Startup Weekend San Francisco

Coming to the close of the night, our numbers are dwindling.
Microsoft just handed us all copies of Office 2007. Some people got Vista Ultimate. Microsoft has been a wonderful host.
…and a keg just arrived.
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HelpHookup is incorporated!
Founders: you’re an owner in HELPHOOKUP LLC.
HELPHOOKUP, LLC, you own 50% of CRAZY FUSION, INC. STARTUP WEEKEND, LLC, you own 5%. CRAZY FUSION, INC, you own 45% of yourself in treasury.
WELP, INC: you are a not-for-profit. Tax-exempt forms to be filed.
All in Colorado.
Thank you, legal.

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Like many weekends before it, San Francisco has decided to proceed with a Core Team. At least twenty people have piled into one of the back rooms to discuss exactly how to proceed.
A big core team, indeed.
[ed: Of the weekends I've attended, I have yet to see a team so enthusiastic about what's to come [...]

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Dear Microsoft–
We thank you kindly for the pizza. Anand, you’re a great host!
-Startup Weekend San Francisco

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…the Feature Creep, that is. With its googly-eyes, diamond-sharp fangs, seventeen arms (and growing more by the minute), managing this beast requires more shackles than in Startup Weekend’s coffers. Even Andrew Hyde’s personal stash of chains aren’t proving sufficient.
BizDev to the rescue: they have developed a six-month plan to coordinate business efforts with the site’s [...]

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We’ve been having problems with the Internet all day. Apparently, 3 Compusa-branded routers can’t handle 60 simultaneously-connected laptops.
Tyler recently attempted to upload the promotional video.

Welcome to Thunderdome.

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Beyond the popped collars and nepotism, lawyering certainly has its attractions:
In the lawyer’s corner, some members of Marketing, Dev, BizDev and Creative have been hashing out privacy policies, incorporation considerations, not-for-profit status, and licensing agreements. Like the beacon of wisdom in a fog of confusion, the legal team has all the answers to the teams’ [...]

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Drop your e-mail on http://www.helphookup.com/ for an invite to HelpHookup’s exclusive beta release. (Check the bottom of the window.)
Drop it like it’s hawt. [sic]

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Business Development is putting together some materials for prospective investors.
Sean sits across from me on his own folding table, drafting the Executive Summary. In several minutes, I’ll have an exclusive opportunity to read it and comment. The writing curmudgeon in me squeals with delight.
The business unit has confined themselves into a back room, tailoring the [...]

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Marketing called a meeting.
Representatives from PR, Development, BizDev, and Creative are exploring ways to leverage the user base from this weekend and translate it to forward momentum for HelpHookup. We’re looking at a six-month tactical plan.
Discussion points:

Karma points, a la Pirates vs Ninjas. By participating in events, users can accumulate points. While useful for viral [...]

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