This document promotes Startup Weekend Columbia, a 54-hour event where participants form teams, develop business ideas, and launch startups. Over the course of a weekend, attendees participate in pitches, work sessions, speaker presentations, and social activities. The event aims to educate attendees, help them build networks, find co-founders, learn new skills, and launch real businesses. Startup Weekend provides mentors and resources to guide teams from idea to presentation. It is described as an opportunity for Columbia to gain recognition and for participants to spend their time more productively than usual activities over 54 hours.

1. The BEST 54 hours of your life

13. How is this all paid for? (shout-out to our sponsors) (shout-out to our sponsors)

14. Shout-out to more sponsors

15. Who’s going to be there? Speaker: Tim Miles The Daily Blur Mentors: Brant Bukowsky Lyle Johnson Jamie Stephens Steve Powell Brian Null Brent Beshore

16. What’s Next? STEP 1. www.Columbia.StartupWeekend.org

17. What’s Next? Step 2. Discount Code: CoMO for 15% off!

18. What’s Next? Step 3. Idea!

19. What’s Next? Step 4.

20. BEST 54 HOURS OF YOUR LIFE Startup Weekend Columbia Sept. 30th - Oct. 2nd www.Columbia.StartupWeekend.org