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Photos: A peek inside a Startup Weekend

By // March 28, 2014, 8:09 AM PST // connerforrest

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  • Opening night of Startup Weekend Louisville

    Zack Pennington, CEO of US Chia, facilitates the fourth Startup Weekend in Louisville, KY. The event took place from February 28, 2014 through March2, 2014.

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  • Participants pitch their ideas

    Startup Weekend attendees pitch their ideas on opening night. The ideas are voted on and narrowed down.

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  • Two of the organizers of Startup Weekend Louisville

    Startup Weekend events are run by local organizers, facilitators, and volunteers.

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  • Rock-paper-scissors war

    Participants compete in a rock-paper-scissors war that includes all attendees.

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  • Startup Weekend participant Christopher Head

    Head was a part of the winning team, Me You Blue.

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  • Kelby Price, one of the organizers of Startup Weekend Louisville

    Price manages IT systems for a venture capital firm and he is a big part of the Louisville startup scene.

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  • The JustMoveIt team at Startup Weekend Louisville

    JustMoveIt made a tool to help kids find ways to exercise.

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  • JustMoveIt works on their business idea

    Many of the teams at Startup Weekend work long hours to build out their products and code their websites.

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  • The Fairytale Cakes team at Startup Weekend

    Fairytale Cakes make desserts for people with specialized diets or allergies.

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  • The Startup Weekend judges

    There were five judges at Startup Weekend Louisville, many of whom were successful entrepreneurs themselves.

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  • First place winners Me You Blue

    Me You Blue makes design products out of recycled materials. They were one of the two female-led teams that took the top two spots.

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  • The whole crew of Startup Weekend Louisville

    Overall, there were 39 pitches that turned into 13 teams at Startup Weekend Louisville. Despite the ice storm, everyone seemed to have a good time.

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Opening night of Startup Weekend Louisville

Zack Pennington, CEO of US Chia, facilitates the fourth Startup Weekend in Louisville, KY. The event took place from February 28, 2014 through March2, 2014.

Image: Kelby Price/Raghuvamsi Ayapilla

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By Conner Forrest

Conner Forrest is a Senior Editor for TechRepublic. He covers enterprise technology and is interested in the convergence of tech and culture.