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Building a Community, Byte by Byte. Start-Up Weekend Brings Strangers Together to Launch an Internet Company

November 5, 2007 /

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Here’s a recipe for some creative disorder: Combine a room full of Washington techies with laptops and Internet access. Add a handful of start-up ideas. Mix in a dash of stress, plus some competing egos. And let it simmer for a weekend.

The result? An Internet company launched in just 54 hours — the product of an event known as Startup Weekend DC.

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By Kendra Marr
Washington Post Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/04/AR2007110401300.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

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