Venice Startup Weekend Wrap Up
On Friday evening around fifty entrepreneurs gathered at H-Farms office just outside of Venice Italy and pitched 28 ideas. Of those 28 ideas 7 were chosen and work began first thing Saturday morning. On Sunday all 7 teams presented their ideas and GoWar was chosen as the winner. H-Farm gave €3,000 to GoWar as well as office space in a trailer in their parking lot for one month with air conditioning. GoWar is to An iPhone app that is like RISK, it uses the Gowalla API and allows users to declare war on other locations. Conquer Gowalla spots, declare war on your neighbors, build your empire. If the team proves to be successful they have a chance to move into the offices within H-Farm’s campus.
What does H-Farm do for startups? H-Farm provides unique support to start-ups, from capital resources to a full range of of services and logistics to enable rapid growth. They invest in selected ideas, providing capital support from the seed throughout the early stage. Incubator services include office space and facilities and support for marketing, financial advice, human resources, legal, accounting and business development. Most importantly, H-Farm provides advice on strategy, branding and corporate structure. Since its founding, all of H-Farm’s start-ups have become innovative companies and several have already had successful exits.
GoWar’s humble office space. (With A/C)
Teams from Venice Startup Weekend:
1.) GoWar – An iPhone app that is like RISK, it uses the Gowalla API and allows users to declare war on other locations. Conquer Gowalla spots, declare war on your neighbors, build your empire. (Won €3,000 as well as one month of incubation in a air conditioned trailer)
2.) Greenpluggers – Lets people take control of their electricity consumption and aims to build the greatest energy savers social network. (Won one month of incubation in a trailer without air conditioning.)
3.) Plashion.com – An application that allows users to take a picture of their clothing and lets a users friends to post feedback if they like it or not. (Won one month of incubation in a trailer without air conditioning.)
4.) Aramble.com – A mobile app that allows users to view and edit the floor plan of a supermarket. Users can quickly locate where a product is located in a store. For example a user can search for apples and see the location of the apples within the store.
5.) Branda – Mobile app that helps a user to locate things around them. Offers can range from an offer from a bar or a product in a store. The concept is to learn the users behavior, as well as location to suggest things that a user likes given their taste and location.
6.) Hamlet – A friend, providing solutions when you need them. A social web application to ask questions and get answers via crowd sourcing. Basis of the application is the book “The Wisdom of Crowds” by James Surowiecki.
Venice Teams
1.) Branda – Mobile app that helps a user to locate things around them. Offers can range from an offer from a bar or a product in a store. The concept is to learn the users behavior, as well as location to suggest things that a user likes given their taste and location.
2.) Hamlet – A friend, providing solutions when you need them. A social web application to ask questions and get answers via crowd sourcing. Basis of the application is the book “The Wisdom of Crowds” by James Surowiecki.
3.) GoWar – An iPhone app that is like RISK, it uses the Gowalla API and allows users to declare war on other locations. Conquer Gowalla spots, declare war on your neighbors, build your empire. http://playgowar.com.
4.) Plashion.com – An application that allows users to take a picture of their clothing and lets a users friends to post feedback if they like it or not.
5.) Greenpluggers – Lets people take control of their electricity consumption and aims to build the greatest energy savers social network. http://greenpluggers.com
6.) Aramble.com – A mobile app that allows users to view and edit the floor plan of a supermarket. Users can quickly locate where a product is located in a store. For example a user can search for apples and see the location of the apples within the store.
Venice Pitches
BRANDA Come si trova un suggerimento utile “on the go”? Informazioni accessibili in mobilità?
Luca e Nebil, sviluppatori iPhone
Giacomo e Francesco (mkting): Jenyooin.
Enogastronomia: cibo di qualità dal produttore al consumatore attraverso un social network.
David
srlfacile.org
bikechatter.com >>> già esiste, sviluppiamolo un pò!
4 Moreno
Applicazione iPhone iPad: geo-social game.
Acquisisci il controllo di una venue attraverso i check in; migliora la tua esperienza di gioco acquistando virtual goods (modello Zynga).
5 Massimo
Problema: retailer multimarca di moda e comunicazioni difficili…
Soluzione: applicazione iPhone per condividere i propri acquisti, youmodel!
6 Michele (image processing): Marmotta, associare ad ogni pixel di una foto un tag geolocalizzato.
Business model tbd.
Possibili applicazioni b2b (ambito istuzionale) b2c (infotainment)
7 Alasdair guida turistica mobile, interattiva, tema Venezia
8 Rudi (PM)
Problema: collaborazione nel project mgmt.
Tool web based per PM, integrazione coi social network, gestione del progetto…
9 Luigi HappyMinute
Trasferire sul web e su device mobile l’happy hour: check in di gruppo, l’utente ottiene in cambio beni/sconti/promozioni…
Cosa serve: sviluppo sito web, integrazione con app mobile.
10 Massimiliano (musicista).
La musica fa bene: problema, arretratezza delle politiche culturali nel settore.
Idea: mettere a frutto il nostro enorme patrimonio musicale.
11 Luca (sw architect)
Domotech, progetto in ambito domotica. Sistemi chiusi, difficile integrazioni con i vari dispositivi.
