We'll start on Friday at 17:30 with opening doors. Please come on time, as the registration process might take some time. This time before the official opening is a great opportunity for getting to know the crowd and to network. See the agenda for further information.

REGISTRATION

Please register choosing the one role you feel most comfortable with. If you register with an idea you will gather a team on the spot or if you register without one, it is okay too, you will just join someone else’s team after pitching.

WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU?

Positive attitude, open mind and lots of energy! Everything you need for a rapid product development. We will have equipment and materials on site, let us know in the registration form what you need.

Please take your:

laptop

3-5m power extension cord (as power might be on distance)

mobile phone

all chargers

Optional:

photo camera to take and share photos

mattress, pillow, sleeping bag and towel (in case you want to sleep over at the venue)

credit cards for domain registration

PITCHING IDEAS

Ideas are presented based on "elevator-pitch" method within 90 seconds on Friday night. Event host and audience can ask 1 to 3 short questions.

You can prepare 1 (one) PDF slide to support your pitch. You should send the slide by Friday noon, May 11th, at the e-mail spacetechriga@garage48.org (Subject: name of your project).

Consider following key points:

• Describe briefly your background (10 sec)

• What is the name of the idea (5 sec)

• What's the idea all about? What is the problem your idea solves? Target user count and description (30 sec)

• Technical solution and if there is a revenue model (in case of non-profit idea, how the maintenance and further development costs will be covered?) (30 sec)

• Minimum viable product and plan for 48 hours. Who do you need for the team? (20 sec)

NB! Practice your pitch to your friends or family before you present! 90 seconds goes really fast!

FORMING TEAMS

After pitching is over, we will put all the ideas on the wall. Every participant will choose their favourite idea and this is how teams will be formed. Usually ca 15 ideas will get enough interested people to get the "green light" for the implementation.

Average team has about 5 to 7 people and the team should be "balanced" - covering all required roles necessary like engineers, developers, designer, a project manager (team lead/visionary) and marketer in order to get the product/service ready in 48 hours!

If some ideas get too few people or not balanced teams (probably unable to build the service), the idea will be dumped. Those people should choose another idea/team.

WORKING IN TEAMS

After forming the teams, organizers will give a room/space for every team for the weekend. You should start by dividing roles, setting the product vision, customer journey and start working right away.

It is very important that you have a project manager (team lead) in the team - one of his/her tasks is to keep the focus of the team, one eye on the clock and the other on the team progress. 48 hours is really a short time.

FOOD

We provide breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Refreshments, coffee and snacks are provided throughout the event. So that you could focus on work and building your product.

MENTORS

We have arranged mentors to work with the teams throughout the weekend. Some of them are more technical, some more business savvy. Be open and ask for their advice and contacts.

Please wear your name badge during the whole event, but except when working with power tools. This will help to encourage networking and gets you inside through security guards.

MOST IMPORTANT - be open, get to know new people, share your ideas & HAVE FUN!

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