Entrepreneurs from Greater Lafayette area will soon have the chance to build high-tech applications, over a single weekend of intensive 54-hour co-working activity, February 10-12, 2012. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers, engineers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.

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Congratulations @ourNextRound!

Congratulations to the winners of Greater Lafayette’s Startup Weekend: NEXT ROUND (@ourNextRound).

We’ll meet tonight at Lafayettech HUB to review what happened over the weekend and to make plans for NEXT ROUND to spend the next three months for free at the hub, in a new office where they could grow their new business from.

Congratulations to the other winners: @StartupStack, @JobMensch, @TownTools, @Mikopome. New startups, new jobs, new additions to the local tech eco-system. Thanks to all attendees, speakers, mentors, judges, sponsors, partners, organizers!

Special thanks to Denver Hutt for providing the best support over the weekend, as the official Startup Weekend facilitator.

Check out event’s highlights: https://gimmebar.com/collection/4f35dfc72f0aaad86800005a/greater-lafayette-startup-weekend-2012

Watch what local Mayor Tony Roswarski had to say about Lafayettech HUB on Saturday: http://qik.com/video/48034477

Follow the #GLSW news: https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23glsw%20OR%20startuplaf%20OR%20lafayettech

Thank you all for a great weekend! We’ll follow up with special thanks and news soon.

Read more about the Startup Weekend in Greater Lafayette at http://greaterlafayette.startupweekend.org

Keep updated with #GLSW news, amazing things are happening here

We’re excited to report that people are having a great time here at the Startup Weekend in Greater Lafayette.

First evening was awesome, today is amazing. Teams had formed up and are now brainstorming intensively to create new products to present in front of the judging panel tomorrow evening.

We are using a local Lafayette cool startup to share the news around #GLSW, we will continue to stack up snapshots and snippets on our Startup Weekend on Gimme Bar. Make sure you follow it, as well as also the live feed on Twitter.

Also watch Lafayette city mayor Tony Roswarski talking to the great group of entrepreneurs attending the local Startup Weekend at Lafayettech HUB: qik.com/video/48034477

Great vibe here, we’re all enjoying it!

Get ready! Here are some tips for 1st day at Greater Lafayette Startup Weekend 2012

We hope you’re all as excited as we are about the Startup Weekend in Greater Lafayette kicking off tonight!

Here are some final details for you:

Doors open tonight at 5:30 PM. The location is Lafayettech HUB (580 N 36th St, Suite A, Lafayette, IN 47905), right behind Eastside 9 theater.
Look for parking spots all around the building, and also behind the Eastside 9 theater. There should be plenty of space to park, feel free to tweet us @Lafayettech with questions.
Pizza (Bruno’s) will arrive around 6:00 PM and we will kick things off officially at 6:30 PM.
As soon as the first speakers are finished, we will jump right into pitches (roughly 7:30 PM or sooner). We will explain how the pitching process works, but here are some things to begin thinking about:

Pitches are 60 seconds.
You may have one or multiple chances to pitch, depending on how many people want to pitch tonight. So pitch your best idea first.
No Powerpoints will be used – just your voice and body language.

We will be closing the Hub’s doors at midnight on Friday and Saturday, but remember to rest up ahead of time! The weekend will fly by.
If you purchased student tickets, please remember to bring your student ID.

If you have any questions, email us at greaterlafayette@startupweekend.org.

See you in a few hours!

Message to attendees of Greater Lafayette Startup Weekend 2012

We hope you’re as excited for the weekend ahead as we are!

Please look out for emails from us, across the weekend, we will keep you posted with the latest news and updates.

For a start, you may check out the proposed schedule of activities. You will also notice mentions about prizes for the winning teams (thanks to Amazon Web Services, Lafayettech HUB, Armstrong Law Offices and Milestone Advisors) and prizes for all participants, the lists of mentors, speakers and judges.

Thanks to the Startup Weekend global sponsors, there are a number of high-value resources available to help get your Startup Weekend business from concept to reality as soon as possible, take some time to check them out. Please check your email to find the flyers we sent out with discount codes.

The official hashtag on Twitter is: #GLSW

You may follow the news about the event on our media channels on facebook.com/StartupLaf, facebook.com/Lafayettech, twitter.com/StartupLaf, twitter.com/Lafayettech or meetup.com/Lafayettech.

If you have any questions, email greaterlafayette@startupweekend.org.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Announcing the prizes for all teams

PRIZES FOR THE WINNING STARTUPS:

3 months of FREE office space at Lafayettech HUB. Privacy and free knowledge for your growing startup.
4 hours of legal consultation, provided by Armstrong Law Offices.
Free setup of QuickBooks, provided by Milestone Advisors
Amazon Web Services - $200 credit to the 1st place team.

PRIZES FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS:

A book for each participant: “How To Take A Company From Concept To Creation In 54 Hours“, by Marc Nager, Clint Nelsen, Franck Nouyrigat, co-directed by StartupWeekend.org.
Twilio provides a web-service API for businesses to build scalable, reliable communication apps! The deal: $50 credit using code.
Amazon Web Services - $50 credit per team + an additional $200 credit to the 1st place team.
Microsoft BizSpark is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups, providing software, support and visibility.
CloudMine provides a better backend for your mobile apps. Spend time building your app, not building the server-side platform required to run it. The deal: $50 credit.
OpenTok by TokBox allows developers to build live group video chat into their Webexperience using an extensive set of Javascript or AS3 libraries. How it can help: use it to seamlessly add video chat to your site or mobile AIR app. The deal: It’s free!
O’Reilly Media - one free e-book of your choice.