Mega Startup Weekend Challenges Entrepreneurs To Explore Education, Healthcare, and Gaming Solutions

September 01, 2011
Top Quote Hosted by Microsoft in conjunction with DEMO and the Startup America Partnership, Mega Startup Weekend focuses on building a web or mobile application to address social issues. End Quote
  • San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease) September 01, 2011 - As Education and Healthcare remain two of the biggest social issues in need of innovation, and Gaming continues on a rapid growth path, entrepreneurs will gather under one roof for 54 hours during Mega Startup Weekend with the express challenge of solving problems and providing solutions in these technology verticals.

    Hosted by Microsoft's BizSpark, in conjunction with DEMO and the Startup America Partnership, Mega Startup Weekend (powered by the Kauffman Foundation) will take place September 9 to 11, 2011 in Mountain View, California.

    Keynote speaker, Reid Hoffman, from LinkedIn and Greylock Partners, will kickoff the event on Friday, September 9, followed by a two-day intense focus on building a web or mobile application, which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of the weekend. Mega Startup Weekend will attract an expected 300 individuals with different skill sets - primarily software developers, graphic designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. A group of industry leaders and mentors will provide business and technical advice to assist the teams throughout the event.

    "We are extremely excited for this opportunity to present some of today's best and brightest minds with the challenges faced by both the education and healthcare industries, and to watch them use gaming and other technology related solutions to facilitate positive change," remarked Ahmed Siddiqui, Mega Startup Weekend organizer and founder of Go Go Mongo!

    Microsoft will host a "Celebration of Entrepreneurship" fete on Saturday evening, September 10; and on Sunday, September 11 at 4pm, each team will give a five-minute presentation to a panel of judges, and each winner will present their idea in front of the entire group of event attendees. Each winner will receive a coveted booth at the DEMO Conference on September 12 to 14, and a chance to win the Audience Choice Rising Star slot to pitch at DEMO.

    About Mega Startup Weekend
    Mega Startup Weekend (http://mega.startupweekend.org/) is an intense 54-hour event, which focuses on building a web or mobile application that could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skill sets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.

    Media Contact:
    Kristen Tischhauser, talkTECH Communications
    Kristen ( @ ) talkTECHcomm dot com
    310-994-6441

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