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

November 5, 2007

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

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