+1 to Alwin and Dylan's comments. The real value in this is networking and the learning experience. I like Dylan's approach of pitching a problem rather than having a super-developed business idea already.
-- Cheers, Ryan Wardell CEO & Founder - Cofounder Speed Date (W) cofounderspeeddate.com.au (E) r...@projectpowerup.com (M) 0424 591 796 [image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/cofounderspeeddate> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/#%21/csdau> [image: LinkedIn]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanwardell> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Dylan Jay <d...@pretaweb.com> wrote: > On 26/04/2012, at 1:45 PM, Darren J Handyside wrote: > > Hi Guys :) >> >> The Sydney Startup Weekend is happening this Friday, and it will be my >> first time to an event like this. >> >> I am going in as a Non Technical person and my questions to the group is - >> >> What am I going to expect? >> >> Will some investment of money need to be spent on the working Days? >> >> What attractions will lure a developer, designer, and marketer to ideas >> presented on pitch night? >> > > I can't vouch for how the rules of this one will run, but previously you > are put into teams first, then you brain storm ideas together and pick one, > then pitch it. > I wouldn't suggest coming into this event with very fixed ideas you intend > to work on. As others have said treat it as a learning exercise. > For example when I did it was one of my ideas that got chosen by the group > (out of perhaps 40 brainstormed ideas) but it was just a throw away thought > of - "why do I have so many coffee loyalty cards in my pocket. there should > be a better way to do this" and nothing more. This turned into a cool > prototype and business plan completely different than we would have thought. > If I had used one of the ideas I'd was precious about and thought long and > hard about - it would have been too hard to build in one weekend and I > would have been less open to the unexpected turns it took once we actually > stopped thinking and started doing. > > > > >> Ok guys, the floor is yours. >> >> Have a good day. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. Vist >> http://siliconbeachaustralia.**org<http://siliconbeachaustralia.org>for more >> >> Forum rules >> 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. >> 2) No jobs postings. You can use >> http://siliconbeachaustralia.**org/jobs<http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs> >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia@**googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia+**unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/**group/silicon-beach-australia?**hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist > http://siliconbeachaustralia.**org<http://siliconbeachaustralia.org>for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use > http://siliconbeachaustralia.**org/jobs<http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs> > > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@**googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+**unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/**group/silicon-beach-australia?**hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
