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Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success?

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.

All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, register now for the best weekend of your life!

Llego el día de Startup Weekend Morelia. Simple la mejor experiencia educativa para emprendedores.

Startup Weekend es una red global de líderes y emprendedores apasionados con la misión de inspirar, educar y empoderar a las personas, equipos y comunidades sobre cultura emprendedora. Te invitamos a compartir ideas, formar equipos y crear startups.

¡BIENVENIDOS!

Schedule

Friday

Nov 16
  • Registration Starts
  • Dinner & Networking
  • Welcome & Speakers
  • Pitches Start
  • Attendees vote for the top ideas
  • Teams start forming and discussing ideas
  • Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow

Saturday

Nov 17
  • Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
  • Teams formed and setting up workspace for the weekend
  • Lunch
  • Call for needs & skills
  • Coaches help teams one-on-one. They are here to help!
  • Dinner
  • Mid weekend check-in, status reports, call for help
  • Finished for the day. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow

Sunday

Nov 18
  • Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
  • Call for help (this is self motivated, so don’t be shy)
  • Lunch
  • Coaches arrive… ASK QUESTIONS
  • Gut check. Start prepping for presentations
  • Dinner
  • FINAL PRESENTATIONS
  • Judging & awards
  • Wrapup
  • Go home!
Coaches

Gustavo Huerta

Emprendedor Serial. Ex Presidente de la comisión de empresarios jóvenes de la COPARMEX en Michoacán. CEO & Founder en BlueBox (compañía dedicada al desarrollo y fondeo de startups en sus distintas etapas). Director del Área de Emprendimiento Tecnológico de Cluster TiM. Coordinador General de la Organización del Startup Weekend Morelia 2012.

Ariel Muñoz Prado

Rector de la Universidad de Morelia @udemorelia. Rector fundador e la Universidad de Artes Digitales UAD @uartesdigitales Guadalajara, Jalisco. Vicepresidente Académico del Clúster de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones de Michoacán CLUSTERTIM. Especialista en educación superior y tecnología relacionada con la Industria de Medios Interactivos.

Jorge Suarez Basañez

Ideator & investor in Content/Tech based businesses at starke.mx & cloudsourceit.com, Game lover, Speaker and Consultant who wants to be Passion Personified!
Guadalajara · http://www.jorgesuarez.com.mx

Cristhian Torres

Director de la Ing. en Videojuegos y de la Maestría en Tecnologías Móviles y Negocios en @udemorelia . Profesor Investigador del@tec_morelia
Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico · http://mx.linkedin.com/in/cristhiantm

Manuel de La Torre

Geek pandroso y coolhunter gustoso de buscar tendencias y aplicaciones de la tecnología para llevar una vida más divertida y práctica... CEO @iainteractive
Zipolite · http://diosnegro.ia.com.mx

Luis López Méndez

CEO Bandtastic
Diseñador de la Comunicación Gráfica, en Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana @bandtastic

Jairo Andrés Flores Martínez

Social Media Planner en @iainteractive. Maestro en Innovación para el Desarrollo Empresarial por el ITESM. Comunicólogo, amante de la innovación, la tecnología y el marketing interactivo.
Un entrepreneur creyente de que la experiencia puede más que la razón.

Judges

Oscar Yasser (Akira)

Serial Entrepreneur / Emprendedor de tiempo completo
Mexico City, Mexico · http://about.me/akirareiko

Melina Maqueda

Business Dev Manager @StartupWeekend México Head Quarters http://www.startupw

Organizers
Arturo Ramírez Valencia
Julio Carranza
Paloma Erandi Aguilar Cuevas
Jasmin González Guzmán
Gil Herrera
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