# LAUNCH48 MELBOURNE

**Published by:** [STARTUP MELBOURNE](https://startupmelbourne.com/)
**Published on:** 2013-07-22
**Categories:** event, melbourne startup
**URL:** https://startupmelbourne.com/launch48-melbourne

## Content

This Weekend (starting Friday night) is an event called Launch48. I wanted to highlight this because if you have not attended an event like this or a startup weekend then this is something you need to do! I have no affiliation with these guys other than the fact I attended last year and thought it was one of the best 'startup' experiences of my life! After this event, I was truly hooked on all things startup! On the Friday everyone gathers, and anyone with an idea goes to the front and pitches their idea, everyone votes until there is 4 or 5 ideas left and then you join the team that interests you. For the next 54 hours you work non stop on building a business around this idea with your group, stopping periodically to pitch your progress with a group of mentors who give you feedback on how to improve the product. By the end we were so excited we were looking to form a company! I truly believe that regardless of your background whether it is sales, marketing, design, finance, you will see what it is like to build a business with incredible momentum and excitement- you will see what startups are all about! This is the beauty of Launch48 you do not need to be tech savvy (although it helps) because every business needs a team with a different skill set to succeed. Highly recommended.

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