COMMUNITY.

EMERGING STARTUP

COMMUNITY.

2006

T e S a t p E u t o ((E (I )+S ) X+((C (T +C ))B ) X+(F (S +M ))S ))I )X

F u d t o E p r e c G o t

BOULDER = KUWAIT

BOULDER ≠ KUWAIT

KUWAIT = KUWAIT

MENA = MENA

= WIN

”Let’s get together, pick and idea and launch a startup around the idea in a weekend. Discussion for the idea will take place on this blog, the top 3 ideas will be pitched on Friday night. Saturday morning (midnight + 1 or 8am?) we will split into teams, and go. Developers, designers, hell we even have a massage therapist coming to pitch in.”

-First Startup Weekend Blog Post June, 2007

“Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.”

-Startup Weekend Homepage Today

Chihuahua, Mexico Colombo, Sri Lanka Bremen, Germany Geneva, Switzerland Denver, CO Hong Kong, Hong Kong Las Vegas, NV Lima, Peru Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Petrolina, Brazil

EMERGING STARTUP

COMMUNITIES

COMMUNITY CODE

Support everyone that wants to be involved

Have meetings with everyone that asks

If you see something that needs to be fixed,

help fix it

Create a central place to help new people new to town get involved

Have open, accessible events

Create a way to fund a central group for a

sustainable welcome to the community

Give everyone the benefit of the moment. Hear

something bad? Treat it as a rough day or something you can work on together

If you see anyone excluding, harassing or acting in an unfriendly

manner to the above have a chat with them inviting

them to community

What Community Is: Everyone feels welcome. Everyone is valued. Everyone can be complex.

What is next for MENA?

Questions?

Andrew Hyde Techstars andrew.hyde@techstars.com andrewhy.de @andrewhyde