Curtin & Bloom: Student Startup Weekend

Take your idea to the next level in 54 exhilarating hours!

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Canva. Airbnb. Minecraft. Instagram. This list goes on. These companies originated with a couple of likeminded friends working to solve a common problem through innovation over a few beers.

Ever wondered how these companies grew? Curtin x Bloom Student Startup Weekend aims to provide Curtin students an exciting and immersive foray into the world of startups over an action-packed three days, where the very best mentors, investors, co founders and sponsors will provide you with the tools, team, and trajectory to turn your idea into a raging success.

Held from 24 – 26th March at Bloom’s new co-working space on Curtin’s Bentley campus at St Catherine’s College, this event will guide you through the process of developing an idea for a new business venture. At the end of the weekend, you will have gained core insights into entrepreneurship such as how to form a team, conduct user research, prototype your product or service, and learn how to pitch to investors.

What does the 54 hours look like?
Networking, 60 second idea pitching
Dream team formation with innovators, marketers, designers and developers
Idea sharing and brainstorming
Market research and idea validation
Product prototyping
Business model planning
Pitch Presentation
Team fighting, idea changing, business redirecting… eating, drinking, dancing and
having lots of fun!

What is included in my ticket?
– Access to the full event across the weekend
– Opportunity to pitch your idea on Friday night
– Mentoring by top entrepreneurs from the local tech and startup community
– Tasty meals all weekend
– Collaboration with awesome tech and innovation professionals from Western Australia
– Expert judge’s panel lead by startup and tech innovation leaders
– Lifetime membership in the Curtin Community
– A process for taking any idea from concept to creation in a matter of days

Who can attend?

This event is for anyone above the age of 18+ who is a current Curtin student. You can be studying any discipline – teams need a variety of thinkers from marketing to engineering to health sciences and more!