This document provides an overview and schedule for Startup Weekend Cluj, a 54-hour event where participants form startup teams, develop business ideas, and receive mentorship from experts. The event will take place from February 17-19, 2012 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Participants are encouraged to bring ideas, laptops, enthusiasm and energy. In exchange, they will get the opportunity to find co-founders, receive technical and business advice from mentors, and potentially launch new startups. The schedule outlines the flow of activities over the three days, including pitches, team formation, working sessions, mentoring, and final presentations.
9. Schedule
Friday: Saturday: Sunday:
6:00pm Registration starts 9:00am Doors open. 9:00am Doors open.
(pizza served) Breakfast & coffee Breakfast & coffee
7:00pm Kickoff & Speakers 9:30am Teams continue 11:00pm Lunch
7:30pm Pitches Begin - (60 working. Mentors arrive and 12:30pm Mentors arrive
seconds per person) begin working with teams.
3:00pm Gut check. Start
9:00pm Attendees vote for 12:00pm Lunch prepping for presentations
the top ideas 13:00pm Work
4:00pm Dinner
9:15pm Teams start forming 6:30pm Dinner
5:00pm FINAL PRESENTATIONS
and discussing ideas 7:30pm Mid weekend
7:30pm Judging & awards
10:00pm 1:00am - Teams check-in, status reports, call
for help 8:30pm Wrap-up
begin to work
12:00 midnight Finished for 9:00pm Go home!
the day. You may stay and
work as late as the venue will
allow.
12. A year from
now you will
wish you had
started today.
Cluj.startupweekend.org 17-19 February 2012
www.facebook.com/StartupWeekendCluj Cluj-Napoca
@SWCluj and #SWCluj International School Ballroom