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Rich
Jun 17, 2011, 9:40:01 AM6/17/11
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Hi All,
I am heading along to the Startup Weekend happening on the 24-26th, I
am really looking forward to the experience. I am a follower of the
lean startup movement (Eric Ries) and customer development (Steve
Blank), however I am not a practitioner, yet. I've rather foolishly
been waiting for the perfect idea to come along, now I am thinking a
good idea + the right people and the right method might be the way to
go.
Will anyone on the list be heading along next weekend?
Signing up for the Startup Weekend made me aware that there is a
bigger entrepreneurship community here in Sydney than I realised, so I
started searching for more groups to join to hopefully take part in
that community, so here I am. I see that the rules for this group
include "no lurkers" so this can double as my introduction post.
So hi everyone, my name is Richard. I have an undergrad in IT and I am
currently completing a M.Commerce to broaden my business knowledge. I
have been a programmer for several years, working for a professional
development company for 18 months and then on projects of my own.
Generally comfortable with PHP/MySQL and the C#/.NET technologies as
well as front end stuff.
Cheers,
Richard
I am heading along to the Startup Weekend happening on the 24-26th, I
am really looking forward to the experience. I am a follower of the
lean startup movement (Eric Ries) and customer development (Steve
Blank), however I am not a practitioner, yet. I've rather foolishly
been waiting for the perfect idea to come along, now I am thinking a
good idea + the right people and the right method might be the way to
go.
Will anyone on the list be heading along next weekend?
Signing up for the Startup Weekend made me aware that there is a
bigger entrepreneurship community here in Sydney than I realised, so I
started searching for more groups to join to hopefully take part in
that community, so here I am. I see that the rules for this group
include "no lurkers" so this can double as my introduction post.
So hi everyone, my name is Richard. I have an undergrad in IT and I am
currently completing a M.Commerce to broaden my business knowledge. I
have been a programmer for several years, working for a professional
development company for 18 months and then on projects of my own.
Generally comfortable with PHP/MySQL and the C#/.NET technologies as
well as front end stuff.
Cheers,
Richard
Darren
Jun 17, 2011, 12:25:14 PM6/17/11
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Does it cost money, to attend these startup weekends?
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Rai
Jun 17, 2011, 8:32:44 PM6/17/11
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It's $99 for the weekend, students get a discount.
The cost covers meals, venue and other expenses if I'm not wrong.
It'll be the best $99 you've ever spent :)
http://swsyd.eventbrite.com/
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It'll be the best $99 you've ever spent :)
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BrandO
Jun 18, 2011, 8:28:20 AM6/18/11
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Thanks for sharing this Richard. Got my non-tech ticket and look
forward to seeing you there!
I'm Brandon. I've got commerce and law degrees and just started
playing with Drupal (the leanest way I know how to start developing
ideas without coding XP).
I want to find a great team, engage in vigorous debate and trust the
"healthiest ideas" to follow, just like Jobs says!
http://anthillonline.com/ibranding-%E2%80%93-the-apple-way/
Cheers,
Brandon
forward to seeing you there!
I'm Brandon. I've got commerce and law degrees and just started
playing with Drupal (the leanest way I know how to start developing
ideas without coding XP).
I want to find a great team, engage in vigorous debate and trust the
"healthiest ideas" to follow, just like Jobs says!
http://anthillonline.com/ibranding-%E2%80%93-the-apple-way/
Cheers,
Brandon
Matthew Ho
Jun 18, 2011, 3:05:53 PM6/18/11
to Silicon Beach Australia
I entered the first startup weekend in Australia which was held in
Melbourne. My team won based on my idea to "make learning languages
easy".
In the interest of giving back to the community, I've published on my
blog a few posts that I originally wrote in the Startup Weekend google
group.
I've cheekily called it "How to Win Startup Weekend Sydney" =)
http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/06/19/how-to-win-sydney-startup-weekend/
Also, see "Background to Mandarin Madness Idea":
http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/05/11/background-to-the-mandarin-madness-idea/
If you are interested in following the team's progress, please go here
for our blog and beta signup:
http://blog.mandarinmadness.com/
http://mandarinmadness.com/
I won't be competing in the Sydney one, as I'm in Melbourne that
weekend. Good luck to everyone competing!
Cheers,
Matt Ho
Airbnb
@inspiredworlds
Melbourne. My team won based on my idea to "make learning languages
easy".
In the interest of giving back to the community, I've published on my
blog a few posts that I originally wrote in the Startup Weekend google
group.
