Startup Weekend Manila Experience

When I learned about the 2nd season of Startup Weekend Manila, I was so excited to attend and pitch an idea. But since there’s Startup Weekend Cebu leg, I decided to pitch my idea in Cebu this coming weekend but still flew to Manila and attended the event as a volunteer with my colleagues at GTUG/GDG Philippines.

Held last April 27-29, 2012 at MINT College in Taguig City, around 200+ attended the event. Developers, graphic designers and business people enthusiastically checked-in  for the event that weekend. Everyone was so excited to what they can do within the 54hours allotted time, basically to build a viable product to become the next tech Startup. Read more…

Google Map Maker Summits – Mindanao

It was a busy month for the Google Map Maker community in the Philippines last April 2012 wherein it hosted three (3) Google Map Maker Philippine Summits across the Philippines  -  Bacolod, Baguio and General Santos City.

I was able to join the Mindanao leg (many thanks to Google) which was held at STI College, General Santos City last April 21, 2012. I was there to help out (a volunteer) as part of the community outreach of the Google Developers Group (GDG) Philippines, formerly known as Google Technology User Groups (GTUG) Philippines. Around 140+ attended the event and it was the biggest and diverse crowd so far from the three summits. Attendance includes from the academe, both teachers and students, government personnel, and professionals from different industries. Read more…

Cebu ON3 Startup Pitching Competition 2012 Winners

It was intense pitching competition last Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the ON3 Startup Pitching Competition 2012 here in Cebu City for the Visayas leg.  Held at the Audio Visual Room (AVR) at the University of the Philippines – Cebu College, around a hundred of enthusiasts and entrepreneurs attended the event. Nine (9) teams made it during the initial screening of projects.

Mr. Jojo Flores of  Plug and Play Tech Center, who’s heading the ON3 Program, along with Ms. Christina Laskowski of STAC Silicon Valley, and Mr. Denny Roja of  ValuQuest International were the judges during the said competition.

After each of the participants delivered their 3-minute  elevator pitch, the judges gave their comments and asked questions about their products or services presented. From the nine (9) participants, only six (6) emerged as winners for the Cebu leg. Read more…

Startup Weekend in Manila and Cebu 2012

The Startup ecosystem in the Philippines is getting more interesting. A lot of pitching and networking events happening recently wherein startups can showcase their ideas and products and meet with other people from different fields. One of these events is the Startup Weekend which will be happening this summer in Manila and Cebu.

Startup Weekend Manila will be on its second season, they had one last October 21-23, 2011 at MINT College.

Startup Weekend Manila
Friday – Sunday, April 27 to 29, 2012
MINT College
Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Startup Weekend Cebu
Friday-Sunday, May 11-13, 2012
University of the Philippines Cebu
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Registration fee is Php1,000.00. The event is open to developers, designers, non-technical (entrepreneurs, marketing, etc.), and business people like VCs and Angel investors. See you there!

Google Map Maker Philippine Summits

I was in Manila last March 17, 2012 and attended the Google Map Maker Manila Workshop. It was held at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Conference Center wherein fellow Google Map Maker enthusiasts and professional mappers attended the event.  During the workshop, topics like Intro to Google Map Maker, Moderating, Panoramio ,and SketchUp were discussed.

During the workshop, Ms. Aileen Apolo-de Jesus, Program Manager, Outreach – Southeast Asia Google SEA, announced about the Google Map Maker Philippine Summits this April 2012. So, here’s the official schedule.

Bacolod, April 12, 2012  (Visayas)
For more details and to register, check out http://goo.gl/cxZ2Z

Baguio, April 14, 2012 (Luzon)
For more details and to register, check out http://goo.gl/CiSVe

General Santos City, April 21, 2012 (Mindanao)
For more details and to register, check out http://goo.gl/3J30Q

So, we are inviting you guys, if you’re near those locations and wants to contribute by mapping your community for or tourism and health establishments, register now! It’s FREE!