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Grow quickly or fail fast – Christchurch gears up for sold-out Startup Weekend
Entrepreneur

Grow quickly or fail fast – Christchurch gears up for sold-out Startup Weekend

The intensive business accelerator requires entrepreneurs to conceptualise, test, and build the foundations of a new business in just 54 hours.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 17th May 2017
NZ Startups Rocketing Forward
Startup Weekend

NZ Startups Rocketing Forward

New Zealand startups are on the rise: offering tickets to space and revolutionizing voice to text technology. #startup #innovation.

By Helga Sonier • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2012
Startup Weekend winners all smiles
Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend winners all smiles

Social entrepreneurship company Smile Today picks up top prize as well as audience choice award; so who won the trip to San Francisco?.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2012
Auckland Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend

Auckland Startup Weekend

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

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 8th May 2012
Establishing a New Zealand startup ecosystem
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Establishing a New Zealand startup ecosystem

Christchurch Start Up Weekend drives the creation of a cohesive NZ startup ecosystem, offering entrepreneurs over 50hrs of insight for just $100.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Feb 2012
Google partners with Startup Weekend
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Google partners with Startup Weekend

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

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Nov 2011
Wellington to host Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend

Wellington to host Startup Weekend

Wellington is to host a marathon start up event in November this year, following a similar Auckland event coming next month.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2011
Video: Auckland Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend

Video: Auckland Startup Weekend

Go behind-the-scenes and see who won the 54-hour entrepreneur event that took place in Auckland earlier this month.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2011
Auckland Startup Weekend detailed
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Auckland Startup Weekend detailed

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

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2011

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Entrepreneurs to make a 'tangible difference' with creative solutions
EduTech

Entrepreneurs to make a 'tangible difference' with creative solutions

Over 120 entrepreneurs unite in Auckland, championing novel businesses that promise societal benefits in a ground-breaking 54-hour event.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Oct 2016
Coming up: Startup Weekend Auckland November 2014
EduTech

Coming up: Startup Weekend Auckland November 2014

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014