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KCSourceLink: Startup Weekend Interview

Where did the idea for Startup Weekend come from?

Startup Weekend was first held in Boulder, CO in 2007 by Andrew Hyde. It wasas a gathering of individuals to brainstorm a business idea, then work the weekend to bring the idea to life. Since 2007, the event format has changed, but the essence of the event is still to build a startup. Today Startup Weekend is held globally and is lead by Marc Nager, Clint Nelson and Franck Nouyrigat.

How do you get your idea submitted to be considered for the weekend?

Ideas can come from anyone. A formal submission process where a judge approves one idea over another does not exist. On Friday evening, everyone has the opportunity to pitch their idea to the other attendees for one minute. After everyone has their chance to pitch, the group has a moment to discuss then organically approves t

Two base Pho Beef Broth receipes were used, both were from Jaden, a receipe developer. There were two key changes: more water and spices. I doubled the water from 9 cups to 18 cups as my crockpot would not have fit 4 lbs of oxtail bones and 9 cups of water. After spliting the 4 lbs of oxtail into two pots, I decided to use one Old Man Que Huong Pho Bac Spice Seasoning(Amazon) per pot as the spices were inexpensive.

Normal cooking time is 2-3 hours. I left the pots for 10 hours as I was following the crockpot receipe.

Base Receipes

Crock Pot Pho (steamykitchen.com)
Vietnamese Beef Pho Noodle Soup (steamykitchen.com)

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	name: "Alex Chang",
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