Difference between Startup Weekend and a Startup

I think that I remember you from Startup Weekend London in Sept. 2011. It was one of the most interesting projects at that event.

"With a few exceptions, most team members go back to their real lives, day jobs or studies the next day." That's what I've also noticed.

I think that networking with like-minded people is one of the best part of Startup Weekend (and similar events).

I’ve had similar experiences at two SW’s I attended: great excitement during the event, great people, etc. Yet the follow-up of actually going for it seems to be a different thing .

I’ve had a discussion on the topic with Nick Stevens on the topic (actual # of startups being launched out of SW’s), who highlighted the mission of SW: “Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities.” They seem to succeed very well at that mission in any case!

Very well written. This is also a big reason why there are so many startups that don't last past 3 months. That to me is the threshold between fun and exiciting to actually getting to the real stuff. Much like working out at a gym for the first week or two and going crazy versus going to the gym on a regular basis and actually getting muscular.

Very insightful post. In my experience, the startup weekend teams are also too large: most startups have 2-4 founders, not more.