Book description
Tested principles for transforming an idea into a fully operational company
Startup Weekend-the organization behind 54-hour events where
developers, designers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts come
together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and create
startups-has spawned both a global initiative in entrepreneurship as
well as numerous successful startups. Startup Weekend, the
book, contains best practices, lessons learned, and empowering
examples derived from the organization's experiences for individuals
and small organizations to follow as they launch businesses. Each of
the key beliefs outlined has been tested by Startup Weekend and has
yielded powerful results.
The principles described in each chapter will give any business idea
a greater chance for success.
- Chapter topics include trust and empowerment, flexible
organizational structures, the power of experiential education,
action-based networking, and much more
- Describes consequences for startup development as entrepreneurs
and founders begin doing much more, even faster
- Profiles successful Startup Weekend companies, including two
powerful examples: Memolane, an application that captures a user's
online life in one timeline making it easy for users to travel
back in time and relive memories; and Foodspotting, a mobile and
desktop app that allows users to find and share the foods they love
Apply these simple actionable principles to launch your own startup
revolution.
MARC NAGER, CLINT NELSEN, and FRANCK NOUYRIGAT are the Co-Directors
of Startup Weekend, a nonprofit with the mission to educate
entrepreneurs, strengthen communities, and launch startups.?Startup
Weekend holds weekend events where developers, designers, marketers,
productmanagers, and startup enthusiasts cometogether to share ideas,
form teams, buildproducts, and create startups in 54 hours. Startup
Weekend began in June 2007, and the core team has grown to nine
full-time and three part-time employees, along with a network of more
than 120 Startup Weekend volunteer facilitators and organizers who
plan and lead?Startup Weekend events around the world. For more
information, please visit www. startupweekend. org.
