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For 48 hours in mid-November, budding entrepreneurs will converge on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus for a weekend of non-stop imagination, invention and teamwork.

Triangle Startup Weekend, a local nonprofit that is part of the international Startup Weekend organization, will sponsor the event Nov. 15-17 at the UNC Student Union. Startup Weekend events bring together passionate individuals with unique skill sets and experiences and challenges them to turn their startup ideas into reality over the course of 48 hours.

Beginning with “open mic” quick pitches on Friday, attendees share their best ideas with fellow participants and try to encourage others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday, the newly formed teams focus on validating their ideas and developing a viable product or service. Sunday evening, the teams demo their prototypes to a varied panel of experts and investors, who provide feedback to start their business.

Tickets are $74 and are sold at http://swtriangle1113.eventbrite.com/. A student rate of $50 is available.
 
Since its inception in 2009, Startup Weekend has conducted more than 1,068 events in 478 cities to help create nearly 8,200 startups globally. Through Triangle Startup Weekend alone, six local events have helped create many local startups.

Website: http://triangle.startupweekend.org/

Triangle Startup Weekend contact: Avani Parekh, (704) 771-3381, triangle@startupweekend.org

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