A success story many new businesses never get to, but Rumgr did. And it all started at Startup Weekend: Las Vegas. Congratulations to the guys at Rumgr. I can’t wait to see what happens at Startup Weekend: Charlottesville. Are you part of it yet? There’s less than 2 weeks to go if you want early bird pricing on tickets!

Startup Weekend interview with the Rumgr Team: http://startupweekend.org/2011/11/04/sell-stuff-locally-and-painlessly-with-rumgr/

Tech Crunch article on Rumgr: http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/01/garage-sale-app-rumgr-raises-500k-from-zappos-ceo-and-others/

Startup weekend: Good for employment, not just startups

There’s an excellent article in The Bay Citizen that talks about the importance of an entrepreneurial spirit in today’s economy. Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley is quoted as saying:

We’ve entered a strange new world. There are opportunities, but they are different. You have to be edgy and supercreative.

There are similar quotes from other influential people in Silicon Valley. The head of human resources and recruiting at facebook says her company seeks the “college student who built a company on the side, or an iPhone app over the weekend.”

So, join us for Charlottesville’s Startup Weekend and build a company on the side, or an iPhone app over the weekend!

Startup Weekend is coming to Charlottesville!

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!

Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. On average, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds.

Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees are encouraged to bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams design and develop business plans while constantly streamlining their startup vision. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes, listen to judges’ feedback and in some cities, win prizes.

Startup Weekends are specifically designed for entrepreneurs interested in receiving feedback on an idea, looking for a co-founder, or who want to learn a new skill. We also welcome anyone looking to test the entrepreneurial waters. Startup Weekends are risk-free environments where everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves and dive into the exhilarating world of startups.

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