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CEO Barkbook

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Startup Weekend Jackson 2016

With a special focus on education based ideas

April
 
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TACKLE BIG CHALLENGES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP!


Startup Weekend Jackson (SW Jackson) is an action-oriented, weekend event, during which groups of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more pitch ideas for new startup companies, form teams around those ideas, and work to develop a working prototype, demo, or presentation by Sunday evening.


 Here's how it works:  The participants that attend have 60 seconds to make a pitch (optional), the pitches are whittled down to the top ideas, and then teams form around the ideas to come out with several developed companies or projects. Finally, the weekend culminates with demonstrations in front of an audience of judges and potential investors.


 This unique and exciting event allows participants to PRACTICE the foundational skills of entrepreneurship while collaborating to reach a common goal, taking a business from idea to reality. It sheds a spotlight on the creativity of wonderful, diverse minds and individuals we have right here in our community. 

 

While we anticipate hearing pitches from several different industries, we will have special mentors and award categories for education based ideas.  We're looking for passionate k-12 educators, school administration, parents and studentswho want to make a difference in education now. Come and pitch your idea for solving real problems in education.  You can participate just for the experience -- serious creative thinking, inspired work, and a lot of fun!


Everyone is welcome and no previous entrepreneurial experience is required!


This is a great, low risk way to test the merit of that idea you've been thinking about.



 

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Pitch your idea, vote for your favorites, form teams, and get to work. Not pitching? Not a problem. Someone needs you on their team!

Prototype

 


 

Work with esteemed Coaches to further develop your idea and turn it into a viable venture. Work. Eat. Caffeinate. And repeat.

Launch



Put final touches on your deck and present your case to the Judges. Show them why you’re the best team there.

See it for yourself

Schedule

Friday

5:30pm

Registration and Dinner

 



6:00pm

Kickoff


7pm

60 second pitches

(pitching not required, all present)


8pm

Voting and team formation 

Get started!


10 pm

Venue closes

Saturday

8am

Doors Open and Breakfast 



9am

Set up workspaces & begin work


12pm

Lunch


12:30pm - 2:30pm

Coaching Sessions


6pm

Dinner


10pm

Venue Closes

Sunday

8am

Doors Open and Breakfast


10 am

Check - In: Call for help


12pm

Lunch


12:30 pm- 1:30pm

Coaching Sesions


1pm - 3pm

Pitch Practice


2pm

Tech Check Begins


5pm

Pitches Begin


6pm

Dinner


7pm

Awards and close

Judges

Sheena Allen

founder- Sheena Allen Apps & InstaFunds

Tammy Arthur, Ph. D.

Professor of Entrepreneurship - Mississippi College

Joe Donovan

Managing Director- Donovan Consulting Group, LLC 

David Pharr

Founder-Law office of David Pharr, PLLC 

Marquita Qualls, Ph. D.

Founder & Principal- Entropia Consulting

Marsha Watson

Project Director- MS-IHL

Coaches

Shanda barrett

Business 

UMMC

Bryan Carter

Marketing

Think webstore

nader dabit

developer

schoolstatus

russ davis

Founder

Schoolstatus

sunny fridge, PHD

public relations

The john maxwell team

TIM MASK

MARKETING 

mARIS, wEST & bAKER

Anne Turner

Attorney

Baker Donelson

alexander Nazario

Designer

Open Source Group

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About Innovate Mississippi

Startup Weekend Mississippi is organized by employees of Innovate Mississippi. At Innovate Mississippi, we work to drive innovation and technology-based economic development for the state of Mississippi. We’re focused on assisting innovation-based startup companies, connecting entrepreneurs with investors and strengthening Mississippi’s manufacturing and renewable energy innovation economies.



Check us out at:

www.innovate.ms

Presented By

Our Sponsors

Organizers

Tasha Bibb


Sumesh Arora


Shanda barrett


Facilitator

Seijen Takamura

Strategy, Target Corporation

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