Startup Weekend Education #01 Hong Kong

Feb 6 '15 6:30pm - Feb 8 '15 9:00pm @ CoCoon Co-Working Space, 3/F Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road, Hong Kong
Techstars Startup Weekend Teams
SiJiao 1
Sijiao - Personalised Learning Platform for Greater China
Muchroom Ltd 4
All-in-one online platform for online courses and recruitment.
WeLearn 4
WeLearn is a peer to peer learning community for HK students
OkTutor 4
A marketplace for casual language practice
Schooless 1
Schooless provides you alternatives to university. We provide apprenticeshi...
Angelsaroundyou 4
Creating a matching platform to connect the students and tutors for a perso...
Facilitators
Marcel Ekkel
Organizer of multiple startup weekends in Hong Kong and through that act as a community builder.
Mark Koester
Co-Director of Startup Boost LA, Senior Technology Consultant at Int3c.com, Biohacker and Self-Tracker
The first edition of Startup Weekend Education held in Hong Kong.
Have you ever had an idea for improving education? Here’s your opportunity to transform your education ideas into action in 54 hours. Find the right people with complementary skills & the passion to build an education product in one weekend. Design for learning, conduct user tests, receive coaching from experienced education designers & industry professionals and win prizes that will help take your idea to the next level!
Friday night: 60-second pitches that result in the formation of small teams around the best, most viable education concepts. Educators validate ideas, then all attendees vote. We hope you’ll pitch, but definitely not required!
Saturday and Sunday: Work days! Teams focus on user research, customer development, validating their ideas and building prototypes with the help of experienced coaches from the education and entrepreneurial world. You’re welcome to stay and work as long as the venue will allow!
Sunday evening: Teams demo their education products an...
Have you ever had an idea for improving education? Here’s your opportunity to transform your education ideas into action in 54 hours. Find the right people with complementary skills & the passion to build an education product in one weekend. Design for learning, conduct user tests, receive coaching from experienced education designers & industry professionals and win prizes that will help take your idea to the next level!
Friday night: 60-second pitches that result in the formation of small teams around the best, most viable education concepts. Educators validate ideas, then all attendees vote. We hope you’ll pitch, but definitely not required!
Saturday and Sunday: Work days! Teams focus on user research, customer development, validating their ideas and building prototypes with the help of experienced coaches from the education and entrepreneurial world. You’re welcome to stay and work as long as the venue will allow!
Sunday evening: Teams demo their education products and receive valuable feedback from a panel of expert judges. Winning teams take home a grab bag of great tools to help launch their company!
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