Pre-Startup Weekend Manila Bootcamp

Startup Weekend is coming back to Manila this August! GDG Philippines is organizing a Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamp to help participants prepare for the weekend.

Topics

Pitching 101 - Stefano Fazzini / TwitMusic
Project Management - Ann Jacobe / Shoephoric
Business Model & Customer Development - Kenneth Reyes-Lao / WeddingLabs
Publicity and Social Media - Ros Juan / Movent
Teamwork - Riela Antonio / Ventee

Technical sessions include AppEngine, HTML5, and Maps CodeLabs. We're also giving away $1000 worth of AppEngine credits, details to be announced during the bootcamp!

If you would like to join us, please register at http://swmanilagdg.eventbrite.com/. Also, check the Google+ Events page at https://plus.google.com/events/ce3elnho5dilrhjssec9u1fuuh4.

Save the Date: Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamp!

April 20, 2013

10am to 6pm (Doors open at 9am)

MINT College, Taguig (Map)

Register Now!

UPDATE 04/16/2013: Regular tickets are now sold out! At this point, we will be sending tickets to registered Startup Weekend Manila attendees only.  Please add yourself to the waitlist so we can manually send you a ticket.  Once we send it out, you need to respond within 24 hours in order to secure your slot.

What can we expect from the Bootcamp?

During the bootcamp, we will be covering everything you will need to survive the Weekend. Talking points include:

• Intro: What happens in SWM? What's the agenda? Is there a schedule we should follow?
• Pitching: What's it like? Should I pitch? What should I have in my 60 second pitch? What should I include in the final Sunday pitch?
• Teamwork: How are teams formed? If my idea isn't picked, should I leave or join another team? Team culture starts on day one. Don't screw it up.
• Google Technologies: AdSense, HTML5, AppEngine, Maps

We'll be talking about a whole bunch of stuff, including...

Building a Business for the Web & Your App - Cathy Candano, Strategic Partner Manager, Online Partnerships Group, Google SEA
Maps API - Wayne Manuel, GDG PH Community Manager, Geo Advocate, and MapMaker Global Competition Winner
Voice API - Michelle Santos, Developer Relations Manager, GlobeLabs

Is this event free?

Yes, the bootcamp is free! Should you wish to attend Startup Weekend on April 26 to 28, please head on over to the Startup Weekend Manila registration page.

How will GDG members benefit from this partnership?

Just like before, GDG members get 20% rebate on Startup Weekend tickets! Please send an email to gdgphilippines@gmail.com to request for instructions. Don't forget to include your name, location, and the last GDG event you attended.

Rebates will be given during Startup Weekend Manila.

Also, Google is offering startups $1,000 of credit to start building applications on Google App Engine. Apply for App Engine for Startups at http://cloud.google.com/startups. We'll be discussing the program in detail (including the GAE verification code) during the event.

Event Sponsors

We'd like to thank everyone who made this bootcamp possible: Google, Startup Weekend, GlobeLabs, and MINT College!

Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamps: Cebu and Davao

After a very exciting quarter in Manila, the GDG folks are off to Visayas and Mindanao to help participants prep for Startup Weekend!

We are bringing our tried-and-tested formula to Cebu and Davao! Talking points include:

• SW: What happens in SWM? What's the agenda? Is there a schedule we should follow?
• Pitching: What's it like? Should I pitch? What should I have in my 60 second pitch? What should I include in the final Sunday pitch?
• Teamwork: How are teams formed? If my idea isn't picked, should I leave or join another team? Team culture starts on day one. Don't screw it up.
• Development Process: Design guidelines, Adopting a "good enough for the weekend" philosophy

Both bootcamps will cover similar topics, including guidelines in pitching, marketing, creating business plans, Android, and how Google's tools can help speed up the development process.

Wanna see pictures? Check out what happened during the Manila bootcamp.

To make it even more worthwhile, please bring your laptops, extension cords, internet sticks, and lots of energy!

Pre-Startup Weekend Davao Bootcamp
November 3, 2012 / Doors open at 9am
Ground Floor, CVA Building, Davao City
http://davaoswgdgbootcamp.eventbrite.com

Pre-Startup Weekend Cebu Bootcamp
November 10, 2012 / Doors open at 9am
Quest Hotel and Conference Center, Cebu City
http://cebuswgdgbootcamp.eventbrite.com

We'd like to thank everyone who made this bootcamp possible: Google, Startup Weekend, and GlobeLabs!

Mark your calendars for the 2nd Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamp in Manila!

UPDATE 09/22/2012: Bootcamp Party Mode is ON! Click here to join.

UPDATE 09/15/2012: TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! We will not be sending any more tickets. To all confirmed registrants, see you tomorrow!

UPDATE 09/15/2012: Regular tickets are now sold out! At this point, we will be sending tickets to registered Startup Weekend Manila attendees only.  Please add yourself to the waitlist so we can manually send you a ticket.  Once we send it out, you need to respond within 24 hours in order to secure your slot.