Architettura standard per l’integrazione dei sistemi domotici.
12 Flaminia social media mkting
Newsradar, dove l’informazione è aggregata secondo criteri qualitativi e non quantitativi.
Rev model adwords, vendita di corsi sul social media mkting attraverso il portale.
Cosa serve: sviluppatori
13 Giacomo
GeoStory app infotainment, quiz a tema geografico.
Il giocatore procede nel percorso di gioco rispondendo a domande relative alla zona di pertinenza.
Modalità di gioco individuali e sociali.
14 Marco (Mgmt, consulenza strategica)
Problema: indecisione cronica.
Soluzione: app mobile per sottoporre alla community i quesiti su cui si è indecisi.
15 Francesco (sw developer)
I portali di viaggi permettono filtri per data, non per prezzo.
Soluzione: sviluppare un portale di viaggi che filtri per prezzo.
16 Stefano (fondo vc)
App iPhone ipad per la gestione del menu nei ristoranti.
Menu fruito tramite dispositivo mobile + soluzione per pagamento
Cosa serve sviluppatore ruby e mobile
17 Giorgio (tipografia)
Appassionato Mac (poi scrivo per bene)
18 Mauro
Creare un ambiente per la gestione dei corsi universitari (date, dispense, discussioni…)
19 Matteo ingegneria informatica e lettere
Sottoutilizzo della connessione fissa a casa. Applicazione iPhone per rendere disponibile la banda inutilizzata nelle reti domestiche inutilizzate.
20 Enrico (sviluppatore)
Social game monopoli+risiko geolocalizzato.
Conquista i territori con checkin, acquista carri armati e punti in mobilità.
Cercasi grafici.
21 Alessandro blogger e giornalista
Dispenser: pacchetti di notizie brevi crossmediali.
Ha bisogno di tutto!
22 Edoardo (mkting)
Gioco: spy story + foursquare.
Fase 1 accredito
Fase 2 licenza di uccidere
Fase 3 faide vendette e amenità varie.
Business model: branded app.
23 Silvio (interaction designer) Slightly familiar
App per la visualizzazione della qualità dei rapporti di un utente con i contatti della sua rubrica.
Accesso ad informazioni di base a info sui “contatti dei contatti” (modello linkedin)
24 Paolo (sviluppatore e s/up co-founder)
Strumento collaborativo per lo sviluppo delle idee dal brainstorming lungo tutta la sua vita…
25 Renzo
Problema: difficile tracciare i centri di costo della bolletta elettrica.
Soluzione: sistema di monitoraggio dei consumi
Hw + piattaforma web
Sviluppi verso altre utenze
26 Umberto
3d publistar sviluppo di tre progetti commerciali
Progetto 1, portale di aggregazione dei clienti di tre diversi mercati wellness/sportware, trasporto auto, alberghiero.
27 Stefano (informatica)
Problema: reperibilità dei prodotti al supermercato
Soluzione: app per mappare i prodotti, itinerario più rapido nel supermercato.
Business model: adv
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What is Startup Weekend?
Startup Weekend is a 54 hour startup event that provides the networking, resources, and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch. Get connected with local developers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Build Community. Start Companies. No Talk. All Action.
The event targets entrepreneurs in the local community and puts them in a setting where anything is possible. In the past 2 years, 250+ startups have started, 9,000+ entrepreneurs have been inspired, some teams have even started to generate revenue during the 54hr event! Others have even gone on to direct angel and VC investment. None of these stats take into account the amazing networking, ongoing professional relationships, and amazing experience that happens at every event. We are a non-profit organization and do not take an equity interest in the startups.
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Schedule
Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.
Friday, May 14th: (Pitch ideas, Form Teams)
5:30pm: Doors open, meet and greet, discuss what would be interesting to build.
7:00 Pm: Pitches start!
Anyone can get up and pitch an idea. This is a self-selection process. People form teams around ideas that they think are interesting and would like to work on for the weekend. Ideally, you’d like a group between 5 and 10 people — but groups of 2 or as large as 10 are acceptable. Teams are not limited to working on web only applications. Generally, these make the most sense given the nature of the weekend and those who register. But if you really feel like working on that new cupcake business, go for it!
9:00pm: Vote on top ideas and form teams around those ideas based on interest and skill sets required to build the ideas. Teams solidify their concept and create an elevator pitch.
Midnight: Leave for home after brainstorming with team.
Saturday, May 15th: (Build Build Build!)
9:00am: Start development.
12:00pm: Lunch break.
9:00pm: Gut check on the product; basic prototype building; group get-together for drinks and to talk about the products everyone is working on.
Midnight: Leave for home after brainstorming with team.
Sunday, May 16th: (Build, Demo, Wrap Up)
9:00am: Get back to work on projects.
10:00am: By now, you should have a live splash page up with an email capture and a simple blog.
12:00pm: Projects are being developed, lunch
6:00pm: Sink or swim time for those looking for a weekend launch.
7:00pm: Presentations from each company. Talk about what worked, what didn’t, what could go better.
10:00pm: Wrap up and move out.
