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Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN
Friday, May 17 - 19, 2019
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Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN
Friday, May 17 - 19, 2019
Friday, May 17 - 19, 2019
Event starts at 6:00 pm
Kraftwerk City Accelerator Bremen
An der Weide 50a
3. Etage
Bremen,
Germany
28195
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From idea to startup in 54 hours
Here is your opportunity to transform your ideas into action in 54 hours! Find the right people with complementary skills & the passion to build a startup in one weekend. Whether you form companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside your usual 9-to-5 job - everyone will leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups.
"Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come" (Victor Hugo) - If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, register now for the best weekend of your life!
We will help you to step outside of your comfort zone and to bring your ideas to life. Get connected and join the Bremen Startups Community on FACEBOOK, INSTA and TWITTER!
Buy your ticket here!
SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS (50 Euro) until 15.03.2019
EARLY BIRD TICKETS (65 Euro) until 08.04.2019
REGULAR TICKETS (80 Euro) until 30.04.2019
LATE BIRD TICKETS (95 Euro) until 16.05.2019
VISITOR TICKETS: 10 Euro
Why a special focus on women entrepreneurship?
Typically, most startup weekend events have a 70/30 ratio of men to women participants. In this edition, we want to flip that ratio and create an event focused on promoting women entrepreneurship in Bremen without excluding male participants With women leading less than 20% of startups, we want to create an environment that encourages and supports women entrepreneurs. That’s why we have this Startup Weekend with special focus on women entrepreneurship.We aim to
- Increase in the number of female business-starters & entrepreneurs in the city and region
- Connect women entrepreneurs to the best resources out there
- Expand & advance the economic potential of women
- Have lots of fun
Do you have an idea you'd like to pursue or a problem you'd like to solve but don't know where to start or who to start with?
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.
Watch the video from Startup Weekend Bremen 2017 and the video from Startup Weekend Bremen 2018 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 “ahoi@bremen-startups.de”.
Don’t wait any longer and join the Techstars Startup Weekend movement!
No talk, all action!
FAQ
1. Are men allowed to participate in this event?Yes, of course! We aim to boost entrepreneurship and build exciting startups, and so we want to connect the best resources and people out there – that includes both men and women.
No, it is not necessary. It is entirely your choice to pitch a business idea or join the team of an idea you believe in. Either ways, we want you to enjoy this exhilarating experience of building startups.
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.
3. What is the language of the event?
The event moderation will be in English. And we expect some attendees with non-german language. You can discuss with your teammates and mentors in language of your choice.
4. What is included in the ticket price?
Your ticket is co-sponsored by our awesome sponsors to be able to provide you more value than what you actually pay for. 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.
Teams of 3 to 5 members are the ideal number for optimal results.
6. What if I sign-up alone or don’t have a group?
Don’t worry if you don’t know anyone attending. We will help everyone form groups, and there will be lots of time to mingle and get to know other attendees.
7. Is this event for me?
Why not? A startup weekend works by a variety of skills and experiences. Designer & creatives, software & hardware developers, business & industry experts, people with ideas & co-founders, students & professionals meet at Startup Weekend to form startup teams.
8. What do I need to bring?
A laptop and a desire to contribute! You must be able to attend Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
9. I'm not from Bremen. Can you recommand accomedation close to the event location (Kraftwerk City Accelerator Bremen / An der Weide 50a, 28195 Bremen?
We've looked up some affordable hostels/hotels s in walking distance. Since there is a Bundesliga game by Werder Bremen on May, 18th, please make sure to reserve your accomedation asap.