We're cooking something up (again) with Startup Weekend!

September 22, 2012
10am to 6pm (Doors open at 9am)
MINT College, Taguig (Map)
Register Now!

What Startup Weekend's Partnership with Google Means

By harnessing experts from local GDGs, Pre-Startup Weekend bootcamps will focus on teaching people about Google technologies like Android, AppEngine, HTML5, and different Google APIs that can help them work faster and be more productive during their Startup Weekend project.

During a Startup Weekend there isn't a lot of time for attendees to learn and implement new technologies. By leveraging experienced and knowledgeable members to teach Startup Weekend attendees, we can teach developers new technologies, platforms, services, or APIs.

What can we expect from the Bootcamp?

During the bootcamp, we will be covering everything you will need to survive the Weekend. Talking points include:

• Intro: What happens in SWM? What's the agenda? Is there a schedule we should follow?
• Pitching: What's it like? Should I pitch? What should I have in my 60 second pitch? What should I include in the final Sunday pitch?
• Teamwork: How are teams formed? If my idea isn't picked, should I leave or join another team? Team culture starts on day one. Don't screw it up.
• Project Management: Thinking behind Lean Startup methodology, SCRUM boards and sticky notes
• Development Process: Design guidelines, Adopting a "good enough for the weekend" philosophy
• Google Technologies: Android, HTML5, AppEngine, Maps

Agenda

     9:00am - 10:00am / Registration
     10:00am - 10:30am / GDG & Startup Weekend Intro
     10:30am - 11:00am / Pitching 101
     11:00am - 12:30pm / Business Canvas
     12:30nn - 1:30pm / Lunch Break
     1:30pm - 3:30pm / Android (Track 1); Django on AppEngine and HTML5 (Track 2)
     3:30pm - 4:00pm / Snacks
     4:00pm - 5:00pm / Practice Pitching
     5:00pm - 5:30pm / Designing for Web & Mobile
     5:30pm - 6:00pm / Closing

What do I need to prepare?

Please bring your laptops, usb/wifi internet sticks and extension cords. Also, depending on the technical session you wish to attend, we would recommend downloading all the necessary IDEs, packages, etc. from the developer sites:

• Android - http://developer.android.com
• Chrome - https://developers.google.com/chrome
• AppEngine - https://developers.google.com/appengine

Did we mention we're giving out schwags to those who come early AND prepared? ;)

Is this event free?

Yes, the bootcamp is free! However, should you wish to attend Startup Weekend on September 28-30, please head on over to the Startup Weekend Manila registration page.

How will GDG members benefit from this partnership?

Just like before, GDG members get 20% rebate on Startup Weekend tickets! Please send an email to gtugphilippines@gmail.com to request for instructions. Don't forget to include your name, location, and the last GDG/GTUG event you attended.

Rebates will be given during Startup Weekend Manila.

And finally...

We'd like to thank everyone who made this bootcamp possible: Google, Startup Weekend, GlobeLabs, and MINT College!

Want FREE tickets to Google I/O?

Calling all Startup Weekend (Manila/Cebu) alumni!

If your startup was built on Google Technologies*, then Startup Weekend wants to hear from you! *means that they are an integral part of your product or service, not that you use Gmail for email.

Google, as a Galactic Sponsor for Startup Weekend, will be giving away four FREE Google I/O passes to the Startup Weekend community. For those who don't know, Google I/O is an annual developer conference.  This year's tickets were sold at $900 a piece and were sold out in 20 minutes.  For more details on the event, head on over to the Google I/O site.

So how do you get a chance to win one of these coveted tickets?

First. Create a 60-second video containing the following info. You can allocate ~20 seconds each per section.

• About your team
• About your startup
• Why you should go to Google I/O

Then upload it to YouTube. Tip: you can leave it as “unlisted” instead of “public” if you don’t want the world to see it.

Second, fill out this application.  You will be asked a few questions about you and your startup. No need to worry about information getting leaked --- these details will only be seen by the Startup Weekend Core Team. Make sure that you can provide the following details:

• A one-sentence elevator pitch
• What makes your team a cut above the rest
• Major technologies your product is built on
• Your main focus
• Who will be attending *please discuss this internally among your team.

Startup Weekend will be contacting the lucky winners during the first week of June. Best of luck to everyone!

*Note that this is a worldwide contest, and 4 tickets will be given away for free.

Pre-Startup Weekend Cebu Bootcamp

Google, being the Galactic partner of Startup Weekend, tasked the local chapters of Google Technology User Groups (GTUGs) or the Google Developer Groups (GDGs) to work together with the local organizers of the Startup Weekend to do a Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamp.

