Startup Weekend Maui – May 15-17

Mar 3, 2015

Startup Weekend Maui seeks entrepreneurs for an empowering event
Event inspires entrepreneurs to move from idea to launch in just 54 hours
Startup Weekend Maui returns on May 15-17, 2015! Hosted by the Maui Economic Development Board, this event will provide active and empowered entrepreneurs with an opportunity to learn how to launch a company in 54 hours. The event will be held at the Maui Research & Technology Center at 590 Lipoa Parkway in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii.
Startup Weekend brings together entrepreneurs of different backgrounds, including software developers, marketers, designers, and other enthusiasts. The event offers a fun, intense, risk-free way to get a startup off the ground; connect with other passionate and skilled individuals; and perhaps even find a co-founder or two to transform their ideas into reality.
All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.
“Startup Weekend is an adrenalin rush of epic levels from the first pitch through to the last presentation,” said Gerry Smith of Maui Economic Development Board. “Coming in to pitch an idea on Friday night and leaving on Sunday evening with a startup company along with a bag full of new network contacts is an invaluable experience for any entrepreneur.”
Scholarships Available for Hana, Lanai and Molokai!
If you’re living in Hana, Lanai or Molokai, and are an entrepreneur who has an idea for a business, the Maui Economic Development Board encourages you to participate in this year’s Startup Weekend Maui scheduled on May 15-17. This is YOUR opportunity to learn how to launch a company in just 54 hours! Limited scholarships are available!  
Startup Weekend brings together entrepreneurs of different backgrounds, including software developers, marketers, designers, and other enthusiasts. The event offers a fun, intense, risk-free way to get a startup off the ground; connect with other passionate and skilled individuals; and perhaps even find a co-founder or two to transform their ideas into reality.
The event will be held at MEDB’s Malcolm Center, 1305 N. Holopono Street and at the Maui Research & Technology Center, 590 Lipoa Parkway. Both are located in the Maui Research & Technology Park in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii.
Deadline to submit a scholarship application is Midnight, Thursday, May 7th. Scholarships are limited, so apply early. No applications will be accepted after the deadline.
For more information and to register for the 2015 Startup Weekend Maui, visit the Maui Startup Weekend website or call Tiffany Lambert at MEDB at (808) 270-6808.  And don’t forget to connect with us on Facebook.
Startup Weekend Maui is hosted by the Maui Economic Development Board. Event sponsors include: County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, High Technology Development Corporation, HI-Growth Initiative and Pacific Media Group, Sultan Ventures, Blue Startups and Startup Capital Ventures.
Startup Weekend is a non-profit organization that supports the development and expansion of entrepreneurship through events worldwide that educate aspiring entrepreneurs by immersing them in the process of moving an idea to market. Startup Weekend has built a network of more than 100,000 alumni, thousands of volunteer Organizers and more than 100 trained facilitators spanning more than 400 cities in more than 100 countries.

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