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Is Startup Weekend missing a middle-aged trick?

Is Startup Weekend missing a middle-aged trick?

href="#a"> By Peter Kerr for sticK

(sticK - 12 May 2015 ) As one of many simultaneous events taking place around the world, the Wellington Startup Weekend took place on April 10 – 12 at Creative HQ.

Now one of the purposes of the weekend event is not necessarily to create new businesses, but as much to develop a greater awareness among its (mostly young) participants of what is required to foster a successful enterprise.

That Startup Weekend is mostly young people isn't surprising – they're often unencumbered, single, only supporting themselves.
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http://sticknz.net/2015/05/12/is-startup-weekend-missing-a-middle-aged-trick/

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