Houston Startup Weekend: February 25

Bouncing Pixel's entrepreneurs play an important role in Houston's startup community. In February 2011, we hosted the return of Startup Weekend Houston to the Space City. This event brought more than 50 entrepreneurs together for an exciting weekend of ideas and presetations.

THE ORGANIZERS

Sarah Worthy, Schipul
Jerald Reichstein, Bouncing Pixel
Brian Cohen, iDiscover Consulting Group
Javid Jamae, Improving Enterprises
Katie Sunstrom, Lorance & Thompson

THE SPEAKERS

Zach Bell, Technology Incubator West Houston
Shion Deysarkar, Creeris Ventures
Daniel Krohn, Law Office of Daniel Krohn
Grace Rodriguez, DFJ Mercury
David Stagg, Schipul
Jay Steinfeld, Blinds.com

THE JUDGES

Sharon Moon, AVDS
J.R. Cohen, YMKM Agency
Marc Nathan, ChaiOne
Jerald Reichstein, Bouncing Pixel
Grace Rodriguez, DFJ Mercury
Brian Truax, The Black Sheep Agency
Matt Wettergreen, Rice University
Aimee Woodall, The Black Sheep Agency

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. These weekend-long, hands-on experiences let entrepreneurs find out if their startup ideas are viable.

Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts.

Photography courtesy of Javid Jamae