Front page of the Herald-Times
Posted by Kevin Makice
UPDATE: As a result of this article, we expanded the number of available tickets. We’re shooting for 80 now.
W00t!
Herald-Times reporter Sarah Morin persisted through a busy couple weeks of local news to get our story in the traditional press. Although I won’t be holding the print version in my hands for several more hours, Morin’s article on Bloomington Startup Weekend—”Group to start new company in one weekend“—appears on the front page of the January 31, 2008 edition of the paper:
The chance to discover and market the next big business is about brainstorming, negotiating and developing a concept with the other participants.
That’s right. In the era of speed dating and power networking, there’s now the swift startup.
People can create and invest in a new enterprise in the space between happy hour Friday evening to when the alarm clock rings Monday morning and ushers in another day, another week of jobs and classes.
Source: Herald-Times
In addition to me praising the community-building and promotional aspect of the weekend, City councilman Brad Wisler is quoted from a council meeting, saying “We really want to show that Bloomington is the kind of place that supports innovation.”
There is a nice sidebar to the piece, as well, containing details on what Startup Weekend is all about.
Unfortunately, the local paper is only available online to subscribers.
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