Startup Weekends don’t really have agendas, just general times when the building is open for everyone to meet and work. If you are an agenda driven person, Startup Weekend might not be for you. You make the agenda based on the people, ideas and mood. However, here’s an outline schedule below.

Friday (April 13th):

· 6:00pm – Registration starts (Pizza Served)

· 6:50pm – Kickoff Intro by Brandon Chesnutt @bchesnutt

· 7:15pm -7:25pm – Speaker – Curt Creely (Legal discussion)

· 7:30pm – Pitches Start – (60 seconds per person)

· 9:00pm – Attendees vote for the top ideas

· 9:15pm – Teams start forming and discussing ideas

· 10:00pm – Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills

. 1:00 am – Finished for the day.

Saturday (April 14th):

· 9:00am – Arrive. Breakfast from Krispy Kreme. Thank you, @johnnybardine of @bardinelaw

· 10:00am – Teams setup work area for weekend. Mentors arrive and begin working with teams.

· 12:00pm-12:15pm – Speaker – Josh Greenberg (Grooveshark Q&A)

· 12:20 – 1:20 – Lunch from Jimmy Johns. Thank you, @gazelle_lab

· 6:15pm – 6:30pm – Speaker – Kevin Hale (Don’t Stop Now! Going Beyond the Code)

· 6:30pm – Dinner from Bucca di BEPPO. Thank you, @mailchimp!

· 7:30pm – Mid weekend check-in, status reports, call for help

· 1:00 am – Finished for the day.

Sunday (April 15th):

· 9:00am – Arrive. Breakfast from Datz. Thank you, @whodatzwho!

· 10:00am – Call for help (this is self motivated, so don’t be shy)

· 11:00-11:45 Mayor Bob Buckhorn joins us

· 11:30am – Lunch from O’ Macalicious. Thank you, @sourcetoad!

· 12:30pm – Mentors arrive… ASK QUESTIONS

· 3:00pm – Gut check. Start prepping for presentations

· 4:00pm – Dinner from Moe’s Southwest Grill. Thank you @github! – Judges Arrive

· 5:00pm – FINAL PRESENTATIONS

· 7:30pm – Judging & awards

· 8:30pm – Wrap-up

· 9:00pm – Go home!

What to Expect

On Friday, night people pitch (present) their ideas in a fast inspiring 60 seconds elevator pitch, giving a rapid overview about the idea, why it ticks, as well as the needed resources. (Yes, 60 seconds. Don’t worry, we’ll help you how to prepare for it) There can be as few as 10 pitches or as many as 100, we keep on pitching until everyone is done! We then do a simple vote of everyone’s favorite 2 or 3 to narrow down the ideas. Individuals then gather around the remaining ideas to discuss feasibility, and identify what they need as far as skill sets and resources to get to work. People are free to work on any idea that interests them that they feel they will have a value add for.
Teams continue to work on their projects throughout Saturday April 14th. By Sunday the  15th, teams should have prepared a working prototype/product (and perhaps a presentation) to show to a panel of experienced judges in short demo.

Once you’re registered, check out the
Attendee Information page for info on what to do before, what to bring, etc.