You've heard of the 48-hour movie competition? Similar idea, bigger impact. Over three days students pitch start-up ideas, winnow them down to the best dozen, put together teams, develop their plan then persent their ideas for a winning business. It's a 54 hours endure test for budding entrepreneurs.
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"On Friday evening, all Startup Weekend participants were given the opportunity to pitch business proposals for potential start-ups. By late evening, 55 pitches were brought forward and participants voted on their favorites. Then, teams were built around the 12 winning pitches. Though pitches this year tended to be mainly for technology products, other pitches included a non-profit venture to help feed impoverished children.
Business sophomore Lorenzo Salacata, an organizer of the competition, noted that though the majority of participants were students with non-engineering or computer science backgrounds, approximately 40 percent of Startup Weekend participants had coding experience."
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