What is Startup Salad
Startup salad is a globally decentralized, non-profitable, joyful event. All of the skillful and passionate people gather together during the weekend (52 hours, from Friday night to Sunday night), pitch their idea and form a Startup team to achieve a project breakthrough from 0 to 1. At the event, there will be programmers, product managers, designers, marketing people and startup enthusiasts who first express their idea on Friday night. Next, contestants will form different teams based on projects to have group discussion over weekend and even scratch a prototype together!
The organizers will invite all the gurus (mentors such as senior executives from well-known enterprises, senior technicians, investors medias and legal specialists etc.) from different industries to support contestants by having discussions and providing advices for them. On Sunday night, there are final presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders.
Startup Salad is sponsored by Tencent Open Platform, now have been to more than 20 cities world-wide, creates millions dollars projects, and given help to millions of entrepreneurs.
What can I gain from Startup Salad?
- Buddies: 600+ entrepreneurs and investors show up on the event;
- Directions: 200+ idea collisions, 20+ Business executives, people in senior position in specific industry to give out advices;
- Investment: 30+ investment companies, angel investors give out live comments, watching road show;
- Passion: 52 hours, 300+ participants competing for project development chances, juggling to the top, releasing your passion.
Previous Judges and Supervisors
钟廉 － 深圳创新投资集团（深创投）副总裁
熊晓鸽－IDG全球常务副总裁兼亚洲区总裁
王勇 － 松禾资本副总经理、合伙人
涂波 － 招商科技总经理
建东 － 深圳联合产权交易所总裁
曹曦 - 红杉资本副总裁
杨巍 - 盛大资本合伙人
劳维信 - 香港中文大学EMBA教授、点亮资本合伙人
张春晖 - 前海英诺天使基金合伙人
吴智勇 - 丰厚资本合伙人
Nicko－志成资本创始合伙人
Harry 王淮 - 线性资本合伙人
Mark - PreAngel 合伙人
Laurent LePen - Omate智能手表创始人
郭列 - 脸萌创始人
Steven - GoGoVan快狗速运创始人
马墨 - 深研生物科技联合创始人、大疆科技联合创始人
杨漾- 天空创客联盟刘兴华，乐美客联合创始人之一
胡志强（老胡）- 众创工场创客空间创始人
黄勇Hercules-众创工场创客空间联合创始人
Startup Salad Operation Procedure
This weekend's event is made up by two components.
First components: Startup Salad，project execute
From Friday evening to Sunday evening, 300＋ participants will be divided into different locations, presenting their ideas, developing prototype. Road show starts on Sunday evening, selecting top 3 teams from locations, total about 10 teams will advance into final road show.
If you're applying as a participants (project manager/marketing/design/artist)
you need to join from Friday evening 18:00 to Sunday evening 22:00, participate in full time.
Step 1: select participating role and pay for ticket.
Ticket Link: http://www.huodongxing.com/event/1332729969100
Step2: Download one minute presentation PPT template
Please ignore if you plan to join without an idea.
If you do have an idea, please download the template, prepare for presentation.
On Friday evening, you will be given ONLY one minute to present your idea, forming groups to support your idea. If your idea doesn't have enough supports, you can also join others' group.
PPT Template link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1chZuay
Step3: submit your idea PPT
Please submit your idea PPT before Jul.28 (Thur) 22:00 to Zhuhai@salad.cool we will not accept any late submittion.
Step4: participate in event
Please come to your location before Jul.29 (Fri) 18:40.
Check-in Time：Jul.29 (Fri)17:30-18:40 (check-in＋dinner)
If you're applying as an audience
please follow below procedures:
Check-in time: Jul.31 (Sun) 18:00-18:40 (audience check-in)
Check-in location: a secret location (please remember to check msg and email notice)
You may also want to know
Startup Salad is a non-profit activity. Ticket income will be used to cover all attendees' meals, which include two sets of breakfast, two sets of lunch and three sets of dinner, as well as on-site utilities, rent, and T-shirt etc.
Q&A
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does the organizer provide meals and accommodations?
A: We provide seven meals (including Friday dinner) per person in total and one event T-shirt. Unfortunately we are not able to provide accommodations at this point.
Q: What's the language being used at the event?
A: Chinese and English. Chinese will be the first language but we will provide English translation in core activities. You don't have to worry too much about language disparities.
Q: Who are going to the event?
A: Anyone who is interested in Internet and startup, all types of geek, and in backgrounds of technology, marketing or related.
Q: Do we have to have an idea ready in order to participate?
A: Having an idea prepared would be the best scenario. But it’s ok to not have one on hand and join other teams.
Q: We have existing teams and products, can we still participate?
A: Everyone should participate as individuals. The event is exclusively aiming for making products, not promoting them.
Q: Will the teams stay together after the event?
A: some will dismiss, others will register companies and get funded, entirely depending on you and your team. Recently the successful case of upgrading into a company after the event is MYOtee (has received thousands of funds in RMB and won the first place at App Store).
Q: what characteristics my idea has to fit?
A: Directly or indirectly related to Internet, software, mobile application and the like.
Q: For example?
A: Websites like cloth-matching, local guide, family tree, mobile applications like NFC coupons, menu translation, longevity aid and the like.
Q: what products should we be making?
A: The best scenario would be code-compiled prototypes (even it's simple), in combination of PPT that includes your business model and market research.
Q: Do I need to be onsite for the whole weekend?
A: Yes. For emergency reasons, please contact your team and the event staff in advance.
Q: I am still working or has formed a startup company, am I suitable for the competition?
A: That's O.K. You can get some in-depth insights of the industry and meet friends through the event.
Q: I don't want to participate the entire event, can I just look around?
A: You can buy the audience tickets for Sunday night.
Q: What is your official Wechat handles?
A: Wechat public account: bigsalad, or add the wechat number ( Auvita : 619562975 ) to join us .
