Startup Weekend (PDF)

Tested principles for transforming an idea into a fully
operational company

Startup Weekend--the organization behind 54-hour events
where developers, designers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts
come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and
create startups--has spawned both a global initiative in
entrepreneurship as well as numerous successful startups.
Startup Weekend, the book, contains best practices, lessons
learned, and empowering examples derived from the organization's
experiences for individuals and small organizations to follow as
they launch businesses. Each of the key beliefs outlined has been
tested by Startup Weekend and has yielded powerful results.

The principles described in each chapter will give any business
idea a greater chance for success.

* Chapter topics include trust and empowerment, flexible
organizational structures, the power of experiential education,
action-based networking, and much more

* Describes consequences for startup development as entrepreneurs
and founders begin doing much more, even faster

* Profiles successful Startup Weekend companies, including two
powerful examples: Memolane, an application that captures a user's
online life in one timeline making it easy for users to travel back
in time and relive memories; and Foodspotting, a mobile and desktop
app that allows users to find and share the foods they love

Apply these simple actionable principles to launch your own
startup revolution.