Startup Weekend Montreal Education: Have you ever had an idea for improving education? Here’s your opportunity to transform your education ideas into action in 54 hours. Find the right people with complementary skills & the passion to build an education product in one weekend. Design for learning, conduct user tests, receive coaching from experienced education designers & industry professionals and win prizes that will help take your idea to the next level!

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Marion Desmazieres
Follow me on Twitter: @Mdesmaz
Participant – Organizer – Facilitator – volunteer
o 1st event attended: SW EDU NYC –Feb 2012
o 2nd place at SW NYC music & gaming - May 2012
o Organizer of SW Seattle - sept. 2012 - NOW
o Business developer for UP Global- 2012-2013
o Facilitator: France, Canada, US, Algeria & Morocco
o This is my 21st Startup Weekend!
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Noor Elbawab
Mirjam Sulger
Diana Cheptene Marek Zaluski
Amanda Levin Charles Gedeon
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Ahmed Wassimy

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Venue
Who Are You?
Turn to 1 person sitting next to you and find
out these 4 things:
1. Where they’re from
2. What they do
3. Why they’re here
4. One thing you both have in common
Be ready to share out
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PLATINUM
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Gold
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Contributors
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SW EDU Founding Sponsor
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Media Partner
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Venue
UP Global
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Venue
The most comprehensive set of action-based offerings to
support education innovators as they launch and scale their
endeavors.
● Startup Weekend Education
● Special Editions
● Sponsored Challenges
● Bootcamps
● Meetups
● Resource Hub
● Pathways
● Summits
Startup Education
www.startupeducation.co
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#SWAdelaide
#swanchorage
#SWsfdata
#swnyc
#creativegenius
#swedudc
#SWEDUATX
#nycsw
#Swtampa
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BUT FIRST….
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LET ME TAKE A SELFIE!

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Weekend Rundown
Full schedule at www.montreal.startupweekend.org and
look out for emails from Organizers
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Coaches
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execu
tion
execu
tion
“Minimal Viable Product” (MVP)
established
product evolution roadmap
functional demo
Design Strategy
qty of users engaged
MVP Product evolution map
Business
Model
Validation
Business
Model
Validation
User
Experien
ce
Design
User
Experien
ce
Design
eDucatio
n
Impact
educatio
n
Impact
Solves a real problem
better than current solution
improves education
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Pitching Process
1. Be Ready to Pitch:
1. Who You Are
2. Problem
3. Solution
4. Talent You Need
5. Team Name
2. Write Team Name at Top of
Poster
3. Pitch Your Heart Out
4. Tape Poster Up on Wall
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Educator Validation
Educators Give Their
“Stamps of Approval”
First
Educator: someone professionally
trained in education (e.g. teacher,
school leader, professor - past or
present)
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General Voting
Everyone Has
3 Votes!
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Team Formation
Recruit a Team!
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10-min Bathroom break
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Exchange Information
1. Name
2. Phone Number
3. Email
4. Meeting time for
Saturday
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