Tag Archives: Startup Weekend

And the Problem Is (a Startup Pitch)

April 9, 2009 – 5:51 pm

Dave McClure hung out at Startup Weekend SF last weekend.  After listening to a few pitches, Dave grabbed the mic and reminded the audience that you don’t pitch a solution, you pitch the problem.  Sometimes the perfect pitch is a) sell the problem b) buzzword and c) a small idea of a solution.
I’ve taken this [...]

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2009 Goals, a Review of 2008

December 31, 2008 – 1:04 pm

Last year I did this type of post.  Instead of resolutions, I set these goals:

Describe what I do better (I make stuff… and get people together… and drink coffee…)
Learn to Love Email
Plan a Few Parties
Build My Dream
Create a Short Film
Build on Weight Loss Success
Connect with More Great People
Love and Learn
Blog About Meaningful Topics
Volunteer More

I didn’t [...]

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Don’t Be The Valley

October 16, 2008 – 10:53 am

I was talking to a reporter from The Arizona Republic about the upcoming Phoenix Startup Weekend.  The questions was on the line of
Some business owners here feel that’s the reason why Arizona has had trouble building a thriving technology community with readily available capital and other resources. What do you think?
Which is a great question [...]

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Startup Weekend on MSNBC

July 22, 2008 – 4:23 pm

Very cool piece on Startup Weekend on MSNBC.

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Startup Weekend Celebrates 1 Year of Starting It Up

July 6, 2008 – 9:56 pm

I looked at the calendar, and saw “July 6.”  This looks familiar to me.  My eyes brightened, for one year ago I was in a room above a bike shop in Boulder, with 72 soon to be friends looking to launch a startup in 54 hours.
Crazy what a year it has been.  20 Startup Weekends [...]

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