Startup Weekend Education Twin Cities 2017

We are steam rolling into another weekend which can only mean one thing... time for another Startup Weekend. This week we are heading to Twin Cities Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) where they are dialed in with a fun event and full color stickers with a picturesque shot. The festivities kick off Friday, June 16th and run through Sunday, June 18th. It's all happening at the St. Catherine University located in St. Paul, the area is known as the Twin Cities because a river separates the cities  of St. Paul and Minneapolis. It creates one large metropolitan area with lots of creative thinkers and innovators. So what happens at SWEDU?

Friday Night: Anyone with any idea or problem broadly related to education has 60 seconds to pitch it to the whole group. After pitches, participants vote and form teams around the ideas they want to work on. After that, it’s all about action! Saturday and Sunday are work days where teams will:

• Validate their ideas by interviewing customers
• Receive expert mentorship
• Develop a business strategy
• Build a prototype

Sunday Night: SWEDU culminates with Shark Tank-style 5 minute final presentations & prototype demos. Winning projects earn ongoing support and opportunities to launch and further develop their business or non-profit idea.

Then at the end of it all, we have new startups in the community which is really what all these events are about. We are proud to be on of the sponsors this weekend providing the fun, colorful custom stickers as a takeaway for attendees. The picture on the sticker design proudly boasts the Twin Cities. Attendees will be able to slap it on to their laptops, computers and tablets to proudly boast they were part of creating a new startup idea over the course of one weekend.