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TOWNSIDE Hostel Bremen: http://www.townside.de/index.php?article_id=120&clang=1
Am Dobben 61-62, 28203 Bremen
Phone +49 (0)421 78015 -
BREMER BACKPAKER HOSTEL: https://www.bremer-backpacker-hostel.de/en/hostel-bremen/room-rates.html
Emil-Waldmann-Straße 5-6, 28195 Bremen
+49 (0) 421-223 80 57 -
Youth hostel Bremen: https://www.jugendherberge.de/en/youth-hostels/bremen-578/prices/
Kalkstraße 6, 28195 Bremen
Phone +49 (0)421 163820 - Hotel Buthmann: https://www.hotel-buthmann.de/en/hotel-bremen-city-center/well-priced-hotel-bremen.html
Löningstraße 29, 28195 Bremen
Phone: +49 (0)421 - 22 38 057
10. I'm still not sure if I should go...
This is a great opportunity for women to get more involved and test their ideas, to reinvent our environment and build conditions for both women and men to thrive and do more of what they love. We welcome you to sneak into our free pre-Event Meetups and Workshops (you don't have to attend them to attend the Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN):
28. February: STARTUP WOMEN MEETUP
4. April: Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN | Workshop #1: Startup Q&A
9. April: Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN | Workshop #2: Creativity & Business Model Generation
11. April: STARTUP WOMEN MEETUP
16. April: Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN | Workshop #3: How to Pitch
25. April: Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN | Workshop #4: Business Model Canvas
7. May: Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN | Workshop #5: Validation
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday May 17th
Saturday May 18th
Sunday May 19th
Speakers
Heide Peuckert
Founder at MYLILY
My second passion is organizing and facilitating Startup Weekends.
I initiated Startup Weekend Women Hamburg because I believe in the ideas and spirit of female entrepreneurs. My goal is to encourage women to follow their dreams giving them a platform and an opportunity to become a successful founder.
Event Judges
Julia Köhn
Consultant & Founder @Pielers
Ariane C. Redder
Head of Entrepreneurship Committee at Bremen Junior Chambers
Heide Peuckert
Founder at MYLILY
My second passion is organizing and facilitating Startup Weekends.
I initiated Startup Weekend Women Hamburg because I believe in the ideas and spirit of female entrepreneurs. My goal is to encourage women to follow their dreams giving them a platform and an opportunity to become a successful founder.
Coaches and Mentors
Stephanie Birkner
Juniorprofessorin an der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Meret Nehe
Innovation Facilitator & Business Coach
Meret ist selbständige Innovationsberaterin, Prozess-Begleiterin und Business Coach, u.a. bei Climate-KIC.
Zuvor war sie Social Startup Consultant beim Schweizer Social Business Inkubator seif, Business Development Managerin bei einer Bremer Agentur und hat selber Mekipee - ein Social Business in der Textilindustrie - mitgegründet.
Irene Bejenke Walsh
Founder MessageLab
Her experience ranges from advising start-up companies in the pre-seed, seed and series A stages as well as accompanying IPOs.
Irene founded her consultancy firm, MessageLab, in London in 2000 and made a mark for herself by developing and running the pitch format for London Business Angels, the UK’s largest business angels network, for several years with seven pitch sessions per year, which was well received by investors and with over 70% of the companies receiving funding.
Irene currently works with the most successful incubator in Europe, imec in Belgium, as well as the ING Fintech Village, and, more recently, has become involved with New Space coaching the first two cohorts of “Seraphim Space Camp” in 2018, Europe’s first VC-led Space Accelerator.
Irene started her career in business journalism for “The Wall Street Journal” and CNBC television before moving into tech PR and starting her own business.
Female entrepreneurship is close to her heart and she worked for several years as a mentor for Astia, a global organisation offering support to female entrepreneurs.
Irene continues to be a freelance lecturer specialising in entrepreneurship, investor communications and pitching skills at three universities: Imperial Business School, London; Danish Technical University Business School (DTU), Copenhagen and Jacobs University, Bremen.
Norman Breitling
Founder @ Brandfisher, CFO @ GIDA, Bord Member @ Klub Dialog, & further companies
A few months ago he started GIDA - an online tool that can be used to easily create a privacy policy and imprint on websites.
As a coach and mentor, he gives lectures on various marketing topics, advises companies in Germany on strategy, positioning and online marketing, and is well connected in the region.
As a member of the Wirtschaftsjunioren Bremen, he is involved in social projects and supports local startups.
In Norman you have a young and experienced mentor at Startup Weekend, who can think creatively around the corner and is on fire to discuss new ideas!!
Jens Brechmann
Founder & Managing Director of 42Digital
In 2012, he founded the online marketing agency 42DIGITAL in Bremen, has by now more than 25 people employed and was awarded Rank 19 of the fastest growing German technology companies in 2017 (DELOITTE ranking).
