Hello all,<p>I work for a small newspaper on the Central Coast of California. Santa Maria, Ca to be exact.<p>Someone has organized the first ever Start-up Weekend in my city (that I'm aware of). Since joining the hacker news community I have always wanted to attend one, but my geographic location and the feeling that my skills are sub-par has always stopped me. Now that this event is in my backyard, I don't have an excuse to not attend.<p>Being in an Agricultural/ Farming community I don't know how big of a tech community there is here.<p>I don't have an idea to pitch, but I am very interested in getting involved in a start-up.<p>Any advice on what to expect, or how to approach the whole event?<p>Thanks in advance.<p>http://santamaria.startupweekend.org/
I wrote about this a few months ago : <a href="http://www.lengrand.fr/2012/12/how-we-won-our-first-startup-weekend/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lengrand.fr/2012/12/how-we-won-our-first-startup-...</a><p>Basically, No need to be technical. I would even say that being not technical is better than being too much.
The whole experience is awesome. You meet so much cool people.<p>Just go and enjoy, you'll surely get inspired :).
Just be yourself. Though you should make an effort to talk to people, shake hands. Join in group conversations. Buy a beer or two to people you find interesting. That's pretty much it. Oh, and have fun.