Detroit Startup Weekend

Below are the ideas that are being pursued after day one suggestions and votes.
Team Name: Idea
Vagabondoo: Story sharing tool using GPS enabled mobile devices.
Rate My Pitch [AKA: pitchlab]: Video rating and voting platform
D Sharp: The answer to creative flight out of metro Detroit in the form of an L3C effort.
GeeSpots: The definitive online resource for [...]

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By Shannon Paul
Many people have been asking if it matters what type of ticket they purchase to attend Startup Weekend. For instance, the “Business Development” category is listed as “Sold Out” on our registration page. The good people at the Startup Weekend organization created this type of form just so people would understand that those [...]

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It’s true, the press release for Detroit Startup Weekend is LIVE and it’s already getting a ton of hits. Our press release isn’t an ordinary static press release at all, but a multimedia news release (MNR) provided by one of our event sponsors, PR Newswire.
This release actually has a URL and contains a video as [...]

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By Shannon Paul
It’s a new year and we’re ramping up efforts for Startup Weekend Detroit.
We’re hoping to attract about 100 attendees with great ideas and deep skills, but once they get here we need to feed them — a free t-shirt would be a nice touch, too, along with some groovy stickers. We also need [...]

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Oh look! Major news media outlets know what’s up ;)
CNN.com has coverage of some of the successes and opportunities that are available by attending a Startup Weekend. Sure, there are some pretty high profile successes such as TwitPay and Skirbit, but more importantly, the people you meet and the networking opportunities are what make attendance [...]

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Hey everyone, we just wanted to let you know that due to some unforseen circumstances, we are postponing Startup Weekend Detroit until the weekend of March 27-29, 2009.
We absolutely want to bring you the best event possible and having it in a week will not render that outcome.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may [...]

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I’ve been getting a lot of questions about who is “supposed” to attend these events. The answer, simply, is anyone! Why? Because everyone carries a personal skillset and perspective that we just can’t anticipate. Whether you’re a pharmacist, computer programmer, or public relations specialist, you have insight to an industry a new company can’t wait [...]

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Startup Weekend is coming to Detroit November 14-16, 2008!

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