After Startup Weekend San Antonio

I’ve had quite a bit waiting for me since my return from Startup Weekend San Antonio this weekend. If you have kept up, you know that I am a part of the team that started ForceXchange.com. We are still working to carry the project forward in addition to carrying out all that pertains to our daily lives. It’s funny, I’ve heard it said that if you want something done, ask a busy person. Well, there you go. All of us have plenty to do and we have taken on more. We must be nuts.

I do want to also recognize, with a little bit of link love, the other teams from Startup Weekend San Antonio. There is IDre.am; which is a team of developers who threw up a functional website in record time. The website is a fun idea. People post what they dreamt the night before; others post interpretations of the dreams. Still others can vote on the interpretations for the best one.

The other team is RentEscapes.com. It is the most ambitious of the startups, which can potentially earn the greatest amount of money. On the other hand, it is also the most complex to carry out. The good news is that the team has a large pool of talent from which to draw.

We all want to carry our projects forward and monetize from our efforts. We’ll see how things work out in the coming weeks. I am grateful for the experience; and I am glad to have met so many awesome like-minded people. Even though I am still catching up on rest, I am clear of mind what I want to do as a result of the experience. I will keep you posted on what is going on with the ForceXchange team as we work to complete our project.

UPDATE

You can read more about Startup Weekend San Antonio at the San Antonio Express News. Watch video here.

San Antonio Startup Weekend

Next weekend, I’ll be heading out to San Antonio for Startup Weekend. I’ve heard of Startup Weekend from friends. It has all been second-hand knowledge in addition to what’s on the website. My understanding of Startup Weekend is that it is 54 hours of putting a company or a project together over the weekend. There have been several of these Startup Weekends already, so you can search around for projects that have come out of it.

Everything that I’ve read about Startup Weekend glosses over all the technical stuff and focuses on the people. Andrew Hyde, the founder of Startup Weekend, is very much interested in promoting community. I can’t say that there is anything wrong with that. After all, the business may succeed or fail; it’s up to the market. However, you will have spent three days seeing other people work on a project for long hours. If the company succeeds, that’s great. However, you’ll have the relationships for years after (positive or negative).

I’m not exactly certain where I fit in through all of this. So, to give myself a chance to grow, I signed up as a Cook. My understanding is that there will be food available, so I don’t know that there will actually be any cooking, but I’m up for the challenge. 🙂

I’m in it to help bring a new company to life. Yet, I am equally interested in meeting some great and talented people. If you are looking for a business startup, you may consider joining us next weekend from May 16 to 18. You should buy a ticket before showing up. It should be a good experience for you entrepreneurial types. I hope to see you there.