Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.

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Parking Information of Startup Weekend Attendees

  • Free parking is available in the Hartford Public Library lot which is accessible from Arch Street.  Arch Street is one way street heading towards Main Street.
  • If the library’s lot is full, parking will be available in the municipal lot on the corner of Prospect and Sheldon.
  • Please note that there is a AOPA convention in the city on the over the weekend and this could also affect parking availability.


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Judging Criteria: How will my idea be judged?

  • Judging criteria
    • Execution (did they build something; does it work; is it beautifully designed?)
    • Presentation (the pitch)
    • Viability (of the business model)
    • Innovation
    • Breakthrough Potential

Startup Weekend Hartford Info Session

Startup Weekend Hartford Info Session
Want to contribute your skills and help launch a business?

Attend this meeting to find out how participation in this event can help you do it!

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CL&P offers subsidy to college students

Premiere Sponsor Connecticut Light and Power has agreed to subsidize the student registration fee by $25. All student registrations will now be $24.

  1. All meals for the weekend are covered by the registration fee.
  2. Any student that has previously registered at the original $49 rate will be rebated at the door.
  3. Students will be required to show current student ID.

Students!! Enter the discount code “STUDENT” on the registration page to get the discount.

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