About

Startup Weekend is jazz for entrepreneurs. Each person improvises using their own instruments and style to create something entirely new and wonderful–all in one brief session. Launching a company from conception to launch creates a business and a space for connections between forward-thinking people in the context of working together. From July 11-13, Edge Office in Raleigh will host the 21st Startup Weekend as entrepreneurs from across the RTP area gather in this experiment for community and profit.

If you or your company are interested in sponsoring RTP Startup Weekend call: 919-816-2230 or email us at rtpstartupweekend at gmail dot com

(Times are approximate. We’ll be playing it by ear.)
Friday:
6:00-7:00pm - Meet and socialize.
7:00-7:15pm - Introduce the idea of startup weekend. Present guiding principles.
7:15-7:45pm - 1 minute introductions. Who you are, what kind of work
do you want to do this weekend?
7:45-8:30pm - 1 minute pitches of ideas. 1 minute follow-up for questions.
8:30-8:45pm - VC John Glushkin of Intersouth Partners talks about how
to evaluate an idea for a startup.
8:45-9:15pm - Narrow down to small # of ideas. Everyone votes on top 3 ideas.
9:15-9:30pm - Break into groups of 3-10 people to start companies.
9:30 — Break. If you want to go home, go for it. Otherwise, stick
around and start working.

Saturday:
9am - Breakfast. Start working.
12pm - Lunch. Keep working.
6:30-7:00pm - Quick status update from each group
7:00-8:00pm - Dinner. Open mic hour (we’ll have music EQ set up with a
guitar and keyboard for anyone to go cover a song)
8-10pm - Keep working
10pm — Break. Go home if you want. The hardcore will keep working.

Sunday:
9am - Breakfast. Start working.
12pm - Lunch. Keep working.
6:30-7:00pm - Quick status update from each group
7:00-9:00pm - “launch party” - go out to a local restaurant or club
9:00pm — Break. That’s a wrap! The hardcore will keep working.