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<p>We're getting a little worn out from all these #@%$ing hackathons, and we're not even coding. One of the most exhausting, Startup Weekend--the code-and-beyond hackathon that challenges entrepreneurs to build a minimum viable start-up in a weekend--was Friday through Sunday, following consecutive weekends of Lean Startup Machine and HackNY. There were 74 ideas pitched at General Assembly for the event.<!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://nyc.startupweekend.org/2011/04/17/winners/">The winners</a>, as judged by S. Daniel LeonZeyfo of ekkoTV and Governing Dynamics; Christina Cacioppo of Union Square Ventures; Gil Beyda of Genacast Ventures; David Tisch of TechStars; Matt Meeker of Meetup and Polaris Venture Partners; and Ryan Graves of Uber Inc.</p>
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<li><strong>1st place – <a href="http://twitter.com/playmob">Playmob</a></strong> (members receive a mystery box every month filled with 4-5 toys that represent the latest and upcoming must-have trends from the toy industry.)</li>
<li><strong>2nd place – <a href="http://wetrip.it/">WeTrip.it</a></strong> (A social savings platform designed to take the headache out of group trip planning. We’ll help you create your ideal trip, propose it to your friends, and set up a shared savings fund to make sure everyone puts their money where their mouth is.</li>
<li><strong>3rd place – <a href="http://bridg.me/">Bridg.me</a></strong></li>
<li>Honorable mentions
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<li><strong><a href="http://www.getanimotion.com/">Animotion</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getanimotion.com/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.coviewer.tv/">Coviewer.tv</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.coviewer.tv/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.tickrs.net/">tick.rs</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.bridesview.com/">BridesView</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://quotify.it/">Quotify.it</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tickrs.net/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.sparkrelief.org/">Spark Relief</a></strong></li>
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<p>Solvate awarded the first place team a $1,000 prize. The next New York Startup Weekend will take place in June.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_5564" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 298px"><img class="size-full wp-image-5564  " title="startup weekend at bernies" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/startup-weekend-at-bernies.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="482" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: @shanereiser</p></div></p>
<p>We're getting a little worn out from all these #@%$ing hackathons, and we're not even coding. One of the most exhausting, Startup Weekend--the code-and-beyond hackathon that challenges entrepreneurs to build a minimum viable start-up in a weekend--was Friday through Sunday, following consecutive weekends of Lean Startup Machine and HackNY. There were 74 ideas pitched at General Assembly for the event.<!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://nyc.startupweekend.org/2011/04/17/winners/">The winners</a>, as judged by S. Daniel LeonZeyfo of ekkoTV and Governing Dynamics; Christina Cacioppo of Union Square Ventures; Gil Beyda of Genacast Ventures; David Tisch of TechStars; Matt Meeker of Meetup and Polaris Venture Partners; and Ryan Graves of Uber Inc.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>1st place – <a href="http://twitter.com/playmob">Playmob</a></strong> (members receive a mystery box every month filled with 4-5 toys that represent the latest and upcoming must-have trends from the toy industry.)</li>
<li><strong>2nd place – <a href="http://wetrip.it/">WeTrip.it</a></strong> (A social savings platform designed to take the headache out of group trip planning. We’ll help you create your ideal trip, propose it to your friends, and set up a shared savings fund to make sure everyone puts their money where their mouth is.</li>
<li><strong>3rd place – <a href="http://bridg.me/">Bridg.me</a></strong></li>
<li>Honorable mentions
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.getanimotion.com/">Animotion</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getanimotion.com/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.coviewer.tv/">Coviewer.tv</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.coviewer.tv/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.tickrs.net/">tick.rs</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.bridesview.com/">BridesView</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://quotify.it/">Quotify.it</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tickrs.net/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.sparkrelief.org/">Spark Relief</a></strong></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Solvate awarded the first place team a $1,000 prize. The next New York Startup Weekend will take place in June.</p>
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