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Michel Duchateau#miduchateau

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Hi !Michel DuchateauEntrepreneur, Coach, Global Facilitator for Startup Weekend

2004 : Founder of Altasys

2005 : Consultant at AltenBelgacom, Electrabel, GDF-SUEZ , Orange Business Services

2010 : Founder of FreeMyMove

2012 : Founder of CreaDelta• Training in Innovative Project Management & Entrepreneurship • Coaching SME’s & enterprises• Expert for regional public institutions in Belgium• Expert in Agile SCRUM, Lean Startup, #BMGEN, #CustDev, PRINCE2, ITIL & more.

#miduchateau

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Passion for Startups • Startup Weekend Brussels 2011 : Participant • Startup Weekend Mons 2012 : Organizer • Startup Weekend Brussels 2013 : Organizer • Startup Weekend Liège 2013 : Facilitator• Startup Weekend Leuven 2014 : Facilitator• Startup Weekend EU Organizers Summit 2013 at Teneriffe• Startup Weekend Organizers Summit 2014 at Las Vegas• Global Facilitator Startup Weekend from 2013

Ambassador & Speaker

Advisor & co-responsible of Alumni network

Brussels Curator

Startup Coach & Jury in Belgium

Speaker « Lean Startup & Agile »

Consultant for SME at Wallonnia Region

Expert for SME at Brussels Region

Organizer

Jury - NRJ Start-up

Jury - European Entreprise Challenges

Collaborations : Technofutur TIC, MIC Brussels, Impulse(ABE), ASE, Solvay Brussels School, Solvay Entrepreneurs, EFPME, IFAPME, Azimut, Les Jeunes Entreprises, SkillsBelgium, JADE, Betacowork, Faculté des Sciences Appliquées de l’ULB, WeStartup…

Summary

1. What is Startup Weekend ?2. Concept of 1 event3. Results in Belgium4. Inspiration in CompanyAn event where

100 entrepreneurs meet to

build startups

in 54h

What is a Startup Weekend ?

Summary

1. What is Startup Weekend ?2. Concept of 1 event3. Results in Belgium4. Inspiration in Company

They BUILD concrete projects in teams

They present the result to a jury of serial entrepreneurs, investors, personalities

What is a Startup Weekend ?

NO TALK,

ALL ACTION

Junior entrepreneursSerial entrepreneursEmployeesUnemployedFreelancesFunctionariesStudents

100 entrepreneurs ?

Idea ownersCuriousCreativeExperienced

Our mission

Inspiring change in the lives of entrepreneurs

Educate and give them the motivation and networking opportunities to take the next step in creating a successful startup company

Startup Weekend is massive !

1.800 events

300 cities

120.000 attendees

3.500 organizers

200 countries

Huge success in Europe !

France : 85

UK : 45

Germany : 30

Holland : 20

Belgium : 8

Neighborhood

600 events !

Also in Belgium !

Friday Night• 100 participants meet• 40 of them present an idea of a new statup to others• Top 10 ideas are selected by participants• 10 teams are formed based on skills, affinity,

interpersonal skills

How does it work ?

Saturday• Teams work on business model, prototype, customer

discovery• Teams are coached by experts on demand• Teams manage their own time during day & night• Teams get out the building

How does it work ?

Sunday• Teams work on financial aspects• Teams are coached by experts on demand• Teams work on presentations• Teams present to the jury• Awards & celebration

How does it work ?

Michel Duchateau CreaDelta 14

Ginger, winner of SWBru 2013

In 54h :- Running prototype- Validated business model- Paying customer

Minister of Economy from Brussels Region Startup Weekend Brussels 2013

OutcomeAfter a Startup Weekend ?

40% of teams enter an accelerator program (MIC Boostcamp, Nest’Up…).

25% of participants become full-time entrepreneurs within 1 year.

100% of particpants have met new collaborators & new friends.

More than 7 companies are running in Belgium so far.

750 alumni !+50 coaches• Experts who are entrepreneurs • No business consultant

+30 organizers• Entrepreneurs• Community leaders

+30 helpers

Involving a community in Belgium

Organizing is free of charge

By entrepreneurs

For entrepreneurs

27-29 June 2014

13-15 June 2014

Want to try ?

Want to organize one in your city ? Tweet me @miduchateau

Antwerp, Ghent & more Coming soon

Brussels.startupweekend.org

Ghent.startupweekend.org

Leuven.startupweekend.org

www.startupweekend.org

Liege.startupweekend.org

Mons.startupweekend.org