Blast from the past! Sunday June 2, 2024 – 12+ years since we all came together to host some life changing Startup Weekends – the key organizers all got back together.
Wilson was in town and I was in town – Nik and Kawai both based here in Shenzhen – and luckily all could get together for lunch to share stories and ideas.
Called it the OG group – OG = original gangster, in Chinese – 元老/老炮
I think as early as 2011 was the first Startup Weekend:
https://mikesblog.com/pushing-it-aiming-for-a-quick-bootup-weekend-build-a-startup-in-54-hours/
https://mikesblog.com/lessons-from-organizing-shenzhen-chinas-first-bootup-weekend/
https://mikesblog.com/wrapup-from-bootup-2-weekend-more-exciting-startup-energy/
Then & Now – Amazing
Archives of Startup Weekends we had hosted (or as many as I could dig up in the archives.
The epic one at Tencent in Shenzhen, April 2012
https://mikesblog.com/shenzhen-startupweekend-say-it-outloud-passion-overflowing/
https://mikesblog.com/rocked-beijing-startup-weekend-beijing-fun-success-video/
https://mikesblog.com/successful-3rd-official-shenzhen-startup-weekend-community-is-forming/
https://mikesblog.com/4th-shenzhen-startup-weekend-rocked-all-about-teamwork/
https://mikesblog.com/shenzhen-startupweekend2012/
http://mikesblog.com/pumped-for-guangzhou-china-startup-weekend/
https://mikesblog.com/startup-weekend-mania-hong-kong-apr-12-shanghai-apr-19-shenzhen-may-10/
https://mikesblog.com/continuing-to-build-up-the-shenzhen-startup-community-launching-startup-digest/
I have to say a lot of it started in Hong Kong in 2010/2011 when at Boot HK coworking, StartupsHK events, and Lean Startup Machine in Shanghai.