Hi! I'm also a Startup Weekend employee. You might check out http://startupweekend.mx/ and say hi to our colleagues Gustavo and Melina. They may also have some insights into the Mexican entrepreneurial ecosystem.
I work for Startup Weekend, one of the projects/resources listed here. If anyone has any questions, go ahead and let me know and I'll do my best to answer!
Remember that our focus isn't to make 15 new startups in a city over a weekend, our focus is really education. We believe in "experiential education," or that the best way to learn something is by doing it.
That being said, many real companies have come out of Startup Weekend (and many many more have come out of people meeting or working together at Startup Weekend).
But, a quick list off the top of my head: Zaarly, Foodspotting, Rover, Tioki (formerly DemoLesson), Tapin.tv (YC S12), LaunchRock, Scanadu.
My cofounder and I knew we wanted to work together after attending a startup weekend and started Customer.io . During startup weekend we built a wifi / power outlet finding mobile web app.
Seeing this made me really realize that Google is huge. Huger than I could imagine.
I remember vividly when I first saw Google.com. I think it was at the end of the millennia. They got bigger in small increments, but now they are enormous.
Seeing this made me really realize that Google is huge. Huger than I could imagine.
I remember vividly when I first saw Google.com. I think it was at the end of the millennia. They got bigger in small increments, but now they are enormous.
I am a cofounder of PIE, a startup accelerator that is part of the Google for Entrepreneurs program. If you have any questions about the program, please let me know. (And thanks to zacharycohn of Startup Weekend for the nudge.)
We were lucky to partner with Google last year, as well -- before this program was formalized. They were very open to exploring options with our (then) relatively new program. I'd recommend contacting them directly.
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[ 6.2 ms ] story [ 64.0 ms ] threadI am doing my PhD research on the startup ecosystem in Mexico and it would be interested in talking with them about some of my findings.
http://www.googleventures.com/team/mary-himinkool
I have been following closely the development of Startup Weekend in Mexico, and wrote research paper on that. Gustavo and Melina are great :)
+ ClassDojo - from Startup Weekend UK
+ Demo Lesson (now Tioki) - from Startup Weekend EDU SF
+ Edcanvas - from Startup Weekend EDU Seattle
That being said, many real companies have come out of Startup Weekend (and many many more have come out of people meeting or working together at Startup Weekend).
But, a quick list off the top of my head: Zaarly, Foodspotting, Rover, Tioki (formerly DemoLesson), Tapin.tv (YC S12), LaunchRock, Scanadu.
I remember vividly when I first saw Google.com. I think it was at the end of the millennia. They got bigger in small increments, but now they are enormous.
I remember vividly when I first saw Google.com. I think it was at the end of the millennia. They got bigger in small increments, but now they are enormous.
How can I approach to sponsors if I found a accelerator in my hometown?
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