Startup Weekend stories

Digital wedding planner app wins Christchurch Startup Weekend
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Binder helps brides and grooms-to-be plan their weddings with all the service of a human wedding planner and the convenience of a smartphone.

Grow quickly or fail fast – Christchurch gears up for sold-out Startup Weekend
Wed, 17th May 2017
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The intensive business accelerator requires entrepreneurs to conceptualise, test, and build the foundations of a new business in just 54 hours.

Tech to help dyslexic students wins teen startup sprint
Wed, 10th May 2017
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Teen start up weekend Mashup happened last weekend. This year's winners came up with an exciting, tech-based product to help dyslexic students.

Entrepreneurs to make a 'tangible difference' with creative solutions
Wed, 26th Oct 2016
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Over 120 entrepreneurs unite in Auckland, championing novel businesses that promise societal benefits in a ground-breaking 54-hour event.

Coming up: Startup Weekend Auckland November 2014
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs.

NZ Startups Rocketing Forward
Thu, 5th Jul 2012
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New Zealand startups are on the rise: offering tickets to space and revolutionizing voice to text technology. #startup #innovation.

Startup Weekend winners all smiles
Mon, 18th Jun 2012
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Social entrepreneurship company Smile Today picks up top prize as well as audience choice award; so who won the trip to San Francisco?.

Auckland Startup Weekend
Tue, 8th May 2012
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Auckland's Startup Weekend returns June 15-17 at ecentre, North Shore, offering entrepreneurs a chance to transform their ideas into global businesses.

Establishing a New Zealand startup ecosystem
Wed, 15th Feb 2012
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Christchurch Start Up Weekend drives the creation of a cohesive NZ startup ecosystem, offering entrepreneurs over 50hrs of insight for just $100.

Google partners with Startup Weekend
Mon, 14th Nov 2011
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Google partners with Startup Weekend to offer pre-event 'bootcamps' during Global Entrepreneurship Week, helping entrepreneurs sharpen technical skills.

Wellington to host Startup Weekend
Wed, 3rd Aug 2011
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Wellington is to host a marathon start up event in November this year, following a similar Auckland event coming next month.

Video: Auckland Startup Weekend
Wed, 13th Apr 2011
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Go behind-the-scenes and see who won the 54-hour entrepreneur event that took place in Auckland earlier this month.

Auckland Startup Weekend detailed
Mon, 21st Mar 2011
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Auckland Startup Weekend connects innovators in a 54-hour blitz to build new ventures, featuring top speakers and intensive collaboration sessions.