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Current status: Technologies used are ASP.NET, NHibernate, and MS Sql Server as a database. GoDaddy had been selected as hoster. (We also purchased a domain) The user experience design is mostly done, the marketing are working on creating several (very entertaining) videos for viral propagation. Architecture is set, but the development is still under work, with expectations for integration between the 3 layers later today, including running some tests of the site. We had some problems implementing...
The morning began with an Israeli breakfast (bread, cheese, vegetables), and than to a discussion about how/what to implement. The chosen idea from yesterday (suggested by Maya Klug ) is a time bank application (something like Timebank.org.uk ), maybe combined with videos (each member creating a short video detailing what he/she is willing to contribute). There are about 50 people here, and the group is about equally divided between technical people (developer and similiar) and bussiness people ...
The story so far: 15 ideas had been selected 5 most popular ideas had been selected (by vote) Possible problems had been raised for each contestant 2 ideas had been selected (by vote) Each contestant answered questions The finalist had been selected (again, by vote)
First a clarification: Netwise is donating the office space, but is not the company organizing the evnet. The event is being organized by several private people who encountered the idea (no, it was not invented in Israel) and decided to organize it. After some delays the event finally began. The founders started with an introduction, basically explaining "what" and "how" of the event, and than they introduced firms that helped with the creation of the event, among them Netwise...
I registered myself to this event few weeks ago, and today is the first day. The idea: a group of IT professionals getting together for a weekend (2.5 days) to create a new startup company, based on a web product. This group is divided to sub-groups (backend, client, architects, business development, etc), each sub-group in charge of a specific section of the product. Each participant receives a certain number of "shares" based on his/her contribution (based on the number of days in attendance...