In early June there was a Startup Weekend held at the Smart Hub in Rockhampton www.facebook.com/SmartHubRockhampton/. There were around thirty participants in addition to the facilitators, mentors and organisers. It was great to attend and be one of the four judges whose job it was to review the six pitches which were presented on the final day.

Each of the teams had worked together really well to identify their business idea, validate with customer feedback and then refine their business model. The ideas aimed at solving a wide range of problems and it was really good to see the presentations which they had been working on all weekend. Once the presentations were completed the judges were able to have an open discussion about each of the pitches and determine which ideas were worthy of the top three prizes.

Overall it was another great event for the startup community in Central Queensland and being able to utilise the Smart Hub for this type of event was an excellent outcome.

Congratulations to the organisers, facilitators, mentors, fellow judges as well as those who attended as there was great positive feedback from all involved.