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October 07, 2015 | Tom Ballard

“Start-up Weekend” set for October 16-18 in Kingsport

Startup WeekendNortheast Tennessee is holding a “Start-up Weekend” that begins a week from tomorrow (October 16). It will be held at Kingsport’s Innovation Forge, 1100 Franklin Square.

AccelNow, PEAK, Networks Sullivan Partnership, and Innovation Forge are joining forces to produce a 54-hour startup workshop for entrepreneurs in the region.The weekend will include coaches, judges and volunteers who will help participants during their project development.

The coaches and judges include Aundrea Wilcox; Executive Director of KOSBE; Kenny Cornett, Founder of Innovation Forge; Ben Collins; Founder of Camellia Digital; Shawn Carson, Director of Venture Development at Tech 2020; Tony Lettich, Managing Director of Angel Roundtable; and Steven Jenkins, Founder and CEO of Synaptian.

For more information as well as to register, click here.


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