Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Lightening talk given at ABEL Spring Conference, April 28, 2014. Presentation covered what Startup Weekend Toronto EDU: Library Edition was, what happened, why it mattered and what's next.
Citation preview
54 Hours in 5 Minutes
STARTUP WEEKEND
Helen Kula ABEL Spring Conference
Toronto, Ontario April 28, 2014
WHAT WAS IT? STARTUP
WEEKEND
§ Held on March 28-‐30, 2014 in downtown Toronto § Brought together 60+ developers, designers and startup
people + library community to solve library-‐focused problems
§ Affiliated with global and local Startup Weekend & SWEDU organizaOons
§ Used the Startup Weekend program template: § Team-‐based § Intensive, experienOal learning – “no talk, all acOon” § Grounded in lean startup methodology
§ Friday: Pitches, voOng + team formaOon § 25 iniOal pitches § 11 teams formed
§ Saturday: Work! § Product development (working prototype)
§ Customer discovery & validaOon
§ Design, branding & business model
§ Sunday: More work, final pitches + awards
WHAT HAPPENED? STARTUP
WEEKEND
§ I facilitator § 20 mentors + observers § 21 sponsors § 5 judges § 4 award-‐winning teams
§ 1st prize: § 2nd prize: § 3rd prize: § Organizers’
Choice: BrookList
WHAT HAPPENED? STARTUP
WEEKEND
§ Offer new kind of experienOal learning opportunity for the library community § NOT a conference
§ Expose library community to ‘startup thinking’ and tools, e.g. § Customer development -‐ ‘get outside the building’ § Minimum viable product (MVP) § Business model § Pitching
§ Build relaOonships between startup + library communiOes § Empower library communiOes to build their own soluOons § Seed community of library professionals who are commiged
to acOve innovaOon
WHY DID IT HAPPEN? STARTUP
WEEKEND
DID IT WORK? STARTUP
WEEKEND
§ PosiOve feedback about event
§ At least 3 teams commiged to project post-‐event
§ Challenges included: § Diversity of library types § Pitching & business
experience § ApplicaOon of for-‐profit
template to non-‐profit library context
§ ConOnuing community momentum
