Archive for the ‘Ottawa Web Weekend’ Category

Another Web Weekend?

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

I got emails asking if there will be a second web weekend.

I started working on a new idea but it is too soon to announce anything.

Also, participants from the first web weekend will discuss future options (i.e. format, organization, ideas for next time) during our reunion at the beginning of October.

Continue to check this blog as I will post details about the next web weekend when I have them.

Marc-André

5 Month Reunion

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

In the world of startups, everything goes faster. So why wait 5 years to do a reunion when you can do it after 5 months.

We will be having a Ottawa Web Weekend 1 Participants Reunion and meet for drinks on Thursday October 2, 2008, location to be determined.

Details on the wiki.

Less than 2 hours left

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

In less than 2 hours, the Ottawa Web Weekend will be over. Many of us start to feel the impact of working so intensively over the last 48 hours. Tired we are but I think everybody is very proud of what we have accomplished.

The dev team is working hard so they can show the rest of the group a demo of the product. We will do that during our wrap up meeting at 8.30PM, the last item on the agenda. We will then reveal to the world what we have been up to for the last 3 days.

The business team is putting the final touch to the financial forecast.

The legal team, Kim, is working quietly refining the user agreement for the product.

The design/integration team is going through Photoshop and CSS files at a frantick pace to implement our branding.

The marketing team is putting on paper the extraordinary experience we were part of.

It’s mothers’ day so some had to leave but some said they might come back for our final meeting.

The end is coming…

Another day is over

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

There are only 11 minutes left before day 2 of the Ottawa Web Weekend is over.

We had a fantastic day. Quite frankly, it went so well, beyond what I had in mind organizing the Weekend.

About 25 people work on the product today, and they are amazing. We have a good product idea and research showed us that we are on the right track.

We will share it with you tomorrow once it is over.

Couldn’t be happier!

Marc

Starting Tonight

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Participants,

we are expecting you at 6PM at TheCodeFactory. It’s just above (2nd level) The Green Papaya on Queen St., between Bank and Kent. See here. Careful! There are 2 Green Papayas on Queen St.!

Event Sold Out!

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

All tickets for the Weekend have been sold. We will be 35 people working together to build a new product over the Weekend, starting tomorrow night at 6PM.

Keep visiting this site for frequent updates throughout the Weekend.

Catch us on LiVE 88.5!

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

I just gave an interview about the Weekend to the great team of The LiVE 88.5 Start-Up. Tune in to 88.5 FM over the next few days to learn more about our event. It should run couple of times.

Marc

Extranet Update

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Participants! You have to use the e-mail address you used to register to log in to the extranet. Also, check for new messages in that mailbox.

Cheers.

One Week Away!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Weekend is next Friday.

Participants can update their profile on the extranet.

See you soon.

Get your ticket for the Ottawa Web Weekend!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

You can now register for the Ottawa Web Weekend at http://ottawaw.eventbrite.com.

Tickets are $20 and include food (like subs, pizza, etc.) and beverages.

Choose the ticket type (Programmer, Designer, Marketing, etc.) that better represents the team in which you want to work during the Weekend.

This is a BYOL (bring your own laptop) event.

Contact me at ottawaw [at] gmail [dot] com if you have questions.