2. Some people go on religious
missions. Startups are my religion. I
want to embark on an adventure
around the US to volunteer my
time to grow startup
communities, learn from others
around the world and help
connect people to accelerate the
launch of world changing ideas.
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3. My plan:
Facilitate a SW event every week
in a different city around the
world for 3 consecutive months.
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4. What are Startup Weekends?
Intense weekend events that
brings together top tier
developers, designers and
entrepreneurs to form into teams
to try and launch startups in just
54 hrs.
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5. What are Startup Weekends?
SW events are organized all
around the world and are
constantly helping to build
thriving tech startup
communities (expected over 500
events globally in 2012).
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7. My Agenda
Most of my trip hasn’t fully been planned, but here is what
my calendar is shaping up to look like:
Jan. 6th: Puerto Rico (unrelated to SW)
Jan. 13th: Seattle
Jan. 20th: Jacksonville, FL
Jan. 27th: Bergen, Norway
Feb. 3: New York City, LA or Jamaica (TBD)
Feb. 10: TBD
Feb. 17: Honolulu, HI
Feb. 24: Honolulu, HI
Mar. 2:TBD
Mar. 8: Austin for SXSW
Mar. 16: TBD
Mar. 23: TBD
Mar. 30: TBD
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8. I have a passion for startups and feel the need to embark on this journey
to serve and help build thriving startup communities around the world.
I will be continuously researching and blogging about best practices,
ideas, cultures and the brilliant people I meet. If you are interested in
providing sponsorships for any part of this trip and building a strong
relationship with all the attendees across the world who participate in
Startup Weekends, here is my contact info:
Joey.aquino7@gmail.com
808-285-3483
Startup Weekend
@Joey_Aquino Mission
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