Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels

Startup Weekend is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1800 past events in 500 cities around the world. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, join 120.000 starters and register now for the best weekend of your life. For the 10th Belgian edition, they are back in Brussels !

The event is sponsored by Impulse Brussels and Software in Brussels, the MIC Brussels, Betagroup, HUB Brussels and Microsoft. Winners get among others, to participate to the Boostcamp #6 for free!

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Have you ever felt the urge to:

• Lock yourself in a room with 150 people for 54 hours
• Test your limits of sleep deprivation
• Get grilled by some of the toughest industry experts around

If the answer is yes, then chances are, you’re a crazy-ass entrepreneur and you should probably check out.

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1,800 past events in 130 countries around the world in 2014.

All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

What’s the program?

On Friday evening, participants present their fresh new ideas. Best ideas are selected and teams are formed to start their projects. Over the activities during the weekend, participants get valuable advices, inspiration, coaching, and new contacts. The goal is to develop a “working prototype” and a “business model” to present on Sunday evening to a jury of experts. Best projects are then awarded and the weekend ends celebrating participants.

Startup Weekend is an opportunity to show your talents, your skills, and to share ideas. It is also a excellent way to collaborate with professionals from different horizons and to meet real entrepreneurs, journalists and investors.

Why attend a Startup Weekend event?

Call us biased, but we think that there are dozens of reasons why you should come to a Startup Weekend! Since we know your time is valuable, we’ll only list the top eight:

• Education and coding:
  Startup Weekends are all about learning through the act of creating. Don’t just listen to theory, build your own strategy and test it as you go.
• Build your network:
  This isn’t just a happy-hour. Startup Weekend attracts your community’s best makers and do-ers. By spending a weekend working to build scalable companies that solve real-world problems, you will build long-lasting relationships and possibly walk away with a job or even an investor.
• Co-Founder Dating:
  We all know it’s not just about the idea – it’s about the team. Startup Weekend is hands down the best way to find someone you can actually launch a startup with.
• Learn a new skill:
  Step outside of your comfort zone. With a whole weekend dedicated to letting your creative juices flow, Startup Weekends are perfect opportunities to work on a new platform, learn a new programming language, or just try something different.
• Actually launch a business:
  Over 36% of Startup Weekend startups are still going strong after 3 months. Roughly 80% of participants plan on continuing working with their team or startup after the weekend.
• Get face time with thought leaders:
  Local tech and startup leaders participate in Startup Weekends as coaches and judges. Get some one-on-one time with the movers and shakers in your community.
• Save money & get stuff:
  Startup Weekend tickets cover seven meals, snack, access to exclusive resources from our sponsors, and of course, all the coffee you can drink.
• Join a global community:
  Join over 120,000 Startup Weekend alumni, all on a mission to change the world. In Belgium, we are 750 Startup Weekend alumni, 35 organizers and 40 coaches. This edition in Brussels will be the 10th edition of Startup Weekend in Belgium. Did you know that 10 startups from past editions are still growing? You could be part of the next one.

Venue

Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB), Rue d’Assaut 2, 1000 Brussels, just a few minutes walk from Brussels Central Station.

Register here !