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Keynote: Emerging Startup Communities by Techstars
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COMMUNITY.
EMERGING STARTUP
COMMUNITY.
2006
T e S a t p E u t o ((E (I )+S ) X+((C (T +C ))B ) X+(F (S +M ))S ))I )X
F u d t o E p r e c G o t
BOULDER = KUWAIT
BOULDER ≠ KUWAIT
KUWAIT = KUWAIT
MENA = MENA
= WIN
”Let’s get together, pick and idea and launch a startup around the idea in a weekend. Discussion for the idea will take place on this blog, the top 3 ideas will be pitched on Friday night. Saturday morning (midnight + 1 or 8am?) we will split into teams, and go. Developers, designers, hell we even have a massage therapist coming to pitch in.”
-First Startup Weekend Blog Post June, 2007
“Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.”
-Startup Weekend Homepage Today
Chihuahua, Mexico Colombo, Sri Lanka Bremen, Germany Geneva, Switzerland Denver, CO Hong Kong, Hong Kong Las Vegas, NV Lima, Peru Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Petrolina, Brazil
EMERGING STARTUP
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY CODE
Support everyone that wants to be involved
Have meetings with everyone that asks
If you see something that needs to be fixed,
help fix it
Create a central place to help new people new to town get involved
Have open, accessible events
Create a way to fund a central group for a
sustainable welcome to the community
Give everyone the benefit of the moment. Hear
something bad? Treat it as a rough day or something you can work on together
If you see anyone excluding, harassing or acting in an unfriendly
manner to the above have a chat with them inviting
them to community
What Community Is: Everyone feels welcome. Everyone is valued. Everyone can be complex.
What is next for MENA?
