STARTeurope

Dear Startup Weekend Prishtina Alumni,

As announced during the closing event on March 28th at Sheshi 21, we — UNI Group, ECIKS and STARTeurope — will hold the promissed follow-up for you to discuss the progress of your projects. We will also use this opportunity to deliver your Certificates of Participation in person, so make sure you ll be there!

We are also interested in your personal plans as you go forward with your studies or entrepreneurial concepts, and we would like to show what kinds of support and assistance we can offer you in this process.

Please save the date: The follow-up will take place in Prishtina (location t.b.a.) on Friday, June 4th 2010. We will offer each team an individually scheduled session during the day and invite everyone to go out with us in the evening. Watch your inboxes for more details in the coming days and feel free to get in touch with Fredrik (frederik.debong@starteurope.at) or Marius (marius.starcke@starteurope.at) if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you in Prishtina again soon,

on behalf of the entire Startup Weekend Prishtina team,

yours Valmir & Marius

7 min recap on the STARTup Weekend Prishtina! Awesome place, awesome people.
Enjoy!

After talking to the experts the teams continued working on the ideas, sometimes by taking new points of view, sometimes by developing the ideas further

Lazy Land

The members of this team by their own words «feel more confident» after dicussing their idea with the experts!
They have gone through financial calculations and are prepared to spread the word about the new youth corner which will bring together entertainment and education.

F1 Information centre

Developed a big vision during the day, then went through idea downscaling. Redefined the core value of the product and now are working on the presentation for Sunday, mentored by Mark Tuttle!

Afterschool daycare «KIKIKS»
«We are doing it!» – Today the team clearly defined the idea, financials, HR and other needs as well as the possible strategies for achieving breakeven early on (the team had been working intensively all morning with Nikolai Sawzcynski and Waltraud Kern of ARGE Bildungsmanagement, Vienna) They also already registered an e-mail address – contact them tomorrow!

Daily difabori

The team has conducted marketing research on the streets of Prishtina. In the process of enhancing the distribution channels. Focusing on the definition of the value proposition. Researching competitive landscape!

Rakovica 325

Entered into negotiations with IMAX, performed international price analysis interviews (Sofia, Skopje and Zagreb) for 2D and 3D cinema tickets. See potential for cooperation or joint venture with the only cinema operator in Prishtina.

Fitopreparate

This big team was the first to begin working on its presentation and is now investigating some more details. Will get feedback by expert group Sunday 10 a.m.

KOS BIKE

Simple plan: bringing the sophisticated bike rental systems known from European capitals to Kosovo, however reducing complexity dramatically in the beginning by using staffed outlets instead of automated terminals. Team also addressed cultural issue: biking is not commonly established in Kosovo. Potential solution:”Prishtina Bike Nights”, guided bike tours on the roads closed for traffic with several hundred people on Friday nights. Incentive: free drinks afterwards

See you tomorrow!

Rakovica 325 – first 3D cinema in Southern Balkans
KIKIKS – sophisticated day/night care for schoolchildren
Fitopreparate – harvesting and processing medicinal herbs for export
Daily difabori – home delivery of fresh, organic milk and dairy products
F1 Information centre – telephone-based concierge service in Prishtina
Lazy Land – youth centre combining leisure and educational activities
KOS BIKE – rental bike system in Prishtina

There will be a high-profile experts panel at Startup Weekend Prishtina. It is not a jury as Startup Weekend is no competition. Experts will join us for your final presentations in order to provide you with their experience, extensive knowledge and feedback relevant to your idea.

• Mag. Nicolai Sawczynski, MAS, CEO Sawczynski & Partner OG, Vienna
• Mr. Shkumbin Brestovci, General Manager RROTA
• Mr. Kujtim Dobruna President ECIKS, Vienna
• Bernhard Thalhammer, CEO First Love Capital, Vienna (t.b.c.)
• Mark Tuttle, Technology Strategist, USA (t.b.c.)
• Mr. Akan Ismaili, former CEO and founder IPKO (t.b.c.)
• Mr. Shpend Ahmeti, Executive Director GAP Institute (t.b.c.)