Techstars Startup Weekend Online Stuttgart
27-29 November 2020
stuttgart@startupweekend.org
Welcome!
Techstars Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches, the event continues through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, culminating in Sunday night demos and presentations.
Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education.
Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Techstars Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education.
Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Techstars Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Learn, Network, Startup
Welcome!
Techstars Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches, the event continues through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, culminating in Sunday night demos and presentations.
Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education.
Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Techstars Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education.
Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Techstars Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Learn, Network, Startup
Event Organisers
Nils Traut
| Johannes Reindl Facilitator Hey people! My name is Jojo; I'll be your facilitator for this event. I got my first contact with SW back in November 2017 where it changes my life on the stop. My goal is to create the best SW experience for you. |
Speaker
Florian Demaku
Entrepreneur and lecturer passionate about entrepreneurship, pitches and presentation skills. Currently working on technical tools that help in developing speaking and presentation skills and becoming more charismatic at charismatischer.de.
Veljko Sekelj
I failed at too many startups. I'll try again. Startups I mean. Not failing. It's just how I am – I like pain and suffering 🤣 But I also like design, development and business models – am kind of good at it too – that shit's just soooo addictive!
These days I help young founders not make the same mistakes and then accelerate the crap out of their projects! Yeah – seriously! At HdM Startup Center, where I work as a Startup Scout, we'll help you find teammates, better define your products, as well as apply for early grants and funding for your new startup! It's all free – because we're good people! And government-funded 😜
These days I help young founders not make the same mistakes and then accelerate the crap out of their projects! Yeah – seriously! At HdM Startup Center, where I work as a Startup Scout, we'll help you find teammates, better define your products, as well as apply for early grants and funding for your new startup! It's all free – because we're good people! And government-funded 😜
Ulf Kühnapfel
Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at virtualQ - on our Mission to change Customer Service into a world without waiting
Mentors
Selected by the organising team to help you throughout the weekend
Yannick Frank
Tim Gnannt
Multi-Gründer und Geschäftsführer von onReach. Entrepreneur mit einer Leidenschaft für Storytelling, Marketing und Branding.
Nisha Munzig
Nisha Munzig is working as a Startup Coach at the Generator Startup Center of the HdM. She is also founder of HALLOCROWDFUNDING and therefore known as crowdfunding expert.
Achim Hoth
I am the founder and CTO of vialytics. We help cities better manage their road networks with the help of AI.
Peter Mayer
I help companies to:
- find new customers
- find new employees
- digitize their processes
- (re)evaluate their business model
- find new customers
- find new employees
- digitize their processes
- (re)evaluate their business model
Jordi Mauri
I believe that to thrive in the VUCA world, just training and developing new skills are no longer sufficient. Today's Entrepreneurs must learn to adapt their strategies in order to create new value continually. This can be achieved through the application of new marketing approaches and innovation paradigms and tools, and become more experimentation culture and learning mindset.
To achieve all this, I chose an approach based on the principles of Design Thinking and Business Design, the method inspired by design and developed by IDEO to solve not-well-defined complex problems. I constantly use a visual thinking process because I am a big fan: it simplifies planning, speeds up creativity and facilitates sharing.
I'm a proud father who plays a lot with his three wonderful children and only just tolerated by a very patient wife.
LinkedIn
To achieve all this, I chose an approach based on the principles of Design Thinking and Business Design, the method inspired by design and developed by IDEO to solve not-well-defined complex problems. I constantly use a visual thinking process because I am a big fan: it simplifies planning, speeds up creativity and facilitates sharing.
I'm a proud father who plays a lot with his three wonderful children and only just tolerated by a very patient wife.
Judges
Hannah Boomgaarden
Hannah loves learning as well as meeting and supporting passionate people (or those who want to become one). In her current role as Senior Program and Community Manager at STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play enables Hannah to bring her experience from both – the corporates and startup world – together in one place and to push open innovation.
Along with her team, their 30 partners (Daimler, Porsche, BASF, Hyundai, DPDHL, BP and more) and over 250 global startups, STARTUP AUTOBAHN is connecting the dots between both worlds, working together on the future of mobility, production, sustainability & beyond – creating a unique and flourishing community!
Along with her team, their 30 partners (Daimler, Porsche, BASF, Hyundai, DPDHL, BP and more) and over 250 global startups, STARTUP AUTOBAHN is connecting the dots between both worlds, working together on the future of mobility, production, sustainability & beyond – creating a unique and flourishing community!
June Nardiello
As the programm manager of our Start-up BW Academic Seed Accelerator Program, mentor at Gründermotor Meisterklasse and lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Stuttgart Media Univeristy my main job and passion is to support teams and students to develop their startup ideas to validated and actually functioning business models. Let's get out of the building and start doing it!
Wolfgang Vogt
Mitglied im Vorstand Senioren der Wirtschaft
Gründungsberater/Coach seit 2012
bwcon Coach
Steinbeis coach
Lehrbeauftragter Dienstleistungsmanagement
Lehrbeauftragter B2B Marketing
Gründungsberater/Coach seit 2012
bwcon Coach
Steinbeis coach
Lehrbeauftragter Dienstleistungsmanagement
Lehrbeauftragter B2B Marketing
Tech Tools
Here are the tech tools you will need during this online event!
