Bloomington Startup Weekend

Part of any collaborative process is the opportunity to reflect on what just happened and move toward another iteration. We took some time in the afternoon, before our dinner at Opie Taylor’s, to gather and share the strengths and weaknesses we experienced over the three days of Bloomington Startup Weekend.
We began with a small […]

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The following is a summary of the problems faced during Bloomington Startup Weekend, compiled from a discussion between founders on the final day as we worked toward a private launch.
Weaknesses:

Lack of structure—This was a blessing and a curse. It took too long to get into a comfort zone about what we should do and who […]

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The following is a summary of the positive aspects of Bloomington Startup Weekend compiled from a discussion between founders on the final day as we worked toward a private launch.
Strengths:

Intellectual horsepower—There was universal amazement over how much could be accomplished by putting a bunch of people in a great space with a common task. Visitors […]

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Our final act of this great weekend—other than cleaning up City Hall (not in the political way)—was to gather together and see what we had produced. The natural attrition continued, as out-of-towners and people with Monday jobs trickled away before 9p.
We just a did a private demo of the code. I think I speak for […]

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Great meal at Opie Taylor’s delayed our 7p by an hour. Getting ready for the final push
UX - done, can help others
Bus Dev - have a VC pitch done, looking for advisory
Design - basically have a few things, waiting for marketing copy
HR - had a reflection conversation, will write a blog summary (ask everyone to […]

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The tone and pace today is much slower, and quieter then yesterday.  There is more focus and direction, less disagreements about roles, format, etc. 
In two short days we have moved from Storming to Performing as we have discovered everyone’s core strengths.
I am convinced we will have a working product by 9:00, but as the technical […]

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It looks like some things are starting to really firm up.  We’re getting final copy in for a lot of the website, and we’re starting to see what this looks like.
I can’t even imagine what it would have been like to be in this room the whole weekend.  I spend a lot time looking at […]

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Sorry, got tied up in post-meeting meetings. Missing the first half of the IU game as well.
Here is the summary of the lat 7-minute meeting:
Marketing/Copy - working in the Kelly Room, link to copy in campfire, target 1HR for final copy
Dev - CODING … still
Bus. Dev - business plan & presentation, we need ideas for […]

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I’ve been working on an anthropological study of the dev room.  After living amongst them for more than an hour, I’ve learned much about their way of life.
They’re a simple people.  All they want is the information to do their jobs.  (Hint hint.)  In all seriousness, the mood in here seems pretty calm, considering the […]

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The developer room is quiet, but don’t be fooled, everyone has a lot of energy and the code is flying.

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