Rowena is an experienced and authentic leader who brings integrity, purpose and commitment to engaging people across many domains inside and outside the university around entrepreneurship. She brings academic and practical understanding of motivations and drivers for entrepreneurship. She seeks to ensure QUT plays a key role in the widerQueensland entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Global Startup Weekend Women
Friday, September 20 - 22, 2019
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Global Startup Weekend Women
Friday, September 20 - 22, 2019
Friday, September 20 - 22, 2019
Event starts at 5:30 pm
River City Labs
Level 2, 315 Brunswick St
Fortitude Valley,
QLD
4006
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Developers. Designers. Marketers. Business Folk.
Techstars Startup Weekend is the place to look for a team, create a prototype of your idea, validate your business idea, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs, all in one weekend.
What do you need to bring?
Lots of energy! You'll pitch your own idea or listen to others, then vote on the most interesting ideas and form teams with diverse skill sets. You can come with friends, but you’ll get the full experience if you participate in separate teams. Remember, it’s all about the team.
Your idea should be something you have not previously worked on. The idea you pitch and the problem you set out to solve can span social, educational, financial, environmental, or other issues. Over the course of the weekend you'll be challenged to create a prototype of your MVP, or minimum viable product, that fits the needs of your target customer. You'll get feedback, iterate, and likely pivot your approach entirely! Important: You cannot have worked previously on your idea.
Techstars Startup Weekend is a full weekend long experience. Your ticket includes:
- 7 full (and delicious) meals over the course of the weekend
- Benefits and discounts from our global partners
- One-on-one time with amazing mentors
- A new network of developers, designers, and entrepreneurs eager, like you, to change the world.
- All the internet and coffee you can consume.
Watch the video below to see what you can expect, and if you’re feeling inspired click on the “Buy Ticket” button now!
Still have questions, feel free to reach us at brisbane@startupweekend.org.
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday September 20th
Saturday September 21st
Sunday September 22nd
Event Judges
Rowena Barrett
Professor and Head, School of Management, QUT Business School, QUT
Rowena is an experienced and authentic leader who brings integrity, purpose and commitment to engaging people across many domains inside and outside the university around entrepreneurship. She brings academic and practical understanding of motivations and drivers for entrepreneurship. She seeks to ensure QUT plays a key role in the widerQueensland entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Ale Wiecek
Founder
My unique set of skills across Customer Experience, Design Thinking, Business strategy, marketing, Omni-channel, digital transformation and creative thinking provided me with the tools to launch Sqr One. A customer experience design studio that helps small to large size businesses design meaningful and profitable customer experiences with humanity in mind.
A mentor, a listener, a speaker, a storyteller, a traveller, a mum, a wife and a consumer, and still (just) a millennial, I believe in the power of companies and brands to be instruments of service to society while creating shareholder wealth.
I can work as an independent contractor, directly for you, under your brand or as a partner to your organisation.
I love ‘despacito’ and hot dogs.
Event Sponsors, and Partners
The Global Startup Weekend Women team is grateful for the support of local community partners without whom this event would not be possible.
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Organizing Team
Techstars Startup Weekend Brisbane is 100% led by volunteer community leaders.
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Facilitators
Peta Ellis
Chief Executive Officer, River City Labs
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