As somebody who participated in a Startup Weekend, I would say that these events definitely help to create startups. Launchrock, for example, came out of a Star

As somebody who participated in a Startup Weekend, I would say that these events definitely help to create startups. Launchrock, for example, came out of a Startup Weekend. It is hard to gauge the intensity level you will get out of your members after the weekend is completed. Overall, I do think that Startup Weekends are great events, and I highly recommend that you attend them if you have a chance. The project we worked on during our Startup Weekend (Detroit) was http://www.bitetomeet.com/ http://www.bitetomeet.com/ Edit: s/don't/do/