Well then, I'll see you on the bus next year :)
It was hard to sit at a desk and follow events this time around. As
hard as
it sounds (and it is tough going, don't doubt that) it is a lot of fun
and
the passion and enthusiasm is infective. Companies should implement
this as
an annual event (only s
On 12/03/2011, at 11:41 AM, Geoff Langdale wrote:
From the article: ... There is no expectation they will become real
companies.
"We've had incubators offer to give automatic entry to startups
created on the bus. But I've said that's a stupid idea. What makes
more sense is to give people the
ex
Wow, sounds like it has grown bigger than Ben Hur's Bus! Nice one
Elias!
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Went to the presentations last night and I was impressed! Amazing what these
teams did in such a short period of time. There were 2-3 teams there that
could snap up some funding if they play it right.
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Well then, I'll see you on the bus next year :)
It was hard to sit at a desk and follow events this time around. As hard as
it sounds (and it is tough going, don't doubt that) it is a lot of fun and
the passion and enthusiasm is infective. *That's* how you get people looking
for a place to hack at
I went to the startup bus finals last night - here's a brief recap.
It whittled down to teams from Silicon Valley (2 teams), New York,
Miami and Cleveland.
I was very impressed by what the guys could build in 48 hrs on the
bus. The team members had varied backgrounds including a Facebook
hackatho
Having just been on the bus, and participated in last year's
RailsRumble, I can see the different approach in startupbus or
possibly other startup weekend like events.
The mentality of RailsRumble and Hackathons is more like 'look how
much cool features we've built in the last 48 hours'.
In start
Geoff, the most valuable outcomes from these events are (from an
engineer's perspective):
- discovering how quickly a team can develop and market test a
product
- learning how to release (overcoming the phobia about releasing
something unfinished)
- getting in front of customers with an unfini
"Why not find out?" Because there are cheaper ways of achieving the game
goal. I'm trying to teach people how to think as hackers, but more
importantly, build their networks.
Just an hour ago I was talking to a team that's doing Quora but with video
replies -- and how the developer said they wante
>From the article: ... There is no expectation they will become real
companies.
"We've had incubators offer to give automatic entry to startups
created on the bus. But I've said that's a stupid idea. What makes
more sense is to give people the
experiences and lessons they have learnt on the bus. I
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