Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.MissionOur mission is to educate and inspire entrepreneurs and give them the motivation and networking they need to take the next step in creating a successful startup company. We are committed to delivering the world's premier experiential education for entrepreneurs.Company OverviewStartup Weekend is one of the leading catalysts for startup creation and entrepreneur education in the world.DescriptionStartup Weekend was founded by Andrew Hyde in July of 2007 in Boulder, Colorado. The first weekend had 78 people attend and launched a random idea into a worldwide movement. In the first two years, over 80 Startup Weekends took place from San Francisco to Athens, Greece. In June 2009, Marc Nager and Clint Nelsen purchased Startup Weekend from Andrew and restructured it as a 501(c)3 Non-Profit. Shortly after, Franck Nouyrigat joined as the third Director.Startup Weekend quickly became a nexus for early-stage startup activity in communities across the globe. By the end of 2010, Startup Weekend had built a network of over 25,000 alumni, 150 volunteer organizers and 60 trained facilitators spread across more than 100 cities in 30 countries. In September of 2010, Startup Weekend received a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, allowing Startup Weekend to come closer to reaching its potential in attempting to understand the unpredictable science of successful entrepreneurship. Growing quickly, Startup Weekend has since hired the rockstars from its community to form an amazing team of nine – Shane Reiser, Jennifer Cabala, Joey Pomerenke, Adam Stelle, Maris McEdward, and Anca Foster.Looking into 2011 and beyond, Startup Weekend has become much more than just an event. We will be focusing on building a community-empowerment model to help train and foster community leaders, ignite more entrepreneurial activity and map and connect the world's startup ecosystems.General InformationWe have helped educate & inspire over 30,000 entrepreneurs around the world.We have done over 1068 events in over 478 cities to date.We have over 150 passionate organizers and volunteers that are the driving force in Startup Weekend's successOver 8190 ventures have been launched at Startup Weekends around the globe.