Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web, software or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily developers, (graphic) designers and business people – to build applications, prototypes and develop a commercial case around them.

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Here is the schedule for the weekend:

Friday, July 8th 2011

• 5:30 pm – Doors open
• 6:00 pm – Event officially begins. Networking time. (delicious pizza and beverages served)
• 7:00 pm – Official kick-off and welcome
• 7:30 pm – Key note speaker
• 8:00 pm – Pitches start (Pitches are 60-seconds each. Pitch your best idea first, because we may not have a chance for second or third pitches)
• 9:00 pm – Pitches conclude. More time for networking. Some teams begin to self-form
• 10:00 pm – Voting. Teams solidify
• 11:00 pm – Break off to a bar or coffee shop to continue the discussion or begin work

Saturday, July 9th

• 8:30 am – Breakfast is served. This day is all about building, developing, designing, writing, creating, etc.
• 10:00 am – By now, teams should have prototype(s) on paper, decided on a working title, and created technical plans. Start getting servers live, buying domains, creating user flows, etc.
• 12:00 –  Lunch
• 12:30  – More coding, business plan development
• 6:30 pm – Dinner
• …Work through the night

Sunday, July 10th

• 10:00 am – Breakfast
• 11:00 am – Teams should have a live splash page up with an email capture and a simple blog
• 2:00 pm – Lunch
• 4:00 pm –  Final presentations begin
• 8:30-ish – Panel votes. Awards.
• 9:00-ish Appetizers will be servedand there will be celebration-networking drinks.
• 10.30 – go home and sleep for 54 hours…

If you have any questions about Startup Weekend, look at our FAQ here.

We will ask you to present your company and your idea to a panel of judges. You have 4 minutes to show that your company is the best, and how you will eventually take the world by storm with your idea and product.

The best company will be crowned King / Queen of Startup Weekend Amsterdam.

For the top-3 winners there will be prizes such as:
Rent free office space from ACE @ Science Park (office service charges still apply)
Other prizes such as personal advice on your startup from Dutch serial entrepreneurs will be announced later.