Jens is a top-notch online marketing guru who loves to build (digital) business models!
Marnie Knorr
✿ COACH FOR COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY ✿ INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ✿¸.•*°o O ° O (͡๏̯͡๏)
She is a BrainStore Partner with access to The Idea Machine and certified Scrum Master. A MSc degree in Innovation Management and early experience in the "punk incubator" becodemyfriend round up her expertise in designing startup concepts.
She knows how you feel as she took part in several Startup Weekends herself: she failed and also won before - the experience is what matters the most.
Ask her whenever you are stuck on ideas or considering a social or activist approach for your startup. Projects regarding social responsibility are her favourites.
Dino Zirwes
Beteiligungsmanager & Existenzgründungsberater der Sparkasse Bremen
Und mit dieser Erfahrung unterstützt Dino die Bremer Startup Szene, coachte bereits pre-seed Startups beim Startup Weekend Bremen 2017 & 2018, und hat für Bremer Gründer stets Tür & Ohr offen.
Rebekka Tegtmeier
Consultant Digitale Strategie & Innovation
Rebekka participated in the Startup Weekend Bremen 2017 and won the first place with her team. The idea was to develop a self-sufficient TinyHouse and pair it with an AirBnB platform to develop rural sustainable tourism. The project continues to be worked on, a prototype of the Tiny House was presented to the public in mid-2018.
Since that Startup Weekend, Rebekka helps with the events of bremen-startups.de and co-organizes the Startup Weekend Bremen.
As a digital consultant at BTC, she deals with innovation processes and creativity methods.
At Startup Weekend, Rebekka will be happy to help you if you have mental blocks, need creative impulses or feedback.
Katrin Oellerich
Freelance Consultant, Coach & Pitch Trainerin
Dr. Katrin Oellerich works as a freelance trainer, coach and lecturer u.a. in the field of startups and entrepreneurship.
Katrin took part in the Startup Weekend Bremen 2017 and since then she is active in the bremen-startups.de Orga Crew herself - so she has a lot of backround knowledge and experience with people in these settings.
Katrin is an internal coach at Startup Weekend: she always has an open ear for team conflicts, questions about pitching or anything else!
Jonas Fromme
Founder of Founder's Share
Jonas' passion is disruptive technology, digital strategy & lean start-up development. After leading Bremens Formula Student Team for 2 years and assisting the executives of Industrial IoT startup Sensosurf for one year, Jonas went to Silicon Valley to coach early-stage entrepreneurs in Startup Embassy and at 500 startups. Jonas is the founder of Founder's Share and regularly organizes free workshops for starting teams and pre-seed startups. Part of bremen-startups.de since 2015.
At Startup Weekend Bremen, Jonas will help you as an internal coach at all questions regarding strategy, markets, technologiy asf. Feel free to ask him questions!
Danilson Dala
Crew Member @ bremen-startups.de, Startup and Innovation Enthusiast, Germany - ChinaStudent at Hochschule Bremen
Danilson is currently studying Business-Sinology at Hochschule Bremen. Before, he has helped building up the Z-Innoway startup accelerator in Bejing (http://www.z-innoway.com/) and Startup Grind Bejing (https://www.startupgrind.com/beijing/).
Danilson is a passionate biz development & networking guru who knows how to approach the right people for the right task.
Felix Rohde
Co-Founder Homevoice
Felix Passion is architecture and communication with people. At Homevoice, he takes care of Business Development & Marketing and has lots of tips & tricks in store.
And as the winner of the startup Pitch Night Bremen (06/2018), he knows exactly how to bring his statement from the stage into the minds and hearts of people.
Walter Steinhauer
Founder Cup2Date
Born at Startup Weekend Bremen 2017!
Walter took part in the Startup Weekend Bremen 2017 with the raw idea of wanting to kill the one-way coffee cup (alone in D. 2.8 billion cups every year!).
Meanwhile Cup2date is founded and has developed the concept strongly. A cup deposit system + self-developed ToGo cup that is reusable, recyclable, BPA-free, eco-friendly, made in Germay - and can be used up to 500 times.
