Boulder Startup Weekend 2

Hello, Startup Weekend fans! Michael Gruen (@gruen) here, filling in for Micah Baldwin (@micah) while he finds his way to the building. Rumor has it he left his attitude at home; feeling incomplete, he went home to retrieve it. He’ll take over soon, so my narrative will be short-lived. 

By the way, any names with @ signs next to them refer to Twitter handles. 

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Scene: 70-something people surround a whiteboard. A tall, lanky, blond haired kid stands in the middle.  Andrew Hyde (@andrewhyde) recounts the beginning of Startup Weekend. Here’s the short version, as he tends to verbosity:

I was out to dinner with the founder of Lijit and this random guy kept saying how stupid an idea Lijit was. We (sans random dude) began to wonder why we hadn’t worked together on something. So we did and called it Startup Weekend.

…and he continues (again, paraphrased for your convenience)…

Startup weekend has three tenets, so make sure you’re doing the following:Community - there are dangerous minds here, so meet them.Learn - take advantage of how much you can learn this weekend beyond your core skill set. Fun - if you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong.

…he then goes on to talk about a new vision for Startup Weekend 2.0…

So why are we launching more than one company?Reason #1: Who here can name three companies we’ve launched?

Reason #2: The SEC and Blue Sky Laws prohibit this many unaccredited investors from investing in a company

…and then introduces Mediacasters.tv (@mediacasters)…

Laura Fitton (@pistachio) and Tara Anderson (@tarable) will be broadcasting the event, connecting this small group of entrepreneurs with some major angel investors, venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, and technologists.

Visit mediacasters.tv to follow their live, interactive coverage of Startup Weekend Boulder II.

…concluding…

 Alright! So what are we building?

 Subsequent posts will answer that question. Stay tuned.