Startup Weekend Coming to Ann Arbor, June 20 – 22, 2008

June 10, 2008, Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor Startup Weekend, June 20 – 22 in Ann Arbor will gather 50 – 75 bright, talented people from the region to develop and launch 5 – 7 NEW companies in a single marathon weekend.

Ann Arbor Startup Weekend is a practical, hands-on learning experience on how to start a business.  It recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to build not just a company, but enable participants to learn new skills and create new relationships within the local Ann Arbor community. 

Startup Weekend will be held at the Liberty Square office space, lower level (510 E. Washington in downtown Ann Arbor.)  Startup Weekend takes place the weekend of June 20 -22. Friday 6p-11p, Saturday 9a-11p, Sunday 9a-9p

Friday night, the group will vote on ideas and choose the top dozen or so. After that, each participant will choose an idea/team to work on and spend the rest of the weekend putting everything together for a launch. When all is said and done, each participant will be a co-founder with an ownership interest in at least one honest-to-goodness startup.

"Startup Weekend has been huge in cities like San Francisco, Portland and Boston. Now it's Ann Arbor's turn. We have a large pool of smart people doing interesting things. I can't wait to see what types of companies this group will launch, as well as the community they'll create. It's very exciting to see this happening at a grassroots level." Laura Fisher, owner Mitten Artworks and organizer of Startup Weekend Ann Arbor.

Startup Weekend is not just another event, it’s an experience.

To learn more about Startup Weekend Ann Arbor visit: http://annarbor.startupweekend.com 

Register at: http://startupweekendannarbor.eventbrite.com/

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