Startup Weekend teaches people how to create new, exciting businesses through hands-on learning in communities all over the world.
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Why Startup Weekend?
Connect with creators
Startup Weekend is a great place to connect with passionate people driven to build something new. There is no better place to meet new friends, colleagues, mentors, cofounders, and investors.
Start something great
Knowing you’re not alone makes all the difference. Startup Weekend provides opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded individuals — and do something awesome together.
Learn from the best
Learn what it really takes to innovate, disrupt, and start a company from people who’ve been there. Startup Weekend features immersive, experiential learning guided by an experienced hand.
Improve your knowledge
Sometimes you really need more skills and knowledge to go to the next level. Startup Weekend also goes deep on specific topics or skill sets. Just what you need to progress quickly.
Learn, network, startup
The hardest part of starting up is starting out. At Techstars Startup Weekend, you’ll be immersed in an ideal setting for startup magic to happen.
Startup Weekend is the best place to learn how to build a startup in a weekend and connect with your community.
Surrounded by passionate people, with the best tools and methods at your disposal, you’ll take giant leaps toward creating a business and connecting with the right resources.
Don’t miss the first Techstars Startup Weekend in the Victor Valley!
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Techstars Startup Weekend Victor Valley
Connect
Connect with people driven to build new things. Diverse talent is a Startup Weekend staple. Ready to meet your (cofounder) (friend) (mentor)?
Discover
Continue your entrepreneurial journey. Find the right resources near you. Discover the steps you need to take next on your road to success.
Learn
Learn what it takes to start a company. Books and blogs only get you so far. Real knowledge comes through the experience of doing.
Launch
Startup Weekend gets you up and running fast. We’ve prepared an ideal environment for you to learn as much as possible in just three days.
Who is startup weekend for?
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Do you have an idea for a new tech-based business? Or is there are a problem in the world you’d like to solve? Maybe you’re unsure where to start, or who to talk to? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes!” Startup Weekend is for you.
Where will you fit in?
Startup Weekend brings together a diverse group of people. Starting an innovative new business requires a wide range of skills, people, and resources — from creative to technical to entrepreneurial and everything in between.
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Startup Weekend will sell out
This event is limited to just 60 attendees. Startup Weekend Victor Valley will sell out.
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The schedule
Day 1
Meet, pitch, team up
Dinner & networking
Get to know your new friends. Meet the people you’ll be working with.
60 second pitch
Got an idea? You’ve got 1 minute to pitch in front of the group.
Choose a project
From the top projects – Choose which one you’ll work on over the weekend.
Build a team
Whether it’s your idea or someone else’s, you’ll create a cross-functional team to work with over the weekend.
Day 2
Learn & work
Learn from the best
Meet with local and national coaches throughout the event to explore and overcome the hard problems.
Get to work
We’ve got the resources and support in place to make things happen in a short period of time. You’ll be responsible for everything from finding customers to building your product. We’ll be here to help when you need it.
Day 3
Present & win
Present to judges
The culmination of the weekend. You’ll have 5 minutes to present the product or service you created to a live audience and our judging panel of experts.
Celebrate
Watch the other teams present and celebrate all the work you’ve done. Get the opportunity to talk to judges and mingle with mentors.
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Judges
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Organizers
Erick Barker
Douglass Brown
Michael Norton
Silvana Angulo
Donald Dunn
Patricia Strong
Nazario Lechuga
Joshua Welch
Join us
Attend Startup Weekend
Techstars Startup Weekend Victor Valley is just around the corner. Tune in to the social channels. Sign up to the email list.
Help organize events
Volunteering is a great way to develop the startup community and nurture your own personal network. Get involved.
Sponsor your community
Sponsoring Startup Weekend is a powerful way for companies and organizations to connect with and support local innovators and entrepreneurs. Inquire about sponsorship opportunities.