How to: Win people over in 60 seconds
Startup Weekend is all about great teams working together on great ideas. Great teams form because the leader is inspiring and [...]
Topics that will Rocket you ahead
It’s 5 days until Auckland Startup Weekend 2.0 launches, and I am getting very excited! For the next five days [...]
The Judgement Day: tips on pitching
We’re in the final day of the #AKLSW and things are starting to bubble. In the past two days we [...]
Stay On Top Of Your Customer Conversations
Zendesk – welcome to the Startup party. Big kudos to Justin Flitter for landing us Zendesk sponsorship for the winner [...]
The Big Gorilla
Social media is the big gorilla in the room. You can’t miss it, it’s everywhere! Now days you’re considered ‘oldschool’ [...]
1 Viral Video?…It’s All Yours
90seconds.tv came to the party and decided to support (with a seriously cool prize) SW Auckland and the entrepreneur community [...]
$0 – $1,000,000 in three days!
Yes, this did really happen – $0 funding -$1,000,000 funding in 54 hours! During LA Startup Weekend Bo Fishback and his [...]
Answers to Your Top 3 Questions
Over the past weeks I’ve had lots of questions asked about the event. Most I’ve been able to answer, some [...]
Managing Finances Sucks! Well, Did…
If you’re anything like me (and I’d hope you’re not) managing your finances (both personally and professionally) is hard and [...]
Domains, Domains, Domains.
Paul Spence (co-founder of iWantMyName) and huge supporter of Startup Weekend recognised fast and early that we’d need domains – [...]
You should watch this video
I found another great video on Startup Weekend for all you skeptics out there. Professionally done, this video explains what you’ll be in for and how it all happens.
What is a Startup Weekend?
Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.