IP Outreach in Practice > IP Creation
Overview
Organizer: | Startup Weekend |
Country/Territory: | International, United States of America |
Language: | English |
Focus: | Entrepreneurship |
Outreach Tools: | Competitions, Events, Films / Videos, Media Coverage, Social media, Website |
Target Audience: | Entrepreneurs, General Public, Inventors, University Students |
Details
"Startup Weekend": challenges those that attend any of its 100+ events around the world each year to pitch ideas for new technology startups, form teams and build functional prototypes in just 54 hours; the events are designed to provide entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to meet like-minded people, exchange ideas, and benefit from the educational value inherent in the hands-on experience of rapidly building a new venture
"Global Startup Battle": pits the winners of each Startup Weekend event against one another for a collection of prizes aimed at helping them turn their ideas into viable businesses
[Date Added/Updated: Nov 25, 2010]