StartupCamp/Weekend, another great initiative to come out of FITSBAD Official Friday, has been announced for next weekend.

Bart has put all the details up on the Startup Australia Wiki, but here’s a brief summary:

What is StartupCamp?

It’s a get together of people from different disciplines that have an interest in startups and do a complete startup in one weekend. From coming up with the idea and making a business plan to pitching, design and development and marketing. The main goal is to learn from each others experience and to get a chance to work with a new group of people and of course to have a lot of fun.

I’ve said before that I think it’s critical for people to work on projects together, sharing experiences and expertise etc. so well done Bart and whoever else you were chatting with at Official Friday for 1. suggesting the camp and 2. actually doing it and doing it now.

That having been said I think the plan to create a “throw away” startup is not necessarily a good one. I agree with the idea that the process is what’s important, but I still think there should be an underlying goal to create something valuable otherwise the process itself becomes somewhat unrealistic.

In any case, I’ve already signed up and you can join me, and the rest of the team, by registering HERE.

NB: numbers are limited for this event, so if you’re interested you’ll have to let Bart know by Tuesday.