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Check it out today (12/15) at 5:30 tonight at Bardenay!
Come by to see some familiar faces and discuss what has happened since!
More info and RSVP here:
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4899754/ID/Boise/Idaho-Startup-Weekend-Drinks/Bardenay-Boise/?ps=7
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The last event was such a hit! We want to give everyone some notice for this one! We’ll be back in Boise from May 21-23 2010 for Boise #2! Register early using “sw25″ and save $25 per ticket. The last event was amazing! Check out the press from the first one KTVB Coverage NPR Coverage Fox 12 Coverage
Take a minute and sign up! Let’s make this next one even better (is that possible?)
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So Startup Weekend Boise has drawn to a close! Here is a list of the companies that were formed during the event.
1.) Morgans Journey (http://morgansjourney.org) – Morgan’s Journey is a social network where families and individuals fighting disease can come together and educate each other about the finer points of living with a disease and dealing with side affects as well as provide support for one another. It was amazing to have a chance to meet Morgan! Thank you for coming in!
2.) Yaro (http://helloyaro.com) – Yaro is a platform that gives you control over your social media presence by providing one location where you can manage the content you publish to your social networks.
3.) Barteri.Us (http://barteri.us) – Is an online platform that allows users to make trades for goods and services among themselves. Users could trade legal service for web design or swap tools.
4.) MobiDealer – Is a platform that enables car dealerships to communicate with customers via SMS texting rather than putting customers through the painful process of trying to sync up with a mechanic while playing phone tag.
We had a blast in Boise and were so well recived by the community, the Watercooler and the local press. Thank you everyone that was involved in making this event happen!
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Morgan’s Journey hit over 500 uniques and over 2,500 views just 2 days after the event! Trent and his team is hard at work on their new venture!
Get Yaro was featured on local news!
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=4311147&at1=News&h1=New Social Media Company In Boise&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
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Great job guys! Check it out: http://pitch.pe/34009
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VengaWorks has generously agreed to provide each team with three months of office space and 25 venga bucks each, and we and VengaWorks will be in touch shortly with details.
VengaWorks is a transformative platform that turns the traditional model of office space on its head. People and space come together in ways that enable your efforts to enhance productivity, support collaboration, reduce costs, attract the best talent, provide healthy, flexible environments, and build brand equity.
Thank you again VengaWorks, we couldn’t have done it without you!! Find more information about VengaWorks on their site: http://VengaWorks.com/
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UPDATE: watch the live presentation here: http://idaho.startupweekend.org/launch/
Come witness what a bunch of people stuck in a room can do in one weekend, at 6pm today (Sunday, Nov 15th), four teams will show off their products. You are welcome to come and see what they accomplished:
Location: Watercooler 1401 W Idaho St, Boise ID Google Map
Time: 6pm MST, Sunday, November 15th
Can’t make it this time? Follow @SWBoise or this blog for notification on the next Startup Weekend in Boise.
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#IdahoSW off to a great start! With a great intro and support from Don , from the Idaho Department of Commerce, we jumped into the pitches. Click the “Companies” button above to see the startups in progress!
We had 17 amazing ideas pitched tonight. We actually tried something new for the voting as well – After all pitches were done, we gave everyone in the room three $1 bills. We then gave them a few minutes to think about what they would do if they had to invest into the ideas by distributing the dollars as they saw fit. The result, about 6 clear ideas that had a stack of $1 bills behind them.
With a room of just over 30 people, we decided to narrow it down to 4 ideas. Some seriously great ideas! Now it’s a race to see what can be accomplished by Sunday night.
For the rest of Saturday and Sunday we will be helping teams determine strategy, find missing resources, and bring in some local pros to lend their mentoring/advice to help teams get the most accomplished as possible. The end goal is to have a proof of concept or working prototype by Sunday evening presentations.
What happens after the weekend? Everyone in the room has already begun discussing who they can be talking with, and we are taking note of who we can get engaged to help get these ideas really running.
Startup Weekend Crew
Andre Nosalsky