Comments on: First Blitzweekend session, personal notes http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Fri, 11 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lakeesha Besemer http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-914007 Lakeesha Besemer Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:41:45 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-914007 Why is it that your content reminds me of another matching one Someone said the gym? Why is it that your content reminds me of another matching one Someone said the gym?

]]> By: [official] Blitzweekend | Montreal Tech Watch http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-4274 [official] Blitzweekend | Montreal Tech Watch Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:50:59 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-4274 [...] you follow Montreal Tech Watch or if you met me around Montreal, then you’ve probably heard of [...] [...] you follow Montreal Tech Watch or if you met me around Montreal, then you’ve probably heard of [...]

]]> By: Open invitation to a blitzweekend meeting | Montreal Tech Watch http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3544 Open invitation to a blitzweekend meeting | Montreal Tech Watch Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:56:36 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3544 [...] may recall the first post mentionning an event called blitzweekend, where the goal was to make a product within a very limited timespan, i.e. 2 days. We are now going [...] [...] may recall the first post mentionning an event called blitzweekend, where the goal was to make a product within a very limited timespan, i.e. 2 days. We are now going [...]

]]> By: Quebec Valley » Blog Archives » Upcoming StartupWeekend in Montreal? http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3365 Quebec Valley » Blog Archives » Upcoming StartupWeekend in Montreal? Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:43:06 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3365 [...] from MontrealTechWatch, mentions about a possible StartupWeekend / BlitzWeekend in a few weeks. He shares his experience and it seems like it was very [...] [...] from MontrealTechWatch, mentions about a possible StartupWeekend / BlitzWeekend in a few weeks. He shares his experience and it seems like it was very [...]

]]> By: Denis Canuel http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3362 Denis Canuel Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:29:45 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3362 Heri, count me in..! I guess you're right in a way, at least on the proof of concept side. Great ideas come quickly and once you have a vision, all you need to do is to "let it out". However, and I will stick to what I said earlier, I think that the whole picture can't be achieved in such a short time. You need more time to really think what you will be offering, consult with others, etc. unless you're doing a very small project :) Heri, count me in..! I guess you’re right in a way, at least on the proof of concept side. Great ideas come quickly and once you have a vision, all you need to do is to “let it out”.

However, and I will stick to what I said earlier, I think that the whole picture can’t be achieved in such a short time. You need more time to really think what you will be offering, consult with others, etc. unless you’re doing a very small project :)

]]> By: Heri http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3361 Heri Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:09:02 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3361 The idea of blitzweekends is taken straight from startupweekends but we thought it's stupid to make a group of 40 people work together. It makes more sense to make teams of 4-5 and let people build the app they want. In Montreal, we might do another test in 2 weeks, one before the "real" one where everyone would be invited. I guess you can come at the one in 2 weeks. The interesting part is limiting yourself to 2 days. It's the pressure that counts. If you give yourself 7 days, everybody knows you will give the best of yourself only the last 2 or 3 days. Also, I don't think we will get a group of 30 to 50 people avalaible for 1 week. the refactormycode guys is 1, and that should be marc-andrĂ© by the way, I wasn't inspired by refactormycode for this. this was planned from 2 months ago. The idea of blitzweekends is taken straight from startupweekends but we thought it’s stupid to make a group of 40 people work together. It makes more sense to make teams of 4-5 and let people build the app they want.

In Montreal, we might do another test in 2 weeks, one before the “real” one where everyone would be invited. I guess you can come at the one in 2 weeks.

The interesting part is limiting yourself to 2 days. It’s the pressure that counts. If you give yourself 7 days, everybody knows you will give the best of yourself only the last 2 or 3 days. Also, I don’t think we will get a group of 30 to 50 people avalaible for 1 week.

the refactormycode guys is 1, and that should be marc-andré

by the way, I wasn’t inspired by refactormycode for this. this was planned from 2 months ago.

]]> By: Denis Canuel http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3357 Denis Canuel Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:38:05 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3357 Heri: This is a great idea. Reminds me of "Startup weekends" and I would be very interested in joining if another one comes up. I wonder if having a week long version would produce better results? For my current project (YulNews), it took about an hour or so to jot down the big features but it took me many days to refine everything until I was happy. Even now (as I code) I change some pieces here and there (mostly depending on my mood and user feedback). Sometimes, small ideas can go very far. For example, refactormycode.com, which BTW could be applied to many mainstream domains like cooking, designing your house, your girlfriend's makeup or dressing habits, etc. I only took about 10 seconds to think about it but the point is, there are many domains left wide open and sometimes small projects like this can fulfill a niche and be very profitable. I think that the refactormycode guys just opened a nice door to many new collaboration based ideas... Heri: This is a great idea. Reminds me of “Startup weekends” and I would be very interested in joining if another one comes up.

I wonder if having a week long version would produce better results? For my current project (YulNews), it took about an hour or so to jot down the big features but it took me many days to refine everything until I was happy. Even now (as I code) I change some pieces here and there (mostly depending on my mood and user feedback).

Sometimes, small ideas can go very far. For example, refactormycode.com, which BTW could be applied to many mainstream domains like cooking, designing your house, your girlfriend’s makeup or dressing habits, etc. I only took about 10 seconds to think about it but the point is, there are many domains left wide open and sometimes small projects like this can fulfill a niche and be very profitable. I think that the refactormycode guys just opened a nice door to many new collaboration based ideas…

]]> By: Heri http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3356 Heri Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:10:33 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3356 oh yeah, we skipped the business plan part. although I didn't begin developing until I had a very very clear vision of what the website should be about. by the way, ideally, we should have blitzweekends with different teams of 5 and there should be a guy doing the marketing and business plans. but we were just testing the concept this time. oh yeah, we skipped the business plan part.

although I didn’t begin developing until I had a very very clear vision of what the website should be about.

by the way, ideally, we should have blitzweekends with different teams of 5 and there should be a guy doing the marketing and business plans. but we were just testing the concept this time.

]]> By: Denis Canuel http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3351 Denis Canuel Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:44:31 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/08/first-blitzweekend-session-personal-notes/#comment-3351 I bet you guys skipped the business plan eh? :) Seriously, pretty interesting and this makes me think about an article from the guy who started "Plentyoffish.com" where he said that even though you have no inspiration, it's amazing what you can achieve once you sit down and start coding. That's what I usually do and it works. I bet you guys skipped the business plan eh? :)

Seriously, pretty interesting and this makes me think about an article from the guy who started “Plentyoffish.com” where he said that even though you have no inspiration, it’s amazing what you can achieve once you sit down and start coding.

That’s what I usually do and it works.

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