Welcome to

Startup Weekend

San Diego

startupWhat?!

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housekeeping!

Twitter Handle = @StartupSanDiego

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Facilities - Restrooms

Wifi Code: “guest” & “guest”

Introduce mentors/speakers

theSchedule

Breakfast and work! - 9:00

Lunch and Speakers - 12:00

Dinner - 18:00

Sleep(?) - 23:59 9:00 - Breakfast and work

12:00 - Lunch

17:00 - Dinner

17:30 - Presentations (5 min each!)

20:00 - Voting and awards

18:00 - Networking and pizza

19:00 - Intro, Speakers, Pitchfire!

20:30 - Vote on top ideas, form teams!

22:00 - Start working!

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theCURRICULUM

(listen at your own risk)

how to

rock

a startup in

54 hours and

beyond.

5-10s Who are you?

10-20s What’s the problem?

10-20s What’s your solution?

5-10s Who do you need?

fridayPitchfire You can’t say much in 60s.. so don’t try to.

Make people want to know more

buildingaTeam

✓Complimentary skills

✓ Clear and aligned interests

✓ Energy and Enthusiasm

weekendRoadmap

projectManagament

Braindump

Ideas Throw everything on the

table as early as

possible

Limit scope and simplify early!

1 2 3

startupTools

SCRUM

Business

Model

Canvas

Use Roman

Voting

Set timers for

each decision

Task 1

DONE DOING IN QUEUE

Task 2 Task 3 BOARD

Urgent and

Important

Matrix

Reconvene regularly (every 2 hrs) for status updates

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ideaValidation

MVP

your TEAM

Other TEAMS

The INTERWEB

Brain- storming

Paper polls

Twitter& F-book polls

A/B Tests

wufoo survey

poll daddy

feedback

Use your feet!

sundayPresentations

TECH CHECK & DRY RUN WITH TIMER! (set cues to stay on track)

Only 1-2 speakers (saves time)

No numbers without justification (i.e. hockey stick growth curve)

Focus on MVP - what you’ve accomplished (leave the frills for Q&A)

Save demos locally - wireless WILL crash (or preload all pages in different tabs)

execution Developed a a functional prototype?

Executed well as a team?

judgingCriteria customer validation

Interviewed potential/target customers?

Integrated that feedback into your product?

Built a base of fans and would-be customers?

business model Differentiated yourself from competitors?

Defined your customer acquisition/rollout strategy?

Clearly and realistically articulated your revenue model?

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