Startup Weekend Sponsored Resources
Startup Weekend events offer participants access to a variety of resources to help get you started! Before is a breakdown of the different resources that are made available during your event!
Google is teaming up with Startup Weekend to help developers and entrepreneurs launch new startups by working with Startup Weekend to launch a series of pre-event Bootcamps! For more info and to find a bootcamp near you visit http://startupweekend.org/google
Microsoft BizSpark is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early
stage startups, providing software, support and visibility.
Request your post-event enrollment code at http://startupweekend.org/bizspark
Twilio.com provides a web-service API for businesses to build scalable, reliable communication apps! See your SW Facilitator to obtain your $50 promotion code.
Want more? Get more credit by sending a Direct Message to @Twilio, or get even
more by emailing help@twilio.com
AWS provides a reliable, easy-to-scale, pay-as-you-use computing platform “in the cloud.” See your SW Facilitator to obtain your $50 credit per team + an additional $200 credit to the 1st place team.
CloudMine provides a better backend for your mobile apps. Spend time building your
app, not building the server-side platform required to run it. See your SW Facilitator to obtain your $50 promotion code (that’s 100,000 API calls) to be used during signup
or on your billing page at cloudmine.me.
Need help? Reach out to us at support@cloudmine.me or visit cloudmine.me/sw to
enter our Startup Weekend support chat room.
SendGrid makes it easy for developers to integrate email functionality into web applications. Integration is simple and flexible via SMTP and/or a suite of APIs. Whether you’re sending transactional emails (automated welcome messages, notifications, password reminders) or sending a newsletter to announce a launch or feature release,
SendGrid gets your email to the inbox and provides detailed email performance metrics. See your SW Facilitator for ways to access SendGrid.
Startup Weekend is coming to your city!
Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!
Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. On average, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds.
Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees are encouraged to bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams design and develop business plans while constantly streamlining their startup vision. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes, listen to judges’ feedback and in some cities, win prizes.
Startup Weekends are specifically designed for entrepreneurs interested in receiving feedback on an idea, looking for a co-founder, or who want to learn a new skill. We also welcome anyone looking to test the entrepreneurial waters. Startup Weekends are risk-free environments where everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves and dive into the exhilarating world of startups.