Event Schedule
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th
Friday
05:30 pm
Warm-up
Smooth start into the weekend
06:00 pm
Kick-off Friday
Review agenda for the weekend and introduce speakers,
mentors, and community leaders
mentors, and community leaders
06:30 pm
Pitch Fire
Optionally line up to give your pitch
07:15 pm
Voting
Attendees vote for the top pitches
07:30 pm
Selected ideas announcement
The facilitator will announce which ideas were selected
07:45 pm
Team finding
Teams start forming and discussion ideas. Be honest, and direct
about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend
about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend
Saturday
09:00 am
Kick-off Saturday
Let's start the day together
09:30 am
Morning Yoga with Nisha
Get energized for the day with some yoga.
12:00 pm
Team registration Deadline
Don't forget to register your team!
01:00 pm
Mentoring Session Signup Deadline
Don't forget to sign up for the mentoring sessions!
02:00 pm
Mentoring Sessions
The mentors are here to guide your journey
09:00 pm
Saturday round up
Let's come together and sum up the day
Sunday
09:00 am
Kick-off Sunday
Let's start the day together
09:30 am
Input talk
How to pitch by Florian Demaku
11:00 am
Pitching rehearsal (optional)
Our great facilitator Jojo is available to listen to your pitches and
can give you some last tips for your pitch
can give you some last tips for your pitch
04:00 pm
Final Pitch Submission Deadline
Don't forget to submit your final pitch!
04:30 pm
Pep talk
Ulf from VirtualQ will talk about his journey starting with
attending a Startup Weekend Stuttgart
attending a Startup Weekend Stuttgart
05:00 pm
Final Presentations
The stage is yours – it's pitch time!
06:00 pm
You found your idea - now what?
Accelerators? Funding? Network? Veljko from the Startup Center will offer some perspectives on where do you go next.
06:30 pm
Awards Ceremony
The moment of truth...
07:00 pm
Chill Out
Network with the other participants, mentors and jury while
enjoying a drink/beer
enjoying a drink/beer
Global Startup Weekend Partners
Google for Startups
Google Cloud Platform helps startups build web/mobile apps and is offering participants $300 in credit to build their apps (link can be found here). Teams can use Google Trends + Market Finder to test if there is a growing demand for their product and in which markets.
> $300 USD in cloud platform credit
> Register at cloud.google.com/free
> $300 USD in cloud platform credit
> Register at cloud.google.com/free
GoDaddy Registry
GoDaddy Registry provides a domain name that many innovators and entrepreneurs all over the world use. As part of our partnership, each participant can register a free domain name with GoDaddy Registry (.co, .us, .biz). Read more here. Redemption codes will be given to participants by the organizing team.
> 1 x free GoDaddy Registry domain, per person
> Participants can redeem the code from: startup.co
For more information, visit GoDaddy Registry's site or reach out to support@porkbun.com.
> 1 x free GoDaddy Registry domain, per person
> Participants can redeem the code from: startup.co
For more information, visit GoDaddy Registry's site or reach out to support@porkbun.com.
Our partners
If you are interested in becoming a partner or sponsor, please feel free to write us.
FAQ
Is this event for me?
If you are interested in entrepreneurship the answer is most likely yes. Whether you are a serial entrepreneur or new to the startup scene, you'll fit right in as long as you are motivated to build a product or startup and open to new ideas. We believe that great ideas can come from anywhere.
The event is intended to be a collaborative and inclusive forum for sharing, learning, building,
and having fun. We expect each member of the startup community to be inclusive of all people and their ideas at Techstars Startup Weekend and we welcome all, regardless of experience, industry or background.
The event is intended to be a collaborative and inclusive forum for sharing, learning, building,
and having fun. We expect each member of the startup community to be inclusive of all people and their ideas at Techstars Startup Weekend and we welcome all, regardless of experience, industry or background.
Do I have to participate in all three days?
Apart from the organizing team, mentors, speakers, event volunteers and judges, everyone who participates in the event is expected to participate in all three days. This is important not only to preserve your own learning experience, but also to minimize distractions or disruptions for the team you choose to join. We welcome any friends, family or colleagues you would like to invite to watch your final presentation to see all you have accomplished in just one weekend. Please check the registration page of your city's website or reach out to the event organizer for availability.
How do I register?
Every Techstars Startup Weekend event has a corresponding website with a registration page. Please see our events page at startupweekend.org/events for a complete list of upcoming events. There are typically different types of tickets for different skill sets, like 'Business', 'Designer', 'Technical' or 'Enthusiast' for example. Organizing teams sometimes track this to ensure they do outreach to a diverse group with a range of participant backgrounds and skill sets in order to maximize the event's value for each participant by ensuring the team's effectiveness. You can choose the ticket type closest to what your experience is - don't worry if nothing precisely matches your background!
Do I need a team?
Everyone who attends the event as an attendee is expected to come to the event without a team and then join and participate on a team at the event. This is important to preserve the Techstars Startup Weekend educational experience. The ideal team consists of members with diverse backgrounds and experience who share knowledge to build a great minimum viable product (MVP) using the Lean Canvas. The more people you have on your team to help you do market research and business model development, the quicker you'll develop an MVP to pitch on Sunday.
What ticket type should I purchase to pitch an idea?
Pitching is open to every participant! We recommend you purchase the ticket that best represents your skill set.
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