Startup Weekend Amsterdam http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org July 6-8, 2012 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:05:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Are you ready for a new kick-ass Startup Weekend? http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2012/02/16/are-you-ready-for-a-new-kick-ass-startup-weekend/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2012/02/16/are-you-ready-for-a-new-kick-ass-startup-weekend/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:34:07 +0000 donritzen http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=674 Continue reading →]]> hi everyone,

We’ve already arranged the venue for the next amazing Startup Weekend where you can go from an idea, to an amazing startup in 54 hours!

Tuesday, 14th of February there were 3 startup weekend alumni on the famous Dutch TV show: “de wereld draait door”: SNTMNT (innovation award #swAMS), Goddessalert (winner #swAMS) and Truienradar.nl (winner #swENS).We’re really proud of of what they’ve done so far and can’t wait to hear more from them!

So the question remains….do YOU want to arrive with an idea, and potentially pitch your Startup in front of a million TV viewers a few months later? If so,  then REGISTER now!
Be quick: tickets sell out fast!

Below you can find some highlights of the last #swAMS in 2011, where it all began…

Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2012/02/16/are-you-ready-for-a-new-kick-ass-startup-weekend/feed/ 0 Check out the pictures of the weekend http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/13/check-out-the-pictures-of-the-weekend/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/13/check-out-the-pictures-of-the-weekend/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:41:52 +0000 donritzen http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=667 Want to see the pictures of last weekend’s startup spectacle? Go to our facebook page and while you’re there: become a fan so you’ll receive the latest news about the next event!

]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/13/check-out-the-pictures-of-the-weekend/feed/ 0 Winning teams http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/13/winning-teams/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/13/winning-teams/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:13:59 +0000 jorisvanmens http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=661 Continue reading →]]> The winners of Startup Weekend Amsterdam 2011 are:

Most Innovative: SNTMNT – a tool predicting stock trends of 25 AEX funds based on online sentiments

Quickest to make a million: ShuffleWear – a subscription service for exclusive and surprising monthly underwear and socks

Most impressive overall: Goddess Alert – an app for men to better cater to the needs of the women in their lives

In addition, the prize for the best pitch went to Tip ‘n’ Trip - a personal travel map that helps you and your friends keep track of cool places to visit.

Thanks all for participating and see you next time!

]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/13/winning-teams/feed/ 1 Smile! You’re on camera… http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/12/smile-youre-on-camera/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/12/smile-youre-on-camera/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:00:49 +0000 derekvisser http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=658 Continue reading →]]> You might have seen me walking around with my camera during Startup Weekend. So let me introduce myself! I am Eline Bodbijl and I have a filmproduction company called Eline Wonders. My company is young since I (just only a year ago) I decided that I wanted to be a filmmaker after working in healthcare for 9 years. It was quite a career change but after a year of hard work my first company was a fact! I make commercials, corperate films and documentaries. And when I really love a concept or a event I offer my services for free. Like on Startup Weekend, wich is one of the best events I came across for a while! I loved seeing you all work so hard on youre beautiful ideas. It was a great inspiration! Thank you all!

Eline’s Startup Weekend promotional films should be out soon, we’ll keep you posted!

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Check out the video Livestream

And for all you lo-fi followers, check the Twitter stream

Good luck to all teams!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Legal Toolkit
  2. tipNtrip
  3. Party with a Local
  4. Goddess Advisor
  5. ShuffleWear
  6. UnslothMe
  7. THE RACING APP
  8. SNTMNT
  9. GoCaramba
  10. Diet Community
  11. Fuzzle.fm
  12. Six Legends
  13. Twuppets

BREAK : 6-7pm

  1. BLINKER
  2. Suggest.it
  3. Joink
  4. Social University
  5. Askbox
  6. Prep Board
  7. TweepFeed.com
  8. Delicify
  9. Project Paygle
  10. RankVote
  11. Didoo
]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/10/batting-order-for-sunday-presentations/feed/ 0 Top 10 teams http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/top-10-teams/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/top-10-teams/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:27:07 +0000 gregor http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=638 Continue reading →]]> Our Fridaynight pitches were a great success with around 75 people pitching their idea, an absolute record! The pitching process was followed by text-message voting, voting for the top-25 pitches. These are the top 10 pitches from Fridaynight:

Dan Fennesy’s Party with a Local

Description: Meet up with a local in a city you’ve never been to before to PARTY (with a local)!

Henk-Willem’s Goddesses attentive app

This app is going to help guys to be attentive to the needs of their girlfriend.

Benjamin W. Broersma Carpool/hitchhike payment app

Carpool/hitchhike app with micropayment per kilometer

Sami’s ShuffleWear

The problem of underpant gnomes – it is the ipod shuffle experience for your underwear

Alex Broekhof’s Prep Board

Recipe data analysis to make a tool for content creation and distribution for food bloggers

Martin Voorzanger’s Crowdriding

Crowdriding – getting there with the power of the crowd. It is a real-time marketplace matching people with a need to travel somewhere and people owning a car.

Janneke Boerman’s Toolkit to litigate yourself

Give people the tool to help start litigation with the right information = acces to justice.

Alex Davies’ Social affiliate links

Enable people to quickly get affiliate links for products and share them with people they know have an interest in the product

Rits Plasman’s Locationbased game

Multiplayer locationbased mobile game. Gowalla on steroids

Thomas van Dijk’s Unergy – Sustainable Energy Network

A platform- social network for Sustainable Energy.
that accelerates the green transition. Share what you do good.

]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/top-10-teams/feed/ 1 http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/634/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/634/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:38:02 +0000 gregor http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=634 Hey guys, the pics of SWAms Day 1 are online here.

]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/634/feed/ 0 Day 2 http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/day-2/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/day-2/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:33:18 +0000 gregor http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=629 Continue reading →]]> While the first mentors are entering the building, the work within the teams is in full swing. Most of the teams are solidifying their plans, whereas others decided to switch and go for another plan.

If we take a little tour along the competing teams, we can see the Goddesses team working hard on their plan to get guys more attentive to their girlfriends. Somewhere else in the building, Prep Board is engaged in helping users to create their own recipes by suggesting pertinent matches to desired ingredients. Meanwhile, Sami, our friend from Finland is working with his crew on ShuffleWear, a service that will provide you with fresh underwear each month.

The team that will help you make money by referring a friend to buy a product is Suggest.it. Party with a Local will improve your party experience when you’re in a different city, facilitating real life meet-ups between locals and travellers.

Of course, there are many more great teams busting their ass off, we’ll cover them later on!

Good luck guys and gals! Rock on!

]]> http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/day-2/feed/ 0 Day 1 http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/day-1/ http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/2011/07/09/day-1/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:09:42 +0000 gregor http://amsterdam.startupweekend.org/?p=626 Continue reading →]]> Day 1 gave us a LOT of energy, 74 pitches, 2 great keynote speeches, a lot of old faces and even more new faces! After the pitches were done, it was voting time! About 25 teams were formed and many of them started working right away to give their idea a kickstart.

The Lloyd Hotel proved to be a good hangout for the hardcore startuppers. The place was packed! At around 4:00 AM the latest guests left to a power nap before showing up for breakfast at 8:30 AM at Pakhuis De Zwijger.

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