• FIRST PLACE: ArtGoGo, a mobile application and website to support emerging contemporary artists in promoting their work and gaining exposure outside of the gallery system. It also provides non-artist users with the opportunity to discover and engage with new artists.
• SECOND PLACE: Secure Your Own Device,  a website and mobile app hoping to bring to life a new paradigm beyond the idea of ‘Manage Your Own Device’
• THIRD PLACE: Books About Us, customized digital and print-based books that give children an interactive and personalized experience while learning to read
• HONORABLE MENTION: CartWheel,  software that will allow employers to receive a referral fee for each sale originating at their workplace to help offset the un-productivity from their employees

There were some pretty darn amazing pitches on Sunday night and all 11 teams deserve a huge round of applause.

*Logos designed by Gorilla Agency at the Stamford Innovation Center

1st Place
- Shipman & Goodwin Synergy Package (company formation services)
- 4 Hours Fiondella, Milone, and LaSaracina Accounting Consultation
- 2 Months free coworking at Stamford Innovation Center for all team members.

2nd Place
- 4 Hours Fiondella, Milone, and LaSaracina Accounting Consulting
- 1 Month free coworking at Stamford Innovation Center for all team members

3rd Place
- 1 Month of free coworking at Stamford Innovation Center for all team members

Arty

Creating a mobile application and website to support emerging contemporary artists in promoting their work and gaining exposure outside of the gallery system. Providing non-artist users with the opportunity to discover and engage with new.

Oh My Code! OMC

Game-based educational software that teaches girls how to code

CartWheel

Every day employees shop online at work, while companies don’t see any benefit from it. Our company is creating software that will allow the employer to receive a referral fee for each sale originating at their workplace to help offset the un-productivity from their employee.

LiveStock

We take in all the financial data and help you filter out the BS

buoyz.com

Geo-targeted content delivered to users and/or at a specific locations. Users can set reminders, share photos, videos, music or play games.

Books About Us

Customized digital and print-based books that give children an interactive and personalized experience while learning to read.

Learncademy

Learncademy is a new school that trains people in 3 months to become web or software programmers with the practical experience required to qualify for entry level positions. It has partnerships with local businesses that guarantee employment opportunities and offers introductions.

Thumb It!

An online portal (via app & website) that allows users to upload a video, recording, or image of an idea where people can rate it thumbs up or thumbs down.

MYOD

MYOD – You have all heard a lot about Bring Your Own Device .. to work !! how about Manage Your Own Device for a change. MYOD is a new paradigm we are trying to bring to life here this weekend.

TalkItOut.me

We provide an online platform for small business owners and entrepreneurs to connect with professional services companies to obtain private, personalized, real-time advice for free.

Test My Pitch

Test My Pitch is an on-line platform where entrepreneurs can create, rate and validate their pitch.

If you drive, there are several available parking options, including the Bell Street Garage and the municipal lot behind Curly’s Diner. When the Stamford Town Center is open, it costs just $0.75 for four-hour parking. We recommend entering the parking garage via Greyrock, driving west, and parking under Saks Fifth Avenue. Then, just walk west to Atlantic Street and you will see the Stamford Innovation Center right before your eyes. There’s also limited street parking available, which is free after 6pm.

See you soon!

1. Business Model 
The heart of it all. If you haven’t got answers to these questions, you’ve spent too much time on frills & features and need to get back to the basics:
a. Who is your customer?
b. What is your core value proposition?
c. What are your key activities?
d. What are your revenue streams?
e. What is your cost structure?
f. Who/what are your key partners/resources?
g. What are your distribution channels?
h. What is your roll-out strategy?

2. Customer Validation
 Have you taken the proper steps to ensure that the people who matter (your future customers) support and reinforce your assumptions? Think of Customer Validation as ‘evidence’ to back up the core structure of your ‘theory’ (your Business Model). The more feedback you gather (quantity), the more this feedback comes from your specific target market (quality), and the more you’re able to actually integrate this feedback into the Business Model and product development (execution), the better.

3. Execution
 The nitty gritty: what has your team been able to actually build over the weekend? Even the strongest of Business Plans are useless in the hands of those who can’t properly execute on them. Getting as far as possible in the development of your product/prototype not only helps give Judges a tangible vision of what the final product could be, but proves your strength and skills as a team. This is what truly matters: investors don’t invest as in ideas so much as teams.

What to bring

• Laptop
• Business cards
• Notebook

Pitching

Friday night pitches will be in a “pitch-fire” format, which means you will have just 60 seconds to get the audience interested in your idea. You will have no slides or props – just a microphone, smile, and a whole lotta excitement. You won’t have time to go into the nitty gritty, so just focus on the core idea and make your enthusiasm contagious. Here’s the pitch format we recommend:

• Who are you, what’s your background, etc (5-10 Seconds)
• What problem does your product solve–or start with a story (10-20 Seconds)
• Explain the product and how it solves the problem (10-20 seconds)
• Who do you need on your team (developer, marketer, designer, etc) (5-10 seconds)
• Develop name of your startup (so the facilitator can give it a title)

Voting & Forming Teams

After pitches, you will have more time to mingle. If you pitched an idea, this is your time to start recruiting others interested in your idea. If you did not pitch, or if you are having trouble finding others to join your team, use this time to seek out those that pitched other ideas you found interesting.

Next, the crowd votes on its favorite pitches. This is a simple a way to encourage quick team formation. From there, we will form teams and these are the startup ideas that will be worked on over Startup Weekend Stamford ’13. Let the games begin!

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Just as Hotel Zero Degrees is where style and comfort collide, Startup Weekend is where innovation and community collide.

UPDATE: The Courtyard Marriott will also offer a special rate for Startup Weekend attendees until Monday, April 22nd.

Startup Weekend Stamford is back–and better than ever.  What’s this ‘Startup Weekend’ you speak of? Well, we’re glad you asked! Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups.

Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. On average, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds.

Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees are encouraged to bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams design and develop business plans while constantly streamlining their startup vision. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes, listen to judges’ feedback and in some cities, win prizes.

Startup Weekends are specifically designed for entrepreneurs interested in receiving feedback on an idea, looking for a co-founder, or who want to learn a new skill. We also welcome anyone looking to test the entrepreneurial waters. Startup Weekends are risk-free environments where everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves and dive into the exhilarating world of startups.

So, why should you attend? Here are just a few reasons:

Build your network: Have you taken a look at our speakers, judges or mentors? There’s a smorgasbord of entrepreneurs, angels, VCs and awesome people! It’s a ‘who’s who’ of people you should absolutely know–right here from our county!
Co-Founder Dating: We all know it’s not just about the idea – it’s about the team. What skill are you missing from your dream team? Biz-dev, marketing, developer, designer?
Launch a business: Here’s your chance to to validate that idea you’ve been mulling, build a team and make it real! Also, you didn’t hear it from us, but some of our investor guests keep an eye on early stage ventures…
Get face time with thought leaders: The speakers and mentors have decades of experience at being phenomenally successful. Ask them for advice, that’s exactly why they are here! We have a great set of consultants, analysts, lawyers and experienced startup people on hand to help you work through your ideas.
Save money & get stuff: There are some great freebies and discounts. Just sayin.

Join the global community. Come to Startup Weekend Stamford.