🌳 Startup Weekends are 48-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with saturday morning pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations.
👥 Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs.
🚀 The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Language:
It will often be mainly in Chinese but with some interpretation in English. Language has never been a strong barrier.
🎈 Venue:
Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre ("MYEIC")
Avenida do Governador Jaime Silverio Marques No. 29,
The Carat, B3, Macau
☎️ (+853) 28-7-24-365
✉️ macao@startupweekend.org
👉 The hardest part of starting up is starting out.
At Startup Weekend, you'll be immersed in the ideal environment for startup magic to happen.
Surrounded by smart, passionate people and with the best tools and approaches at your disposal, you'll take giant leaps toward creating a business, becoming a founder, and connecting with the right people and resources.
Connect
Connect with people driven to build something new. Rich and diverse talent is a Startup Weekend staple.
Are you ready to meet your next cofounder / friends / mentor?
Discover
Discover where you are on the Entrepreneur's Journey.
Find the resources available near you.
Leave knowing the next steps you need to take on your road to success.
Learn
Learn what it really takes to start a company.
No book, panel, speaker, or blog post will teach you what you need to know.
The only way to learn is the experience of trying.
Start
It's that simple. Startup Weekend is designed to get you going, FAST.
Your local Organizers will set up the ideal environment for you to be successful and learn as much as possible in just 54 hours.
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How to participate ?
🎟 Startup Weekend is a full weekend long experience.
Your ticket includes:
📼 Watch the video below to see what you can expect, and if you're feeling inspired click on the "Buy Ticket" button now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhwTF9mv5bk
👉 The hardest part of starting up is starting out.
At Startup Weekend, you'll be immersed in the ideal environment for startup magic to happen.
Surrounded by smart, passionate people and with the best tools and approaches at your disposal, you'll take giant leaps toward creating a business, becoming a founder, and connecting with the right people and resources.
FAQ:
We will provide sunday dinner but you need to take care of your own accommodations and other meals.
A mixture of both. It will often be mainly in Chinese but with some interpretation in English. Language has never been a strong barrier.
Similar to you, people interested to become entrepreneurs or fascinated by internet. Business people, tech geeks, and creatives. Some technical, some not! We encourage inclusivity.
You can come with an idea or a very early stage business (only some market research done). For various reasons, it is better to come with something new!
Nop, you come as an individual and not as a team. Take this opportunity to test a new idea and meet with new people!
Most of the projects won't move forward but some will, it really depends on you and your team. Nevertheless, you will most likely meet your future co-founders and learn a ton!
Anything related to technology / internet in a broader sense.
An app to find second hand clothes, a website to find local tour guides, a couponing system for restaurants, a social network for pet owners.
We recommend teams to build actual prototypes and you will most definitely have a presentation to pitch and a business model to move forward.
Yes! It would be unfair to your team otherwise. If you have personal emergencies, please contact the organising team.
Yes, we don't expect participants to resign on Monday! Come and learn new things, make new friends, connect with coaches and judges, test a new idea, build something cool!
You can come to watch the final pitches on Sunday: Get a Sunday audience ticket
Startup Weekend is not a conference, a workshop, or an exhibition. Attendees are expected to work hard and create a new project within 2.5 days!
This event is organized by volunteers, teams are coached by professional mentors, and all is possible with the support of great partners ♥
✉️ Still have questions? Feel free to reach us at macao@startupweekend.org.
🔥 Don't wait any longer and join the Startup Weekend movement! No talk, all action!
* Be careful: participating in a Startup Weekend presents a risk of resigning on Monday morning to set up your Startup, live your dreams and make the world a better place!