Heri

• Ruby

• ... but not a “guru”, as I spend way too much time designing and scaffolding ideas ...

• and meeting people doing innovation in Montreal

• Heri @ montrealtechwatch.com

• Denis Canuel @ quebecvalley.com

• Raymond Luk @ flowconsulting

• David Massé

• Mehdi Akiki @ yourteledoctor

• iNovia Capital, BDO, Globalex, Embrase ... and Guru!

• and YOU

• it’s a camp

• it’s for the community

• gather and support those who want to launch new technology in Montreal

• challenge to create a working “product” in 2 days

• teams get to work on their own ideas, and free to setup their own team

• present a working prototype at the end...

• ... and vote for the most promising project

• rails rumble

• codefest

• startupweekend

• you can do in 48 hours

• blitzmaker.com

• twittercal.com

• donebox.com

• etc.

• opportunity if you are an aspiring entrepreneur and want to try out a new idea

• after the weekend, we will support the teams who want to get their projects further -- ad-hoc launchpad

• also a “make” track for those who want to create a cool piece of technology

• begins 29th Feb

• Weekend of March 1st and March 2nd

• Southshore - Metro Longueuil, Sherbrooke University

• You can help

• get a team

• talk about blitzweekend

• register!

• http://blitzweekend.com - wiki link

heri@madmedia.ca

Thanks!