2011 Startup Weekend Pitch Videos
Pitch #1: SOLEEK
Pitch #2: Toppedin
Pitch #3: Super Soul Games
Pitch #4: AuntFlow.Co
Pitch #5: FAN U
Pitch #6: Monster In Me
Pitch #7: Bike Parker
The winners circle includes
Congratulations to all of the participants of SW Lexington ’11. Out of 9 total companies, here are the results:
1st Prize: Toppedin
With one click let Toppedin discover for you what topics & trends you are most active in—while also letting you take a look at your friends, too.
- $200 Amazon Web Services Credit
- Automatic Entrance into 5 Across competition in February
- 3 months free rent at Awesome Inc coworking space
2nd Prize: Bike Parker
As commuting cyclists, we constantly struggle with finding a secure, convenient bike rack. Now we have a solution, that allows us to find the rack we need no matter where we are or what type of smartphone we have.
3rd Prize: Auntflo.co
AuntFlo.co is a dependable, hassle free service that allows women to track their monthly cycle and order quality feminine products from virtually any place, at any time.
Meet the SW Lexington 2011 Teams
We’ve got games, we’ve got bikes, and we’ve got feminine products…Here are the 2011 Startup Weekend Lexington ideas:
Auntflo.co – Women’s needs made extremely easy
BikeParker – We help you find a place to park your bike
Caddielinks – Golf course management system on the Web
Monster In Me – A modern take on Lemmings with elements of a desktop tower defense game
BikeParker – We help you find a place to park your bike
CompromisedGame.com - Super Soul Studios dropping the Xbox invasion
Alcohol delivery service – Local door to door alcohol delivery
Soleek – Sleek iPhone cases with solar panel integration for charging
Toppedin.com - dynamic social media trend contextualization
The Idea Board…
Schedule for 2011
Schedule for Friday, November 18th:
6:00 pm: Eat, Meet, and greet, discuss what would be interesting to build.
7:00 pm: Speaker – Lori Cheek, Founder of Cheekd.com
7:30 pm: Pitches start — If you have an idea for a product, you pitch it to the group.
8:30 pm: Team network and evaluate possible teams to work on.
This is a self-selection process. People form teams around ideas that they think are interesting and would like to work on for the weekend. Ideally, you’d like a group between 5 and 10 people — but groups of 2 or as large as 20 are acceptable.
Teams are not limited to working on web only applications. Generally, these make the most sense given the nature of the weekend and those who register. But if you really feel like working on that new cupcake business, go for it!
9:00 pm: Team vote on top ideas and select the teams they will work with for the weekend. Teams solidify their concept and create an elevator pitch.
10:00 pm: Leave for a bar or coffee shop to continue the discussion and create prototypes.
Schedule for Saturday, November 19th:
9:00 am: Breakfast, Start development.
10:00 am: By now, teams should have prototype(s) on paper, decided on a working title, and created technical plans. Start getting servers live, buying domains, creating user flows, etc.
12:30 pm: Lunch break.
1:30 pm: Back to work
6:00 pm: Dinner
6:30 pm: Speaker – ???
7:00 pm: Back to work
10:00 pm: Gut check on the product; basic prototype building; group get-together for drinks and to talk about the products everyone is working on.
Schedule for Sunday, November 20th:
9:00 am: Breakfast.
10:00 am: By now, you should have a live splash page up with an email capture and a simple blog. Maybe a rough prototype and at least a start on your presentation.
12:00 pm: Lunch
3:00 pm: Sink or swim time for those looking for a weekend launch.
4:30 pm: Dinner
5:00 pm: Presentations from each company. Talk about what worked, what didn’t, what could go better.
6:00 pm: Wrap up and move out.
