Startup Weekend Cebu Youth Edition is an entrepreneurship learning program open to all Grade 9 – 12 students where they LEARN BY DOING. The participants experience the highs and lows of the entrepreneurial journey within a weekend through ideation, mentorship, and presentation sessions.
The Startup Weekend Cebu Youth Edition will be held on February 16-18, 2018 at The Grid Pad and Creative Campus, Talamban, Cebu City. It is the 6th Startup Weekend in Cebu City and the FIRST YOUTH EDITION in the Philippines.
THE VENUE
STARTUP WEEKEND CEBU YOUTH EDITION PRESSCON
THE LOWDOWN of the STARTUP WEEKEND CEBU YOUTH EDITION SKED
DAY 1: MEET, PITCH & TEAM UP
Participants have 60 seconds to pitch, choose their project, and build teams
DAY 2: LEARN & WORK
Participants are given resources and support to develop their presentation. Local mentors like Albert Padin, Eddie Ybañez, Vince Loremia Francis Alturas, Seph Mayol, Genesis Raña, Arnelle Balane, Romar Patindol, Mark Buenconsejo, and Kareen Satorre will be coming in throughout the event to coach as well.
DAY 3: PRESENT & CHOOSE
A culminating day for the participants wherein their teams present in front of an esteemed panel of judges like David Overton, and Lolette Alipe with a celebratory dinner to cap off the night.
MAIN GOAL IN MIND
Participants come out of the event with a validated solution (proof that people will buy the product), working business model (how they will sell and price the product), and a Minimum Viable Product (prototype of the product) on Sunday night.
“It only makes sense that Cebu — a gold mine of talent, ideas, and entrepreneurs — participates in this movement. This Startup Weekend edition is special because this is exclusive to the youth, with the goal of inspiring interest in technology, design, and/or entrepreneurship,” says Justine Win Cañete, Lead Organizer of Startup Weekend Cebu Youth Edition.
The event has a registration fee of Php1000 which includes 6 meals (snacks included), an event shirt, event goodie bags, and the experience to have a taste of what it takes to get your business (and your skills) to fly!
The event is sponsored by the supportive entrepreneurial institutions and businesses like The Grid Pad and Creative Campus, Filipino Homes, University of Visayas New School, Symph, Micab, Payruler, Uniform Solutions, PRWorks, ASPACE Cebu, Ideaspace Foundation, World of Fun, Tangerine Global Inc., Opus Solutions Inc., Sunstar Weekend, and Paku by Chef Binux.
For more inquiries, contact Justine Win at cebu@startupweekend.org or 09260437228 and follow them on Facebook at @swcebu.
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