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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/BU3sU.St.138.jpeg|403Davidson student Andrew Strain, 20, a junior economics major, plans to pitch his idea for a smartphone app that takes the dimensions of a room you are looking to furnish and helps you design the room based on furniture prices and dimensions from stores like ikea or Walmart. Strain simply has an idea, not a working app, icon or even a name but he hopes to be chosen so that it can be developed. During the fifth Charlotte Startup Weekend, Jan 25-27 at local entrepreneurial hub, aspiring entrepreneurs business ideas can go from cocktail napkin to concrete business plan in just three days. It's a big deal for Charlotte, which in the last couple of years, finally decided to embrace the start-up community that once built the city. Here's how the event goes: On Friday night, each aspiring entrepreneur gets 45 to 60 seconds to pitch his or her idea to the group. Attendees then vote on the four or five top ideas. The entrepreneurs then build a team of volunteers to help them build their business plan, which they'll present on Sunday. The audience picks the best one. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/lel88.St.138.jpeg|384Katie Levans, 27, works on ideas for the Plate Share start up group Saturday. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/1o9Aqg.St.138.jpeg|394James Campbell, 25, writes down ideas for the Digiceipts start up group. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/lPb8n.St.138.jpeg|313A number of the Plate Share start up group work on various parts of the start up's ideas. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/dujuG.St.138.jpeg|415Daniel Burdi, 25, works on plans for the Plate Share start up group. Burdi is co-founder of Local Shuffle. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/1dRL0B.St.138.jpeg|348(from left) Jason Chislom, 36, Adrian Hee, 44, and Hussein Koprly, 26, debate ideas for the Club Hub start up group. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/tzp4W.St.138.jpeg|413Bernadette Cruz-Maulion, 27, makes a point during a Club Hub start up group discussion. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/VHPA2.St.138.jpeg|445(from left) Kurt Taylor, 24, Andrew Strain, 20 and James Campbell, 25, talk over ideas for the Digiceipts start up group. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/7CJkM.St.138.jpeg|525Malik Mcknight, 22,works on Digiceipts ideas. Charlotte Startup Weekend is a three-day event where top business start-up ideas can go from cocktail napkin to full-blown business plan in just 54 hours. On Saturday january 26, 2013, the people who volunteered to help with the top five business pitches from Friday night will be in groups, helping make the ideas into concrete plans. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/26/15/25/iqbDZ.St.138.jpeg|413Davidson student Andrew Strain, 20, a junior economics major, plans to pitch his idea for a smartphone app that takes the dimensions of a room you are looking to furnish and helps you design the room based on furniture prices and dimensions from stores like ikea or Walmart. Strain simply has an idea, not a working app, icon or even a name but he hopes to be chosen so that it can be developed. During the fifth Charlotte Startup Weekend, Jan 25-27 at local entrepreneurial hub, aspiring entrepreneurs business ideas can go from cocktail napkin to concrete business plan in just three days. It's a big deal for Charlotte, which in the last couple of years, finally decided to embrace the start-up community that once built the city. Here's how the event goes: On Friday night, each aspiring entrepreneur gets 45 to 60 seconds to pitch his or her idea to the group. Attendees then vote on the four or five top ideas. The entrepreneurs then build a team of volunteers to help them build their business plan, which they'll present on Sunday. The audience picks the best one. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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