Bloomington Startup Weekend

Dev - have database done, need communication and wireframes, alt detail functionality lists (anything on paper) to know what to do
UX - created wireframes, sitemap on campfire, strategy to build the next things, usability tests (meeting with a potential user), need people to do usability testing (call for people w/in the hour)
Marketing/Design - layering mockups
Bus […]

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Legal - don’t blog the IP/patentable stuff
Development - database structure is getting setup, group crash course on framework, breaking up jobs
Marketing - logo options (voting on two … trying to, anyway)
Bus. Dev. - telling us how we are going to make our money (talking premiums, affiliates, value of data, subscriptions)
HR - new sponsor (Suso is […]

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(This sounds like some sort of exciting, maybe slightly off-color, night club.)
Most of the User Experience (UX) group is at the School of Informatics right now. We’re still establishing the basics behind the business and the needs so we can do some actual interface design.
As I mentioned before, we’re really feeling the stress of […]

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One interesting side-effect of participating is that I’m finding it difficult to get online to post things. Here’s a quick update …
We are currently re-pitching from our initial list of ideas, having pared down to:

Greenhouse—exchange of trash-for-treasure + sustainability competitions
Fandango for Events—clearinghouse for disparate event systems, allowing purchase of tickets from search
Wife 2.0—connect services and […]

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We had a tremendous, steady response to the idea of bringing Startup Weekend to Bloomington. A few moments ago, John Meylor became our 100th registration, achieving our final recruiting milestone.
Although our registration for this weekend’s event is sold out, it isn’t too late to become a fan of the process. We will be publishing updates […]

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When our future founders hear their tummies rumble this weekend and look for something to satisfy the hunger, they can thank the efforts of two undergraduate women for bringing some sponsored snacks to our Startup Weekend experience.
Early adopters of the concept, Katie O’Donnell and Katrina Panovich not only signed on to participate but also to […]

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I caught this tweet using TweetScan:

Andrew Hyde and Samantha Murphy of SMtv have had a nice partnership in this first year of weekend events. Music has been a regular part of the process, with Samantha making appearances in Atlanta and Boston. The quality of the artists affiliated with SMtv is reportedly outstanding. I hope the […]

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Over on our brainstorming site, I posted a list of things we need to bring to City Hall. The list includes things like power strips, cables, and cameras, as well as the non-techy things, like dinner settings and reusable water bottles. It would also be nice to have a Wii (with plenty of wiimotes) on […]

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71 people have registered for Bloomington Startup Weekend! A little local press did the trick, as we surged past New York City into Atlanta territory. We decided to expand the ceiling to 80 to give some Herald-Times readers the chance to get on board.
As it stands, this is the current breakdown of our future founders […]

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We’ll begin profiling our event sponsors later today, beginning with Mallor Clendening Grodner & Bohrer LLP, a local Bloomington law firm specializing in estate planning and contract disputes. In the meantime, I wanted to post a note of thanks to Travis Brown (who is new to blogging, so encourage him to get Web 2.0 by […]

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