Bloomington Startup Weekend is nigh.
Repent ye sinners. Go forth and register yourselves.
A 54 hour mad rush of intense energy, ideas, and work, Bloomington Startup attendees will conceive, create, and launch a completely new company. Bloomington Startup Weekend will be a great chance for locals (from all over the midwest) to network with other motivated individuals, learn and practice new skills in the context of a real business, and put Bloomington on the international map as a center for technology and innovation!
We’ve already gathered quite the press online, as evident by at http://www.bloomingtonstartup.com/. We also fully expect an article in the Herald Times. We are also hoping to gather some press from the student paper at IU, the IDS.
Currently we have around 20 open spots left. We fully expect these to sell out quickly. So, if you’re interested in coming and you have yet to buy your ticket. You better do so now! I know I’ll be there, will you?
January 29th, 2008 at 09:31am
John
Bloomington Startup Weekend set for Feb. 8-10
Startup Weekend is proud to announce that the Bloomington Startup
Weekend will be held February 8-10 2008. Over 160 people voted to get
the weekend back to Indiana with the City Vote project. This will be
the 15th Startup Weekend to take place across the globe since the idea
originated last July.
Startup Weekend recruits a few dozen highly motivated people to build a
community and company in a weekend. Tickets for Bloomington Startup
Weekend will be sold for $20 on the Startup Weekend site at
http://bloomington.startupweekend.com.
There are 7 main areas of expertise that participants can sign up for:
* Design
* Developer
* PR/ Marketing
* Business Development
* User Experience
* Legal
* Project Management
Other skill sets are welcome. The most important attribute is a
willingness to contribute all three days of the weekend. Make sure to
get tickets early, it will most likely sell out fast.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:59pm
John
This just in:
I’ve been named Technology Director for Bloomington Startup.
What’s this, you don’t know what Bloomington Startup is?
Well my dearest reader, I will inform you. Bloomington Startup is our version of Startup Weekend. We decided to use the name Bloomington Startup because it sounds cool! Our great city is really perfect for this type of event. We are literally oozing with intelligence and innovative people. Why not stick them all in one room for three days and see what they can come up with? At the very least, everyone will come away feeling smarter, happier, and much better about themselves and our city. Hurray Bloomington! In order to help us, I urge you, nay, I beg you dearest reader to go and vote for Bloomington Startup.
Are you done voting? Great, thanks a million!
Right now there are four organizers working very hard to bring this amazing event together:
and Kevin couldn’t have put it any better when he wrote:
There are others who have expressed interest in organizing, and I encourage you to contact these people to volunteer your time. Believe me, there is plenty of work for everyone.
We are currently accumulating a list of names of people willing to dedicate a weekend to creating a new business from scratch. We are also looking for sponsorship to foot the bill for security, fees, and travel to bring (we hope) a representative from SW out to Indiana to facilitate. John has already created a Ning group for Bloomington Startup, which we will use along with our Facebook group to communicate news and keep track of participants. Please join these groups and let your interest in supporting the project be known.
Our goal is to recruit a diverse group of people, preferably with a more equitable gender split than past SW events. We are hoping to recruit from outside of Bloomington as well, perhaps enticing a few veterans from the Purdue weekend down into enemy territory. Take a look at some of the past projects for an idea of what to expect.
More information will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. If you are interested in attending, please feel free to comment here or get in touch with any of the other organizers listed above.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:43am
John
So, as you might recall, perhaps in horror, I recently did post about the good possibility, nah, the near sure probability of ruining any chance with the new girl.
Good news everyone!
I was so “gone” on NYE that I actually had no clue what said girl spoke to me at the end of the night that caused my blow out. Well it was nothing serious. I was just way to dramatic and completely too serious about the whole thing and relationship, if you can call it that.
Girl and I have decided to continue to casually date. Huzzah!
What have I learned from all of this craziness? Play it cool man, like The Fonz. There is no damn need to be all crazy dramatic. There is no need to be so serious this early in the game. Just play it out and be the cool guy. I’ve learned not to call very often right away. To let the girls call me. Well, this one must like me pretty well in order to continue casually dating after the NYE night ending fiasco.
Of course keeping busy also helps. Now I have classes once again and I’m still working the same. Starting my new Picture A Day project also helps immensely. It gives me something to look forward to every day, helps my photography skills, helps me to feel productive, and helps me feel more connected to the world. You can read about it, check out the Flickr feed, or view the postings directly on my blog; Be sure to leave me any thoughts or comments. It was a good project to start, and I’m sure that it wasn’t a coincidence. Thanks to two great friends for helping me through the toughness and really speaking clearly to me, even though they slept on my sofa bed NYE without a proper blanket!
So, Who’s cool and has two thumbs?
This guy!
January 8th, 2008 at 03:07pm
John
So I’ve started a “Picture A Day” project, sometimes called “Project 365″.
I will take at least one good picture per day and upload them.
I haven’t quite decided how I’m going to post each picture main because I don’t want to post something every single day. So I’ll be updating you as to how I plan on sharing this project with you the world. What I do know is that each picture will be uploaded to Flickr in a set called “Picture A Day 2008“. You can also view the photos right here on my blog. I shall do my best to keep everything up to date, and I will do my absolute best to take 1 good photograph per day. My goal is to hone my photography skills and get more intimate with my camea [oh yeah!]
Here is Jan 02, 2008
January 2nd, 2008 at 09:58pm
John
NYE rocked. I had lots of fun, even though IU lost. Went to a pretty kickin party at Space 101 and danced like a fool. I even got a great new year’s kiss.
Sadly the night ended with my usually problems. Over enthusiastic, lack of control, and complete drama. I’m pretty sure I ruined any chances I might have had with this new girl.
I guess you can’t win em all. I’m not even sure how interested she was to begin with.
My new year’s resolutions:
get in better physical shape
take, and post, 1 picture a day
become a better photographer
be more understanding
have better self control in relationships
love more
January 1st, 2008 at 08:09pm
John
