Don’t become a sw whore - The art of getting the most from a Startup Weekend

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How to get the most out of a Startup Weekend. Sometimes I mentor at the SWs but find many young great minds lost in the idea level. I see these guys in almost every SW pitching different ideas. I am highlighting all the takeaways from a SW event: from mastering product-market fit to finding a co-founder.

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I sometimes mentor at the I sometimes mentor at the Startup WeekendsStartup Weekends

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I sometimes mentor at the I sometimes mentor at the Startup WeekendsStartup Weekends

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I saw this guy at the first SW. And I thought to myself: “what a wonderful

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And the 4th… And the 4 …

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LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE SPENT AT STARTUP

WEEKENDS

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“Remember W t hi Watching entrepreneurs, will pnot make you an entrepreneur ”entrepreneur .

Ashk Fathi, Business Development Manger @albasco.com and startup mentor

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SW is good g

T k ith To know you are either an entrepreneur or notp

… if this is the right time for you to start a business

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• You will learn your strenghts

Learn your Strengths y g

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• You will learn your strenghts

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Know what you are good at y g

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Meet a co – founder

t t or a teammate

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Learn to move on from great g

idea idea

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Learn to move on from great

idea

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Learn the dark art of the

“product – market fit”

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