How everything started with the Startup Weekend Bremen, he writes here in his blog: https://www.cup2date.de/wie-alles-begann/
Mert Mengü
Social Media & Online Marketing Consultant / SEO Account Manager @ 42DIGITAL
Mert is in the finals of his business informatics studies at the University of Bremen. During his studies, he specialized in start-up management and built up a self-employment as a social media and online marketing consultant.
Since March 2019, Mert works as a SEO Account Manager at Bremen-based startup 42DIGITAL.
He loves positive thinking, his fellow human beings & communication and beats the fire when pitching, building presentations, developing SEO or social media strategies.
Heike Hannemann
Co-Founder BuildX
Although graduated in business administration, Heike has landed in IT. Thus, she is very interested in developments in digitization and that's why Heike came to participate in the Startup Weekend Bremen in November 2018. At the Startup Weekend their five-person Startup team named Build|X met and immediately won the Startup Weekend.
In the meanwhile their startup renamed as Unitect and they are continuing to work hard on their innovative construction management tool, which is expected to reduce administrative overhead by up to 90 percent.
And because the Startup Weekend was so much fun and pushing, Heike now also in the Orga Crew full engaged to help other people to spark :-)
Kilian Wolffgramm & Zino Greupner
Founder of YourFilm
Entrepreneurship simply flows through their veins! At age 14, Zino & Kilian decided to start their moving-picture agency, YourFilm, as soon as they are 16 years old. They used the time to build references and their network. Since 2018 YourFilm is on the market.The two are absolute cracks for everything that has to do with video and attention-grabbing communication.
Jan Wessels
Founder of solvertec & bremen-startups.de
Jan founded & failed solvertec (2013-2015), a startup to automate the debugging of digital chip designs.
Unhappy about the lacking visibility, network and reputation of the Bremen Startup-Scene, he initiated bremen-startups.de in Oct 2015.
bremen-startups.de is a private & indipendent grass root driven initiative to connect the startup community in Bremen & the Northwest region. bremen-startups.de organizes startup community events like Startup Weekend Bremen, Startup Fail Night Bremen, Startup Pitch Night Bremen, Startup Pitch Night Oldenburg, Startup Speed-Networking Bremen, Macher Messe Bremen, Startup Weekend Bremen WOMEN, the Startup Women Meetup Bremen & Startup Weekend Bremen SPACE.
Christopher Ahlers
Co-Founder & Product Owner at Homevoice
Digitizing Real Estate Management! The Bremen-based Startup Homevoice offers a smart tool that helps property managers automating their processes.
As a business engineer, Christopher is responsible for process planning and control at Homevoice, and oversees its business processes.
Jasser Saad
Student Media Informatics @ University of Applied Sciences Bremen & Initiator @ Innovation Marathon 'Team Up
Participating at Startup Weekend Bremen 2017 has set him on fire and since then he participated in a dozen other Startup Weekends and Hackathons.
Since early 2018, he has been part of the bremen-startups.de volunteer crew and has launched the Innovation Marathon 'Team Up' at Bremen University of Applied Sciences.
Nils Sprenger
Co-Founder of PSST+PENG
Nils supports bremen-startups.de since the very beginning (which is Oct 2015).
In 2018, he transformed his passion into profession by founding PSST+PENG, a young illustration & design agency.
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He is to work with founders and the creative implementation of their ideas.
At a Startup Weekend, designers become heroes - you'll notice this when there is no one in a team with design skills. But do not worry: Nils is ready help :-)
Mücahit Celik
Student Uni Bremen
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Organizing Team
Techstars Startup Weekend Bremen is 100% led by volunteer community leaders.
Learn how to get involved here
Facilitators
Maaike van der Post
Community Builder & Help companies with there Brand Stories
Background in Startups, working as community builder at dataprovider.com.
Has her own company dedamesvandoen.nl together with Karlijn ter Horst.
Loves wine, food, tech and people. Known for her inflatable flamingo.
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Email: legal@techstars.com
Techstars Central LLC is a U.S. limited liability company registered with the State of Delaware, file number 4663281.