Shaine Mata

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.