I've cheekily called it "How to Win Startup Weekend Sydney" =)
http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/06/19/how-to-win-sydney-startup-weekend/
Also, see "Background to Mandarin Madness Idea":
http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/05/11/background-to-the-mandarin-madness-idea/
If you are interested in following the team's progress, please go here
for our blog and beta signup:
http://blog.mandarinmadness.com/
http://mandarinmadness.com/
I won't be competing in the Sydney one, as I'm in Melbourne that
weekend. Good luck to everyone competing!
Cheers,
Matt Ho
Airbnb
@inspiredworlds
Rich
Jun 19, 2011, 4:24:29 AM6/19/11
to Silicon Beach Australia
Hi Matt,
Congratulations on your win and thank you for sharing your
experiences. I read some reports on the Melbourne weekend, seemed like
a lot of fun was had. I was particularly impressed with the solid
learning you managed to garner in just 54 hours.
I have seen a couple of "How to win a startup weekend" posts floating
around now, which seems a bit odd to me in the sense that that's not
the reason I am attending. A "Win" for me would be learning by doing
and getting to be a practitioner, as opposed to a proponent, of lean
startup methods. I'm also hoping to come away with new friends and
contacts, and to be one step closer to launching/founding something.
The prizes/judging does seem useful though in that it allows everyone
to see the lessons learnt by each other team and the processes that do
or do not work. It also puts time and execution pressure on teams, so
I can definitely see that it has value. I don't see the judging as the
be-all and end-all of the weekend though and I worry that an overt
focus on gaming the startup weekend itself will sacrifice valuable
learning opportunities.
Cheers,
Richard
On Jun 19, 5:05 am, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I entered the first startup weekend in Australia which was held in
> Melbourne. My team won based on my idea to "make learning languages
> easy".
>
> In the interest of giving back to the community, I've published on my
> blog a few posts that I originally wrote in the Startup Weekend google
> group.
>
> I've cheekily called it "How to Win Startup Weekend Sydney" =)
>
> http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/06/19/how-to-win-sydney-startup-weekend/
>
> Also, see "Background to Mandarin Madness Idea":
>
> http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/05/11/background-to-the-mandarin-madne...
Congratulations on your win and thank you for sharing your
experiences. I read some reports on the Melbourne weekend, seemed like
a lot of fun was had. I was particularly impressed with the solid
learning you managed to garner in just 54 hours.
I have seen a couple of "How to win a startup weekend" posts floating
around now, which seems a bit odd to me in the sense that that's not
the reason I am attending. A "Win" for me would be learning by doing
and getting to be a practitioner, as opposed to a proponent, of lean
startup methods. I'm also hoping to come away with new friends and
contacts, and to be one step closer to launching/founding something.
The prizes/judging does seem useful though in that it allows everyone
to see the lessons learnt by each other team and the processes that do
or do not work. It also puts time and execution pressure on teams, so
I can definitely see that it has value. I don't see the judging as the
be-all and end-all of the weekend though and I worry that an overt
focus on gaming the startup weekend itself will sacrifice valuable
learning opportunities.
Cheers,
Richard
On Jun 19, 5:05 am, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I entered the first startup weekend in Australia which was held in
> Melbourne. My team won based on my idea to "make learning languages
> easy".
>
> In the interest of giving back to the community, I've published on my
> blog a few posts that I originally wrote in the Startup Weekend google
> group.
>
> I've cheekily called it "How to Win Startup Weekend Sydney" =)
>
> http://inspiredworlds.com/2011/06/19/how-to-win-sydney-startup-weekend/
>
> Also, see "Background to Mandarin Madness Idea":
>
Matthew Ho
Jun 19, 2011, 8:18:15 AM6/19/11
to Silicon Beach Australia
People enter the Startup Weekend competition for different reasons. If
that is what you want to get out of it, then you are doing it for the
right reasons. I made a lot of really great connections and I got to
test out the lean startup model over 3 days.
One of my main motivation for entering is because I want to do the
Startup Bus Challenge next year at SXSW, organised by Elias. I was at
the Startup Bus finals at SXSW and I saw how competitive it was. If I
was going to compete against the best from Silicon Valley, New York
and other parts of the world, I needed to test myself against the
local competition to see where I stood. I wanted to take on the best
from Melbourne. I entered the competition because I thought I could
win.
Cheers,
Matt
Airbnb
@inspiredworlds
that is what you want to get out of it, then you are doing it for the
right reasons. I made a lot of really great connections and I got to
test out the lean startup model over 3 days.
One of my main motivation for entering is because I want to do the
Startup Bus Challenge next year at SXSW, organised by Elias. I was at
the Startup Bus finals at SXSW and I saw how competitive it was. If I
was going to compete against the best from Silicon Valley, New York
and other parts of the world, I needed to test myself against the
local competition to see where I stood. I wanted to take on the best
from Melbourne. I entered the competition because I thought I could
win.
Cheers,
Matt
Airbnb
@inspiredworlds
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