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StartupWeekend: 70 Founders Create One Company in a Weekend
- waleedka 19y agoVery interesting. I would join an event like this if it happens in SV. Not for the equity, just for the fun of it.
- andreyf 19y agoAnd what did you do this weekend? I'd love to hear about something like this if it happens in NYC. Why is NYC not more of a startup hub?
- Tichy 19y agoOrganise it.
- pg 19y agohttp://paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html http://paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html
- dpapathanasiou 19y agoWhy is NYC not more of a startup hub? I think it comes down to two things: I-banks and hedge funds pay too well for most programmers to consider leaving those jobs to go the startup route. And perhaps more importantly: there's not a strong tradition of successful founders who stay here as angel investors, unlike in Silicon Valley.
- Jd 19y agoLooks pretty silly.
- staunch 19y agoLooks like someone hasn't read The Mythical Man-Month.
- zach 19y agoYou know, if they started with 70 and eliminated all but three or four of them reality-show style, I would be totally sold on it. Now that's something one of these YC clones should try.
- Tichy 19y agoAny chances for recreating this in a telecommuting way? I would have loved to attend, but crossing the Atlantic seemed too far (although now I almost regret that I didn't go anyway). Maybe a 48 hour startup competition would do, too? Not working on a startup together, but everybody on their own startup? I participated in the 48h game programming competition once, and it was a lot of fun. People would just exchange advice and ideas in irc while the event was on, and it was a great sense of community.