{"id":14581,"date":"2011-07-11T21:26:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T12:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=14581"},"modified":"2011-07-11T21:26:42","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T12:26:42","slug":"augusts-startup-weekend-events-to-take-place-in-tokyo-kyoto-and-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/augusts-startup-weekend-events-to-take-place-in-tokyo-kyoto-and-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"August&#8217;s Startup Weekend Events To Take Place In Tokyo, Kyoto And Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14582\" title=\"startupweekend_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/startupweekend_logo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn the next month, it will be the hottest summer ever which is filled with a number of start-up events.\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/flavors.me\/jonnyli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonny Li<\/a>, a Tokyo-based British start-up curator and also known as a partner for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Weekend<\/a> organization, announced he would hold its 54-hour weekend events in Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka.\u00a0 The events are to be operated by Mr. Li, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.masanorihashimoto.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Masanori Hashimoto<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nulab.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NuLab Inc.[J]<\/a> who&#8217;s well known for diagram-sharing web app <a href=\"http:\/\/cacoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cacoo<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krp.co.jp\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyoto Research Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug 5 (Fri) &#8211; 7 (Sun) : In <a href=\"http:\/\/kyoto.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyoto<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krp.co.jp\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyoto Research Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aug 19 (Fri) &#8211; 21 (Sun) : In <a href=\"http:\/\/tokyo.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.co.jp\/en\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mixi Head Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aug 26 (Fri) &#8211; 28 (Sun) : In <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fukuoka<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/english\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyushu University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tokyo.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14583\" title=\"tokyo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/tokyo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/kyoto.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14584\" title=\"kyoto\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/kyoto.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka.startupweekend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14585\" title=\"fukuoka\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/fukuoka.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMr. Li expects sponsorship from several local tech companies in each of the cities, is currently working on it, and hopes to raise a 6 or 7-digit amount of cash (in Japanese yen) to the final prize winner.<br \/>\nAppointed judges who will watch and evaluate the pitches of participating developers include: <a href=\"http:\/\/d.hatena.ne.jp\/jkondo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Junya Kondo[J]<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hatena.ne.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hatena[J]<\/a> (a Kyoto-based blog hosting company, see <a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/tag\/hatena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> for the company&#8217;s related stories), Kentaro Sakakibara from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samurai-incubate.asia\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samurai Incubate<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/yasuda.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikihiro Yasuda[J]<\/a> from Tokyo-based incubator <a href=\"http:\/\/onlab.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Network Lab[J]<\/a>.\u00a0 More great names are expected to be seated on the judging panel, so please keep your eyes on the website of the three-city events.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re interested in attending any of them and co-developing with great comrades, visit the website of the event in your city and complete your sign-up before all seats are sold out.<br \/>\n<strong>See Also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/startup-weekend-tokyo-2010-picture-crop-tool-kachop-wins-1st-prize-among-nine-teams\/\">Startup Weekend Tokyo 2010: Picture Crop Tool Kachop Wins 1st Prize Among Nine Teams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.penn-olson.com\/2011\/05\/23\/startup-weekend-tokyo-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Ideas From Startup Weekend Tokyo (Penn Olson)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the next month, it will be the hottest summer ever which is filled with a number of start-up events.\u00a0\u00a0 Jonny Li, a Tokyo-based British start-up curator and also known as a partner for the Startup Weekend organization, announced he would hold its 54-hour weekend events in Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka.\u00a0 The events are to&hellip; 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