Startup weekends are a global phenomenon which help people with tech business ideas to get involved with their local startup communities. Taking place in Leicester, UK this event is the second Launch48 event to be hosted in the city.
The goal is simple: pitch, build and launch a startup in 48 hours.
Throughout the course of the weekend you can will learn new tools through workshops, get advice from mentors and have loads of fun manically turning your idea into a startup.
When is it?
The event runs from Friday 21st– Sunday 23rd November 2014.
What to expect
Launch48 is billed as a ‘bootcamp’ but starts off with everyone meeting up and sharing their ideas. The initial pitching session is open to anyone who wants to share their idea and by the end of the pitching, the crowd will vote through five or six ideas that are deemed well enough for to be taken into the weekend.
The next morning starts with an introduction to lean startup methodology which helps to try and build a business in a situation of extreme uncertainty. Lean helps you find ways to quickly validate an idea without wasting months and thousands of pounds on building a finished product.
During the weekend the teams will work on their startups with the help of expert mentors who have experience of running their own startups. These mentors often have really useful insights and contacts that can be called upon to quickly advise the teams.
At the end of the event each team will present their startup to the rest of the participants and prizes are awarded along with the learning experience and fantastic contacts of which some have gone on to secure jobs and become co-founders of projects.
Full details and tickets are available here