So last Saturday, May 5, 2012, the GTUG/GDG Philippines Community Managers collaborated with the Startup Weekend Cebu organizers and conducted a bootcamp which was held at the ILC-AVR, University of the Philippine - Cebu in preparation for the upcoming Startup Weekend Cebu event this coming May 11-13, 2012 . Close to 50 developers and designers attended the bootcamp with the aim of helping them develop their non-technical and technical skills on building their Startup Weekend Cebu project.

Mark Abella, lead organizer of Startup Weekend Cebu helped us open the bootcamp by giving a brief overview of what to expect this coming weekend during the Startup Weekend Cebu event. Vanessa Orendain, heading the Google Business Groups (GBGs) Philippines did a quick introduction about the group and followed by giving a talk on Pitching, Marketing, and Monetization. A short time was also allotted on practice pitching. Anne Olvido, GTUG/GDG Bacolod Community Manager, gave a short overview on what the GTUG/GDG Philippines community busy with recently.

Technical talks then followed. Albert Padin shared about HTML5 Development, Rico Sta. Cruz discussed on Turning Ideas into Buttons, and lastly the Android Development talk which yours truly presented with Jomar Tigcal and Anne Olvido.

We would like to thank our sponsors - Google, Startup Weekend,  Globe Labs, University of the Philippines - Cebu, and CebuInIT. Thanks as well to those who attended and helped out to make the bootcamp a success!

Looking forward to see you this coming weekend! Good luck to all!

Pre-Startup Weekend Workshop [Updated]

As part of our ongoing partnership with Startup Weekend, we are organizing a series of talks for you to prepare for the event.

We know that during a Startup Weekend event there isn't a lot of time to learn new things. You come in with the tools you have in your belt, and you do the best you can with those. But sometimes those tools aren't enough, which is why we're running this pre-Startup Weekend bootcamp.

For the Manila leg, we’ve prepared technical (Android, HTML5/ Chrome Apps/ Google App Engine) talks as well as non-technical (Pitching, Marketing, Monetization) talks to help prep you for the Weekend. We will then be off to Cebu to talk about Android, HTML5, Google App Engine, and Design. All GTUG/GDG members are invited, please use the registration links below.

In case you haven't see our last post, GTUG/GDG members get 20% discount on tickets! To request for the discount code, please send an email to gtugphilippines@gmail.com.

Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Schedule, Registration and Venue

Manila Bootcamp
This is a whole-day workshop, on April 14th, 2012. Doors open at 8:30am.
To register for the Manila event, please visit http://swgtugbootcampmanila.eventbrite.com/

MINT College
1030 Campus Ave, 2F CIP Building
McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
Google Maps Link: http://g.co/maps/c9amz
Official Website: http://www.mintcollege.com/

Cebu Bootcamp
This is a whole-day workshop, on May 5th, 2012. Doors open at 8:30am.
To register for the Cebu event, please visit http://swgtugbootcampcebu.eventbrite.com/

ILC-AVR, Administration Building
University of the Philippines - Cebu College
Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City
Google Maps Link: http://g.co/maps/d7tcg
Official Website: http://www.upcebu.edu.ph/

Notes

Please bring a laptop and usb/wifi stick (+ extension cords) with the "Getting Started" software requirements, depending on your preferred topic.

Android:  http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
App Engine: http://code.google.com/appengine/downloads.html
HTML5: http://www.html5rocks.com/
Chrome: http://code.google.com/chrome/devtools/

Event Sponsors

Contributing Sponsors 

 Venue Sponsors

Pre-Startup Weekend Manila Bootcamp

GTUG/GDG Philippines, with the Startup Weekend Manila organizers, conducted a Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamp last April 14, 2012 at MINT College. Pre-Startup Weekend Bootcamps are part of the partnership between Startup Weekend and Google. These bootcamps are designed to help prepare the Startup Weekend attendees by giving them technical and non-technical talks.

To open the bootcamp, Jomar Tigcal, commmunity manager of GTUG/GDG Philippines and Vanessa Orendain of Google Business Groups Philippines introduced GDG and GBG, respectively. The topics discussed in the morning were Startup Weekend Overview (Christian Besler), Elevator Pitch 101 (Jonathan Lansangan), Business Plan (Art Ilano) and HTML5 / Chrome Apps / Google App Engine (Alfred Gonzales and his PinoyTuner team). In the afternoon, Startup Weekend alumni Rafael Oca, Kit Yee, Riela Antonio shared their experience and gave some tips. Rico Sta. Cruz also discussed Turning Ideas into Buttons and Charo Nuguid talked about Android .

Some of the pictures of the event:
If you have pictures, you may share it to us.

Thanks to our sponsors Globe Labs, QSR, and Mint College and to everyone who attended. See you at the Startup Weekend!

Startup Weekend Philippines

Registration is now open for Startup Weekend Manila and Cebu!

What's more, GTUG members get 20% off on tickets! To request for the discount code, please send an email to gtugphilippines@gmail.com.