10 Ways To Be Loved At Startup Weekend

First in a series of posts about Startup Weekend Columbus.

10 Ways To Be Loved At Startup Weekend:

1. Bring a video projector - want to do pair programming, want to share some thoughts, want to review your slide deck, you need a projector
2. Bring a power strip - whenever you are working away from the office or home, you can never find enough power outlets, buy a Monster 4 Outlet Mini Power Strip for all of your travels
3. Bring an ethernet hub and ethernet cables - the WiFi in public facilities is bound to fail, be dog slow, or be completely unavailable, but with this you can setup your own network to share files with team members anyway
   
4. Bring a Mac laptop - not to be religious about operating systems, but it just seems to make Internet Connection Sharing dead simple
5. Bring a broadband wireless access modem - a Verizon Wireless EV-DO USB modem combined with Mac laptops and ethernet hub allowed our group to keep working while others were stuck without an Internet connection
6. Be the person on the team willing to run to Starbucks to keep your team caffeinated
7. Know the area, know the closest cafe, know when they close up shop for the night
8. Be @TheBeerWench, bring the beer, know your beer, only bring the good stuff
9. Rent an RV for the weekend, pull it up outside Startup Weekend location, let your team members use it for meeting space, but more importantly for down time, naps, and any out of towners that need a place to crash
10. Have fun, enjoy yourself, be happy - remember this isn't your day job, you are here to have fun, push yourself, make connections; this weekend will be a lot of work, but it shouldn't feel like work!