Since 2007, groups of like-minded people from all sorts of backgrounds around the world have come together to participate in a phenomenon called Startup Weekend. These are weekend events that encourage people to pitch ideas and form teams to build a brand new business within a 54-hour weekend. On this episode, we interview Zach Ferres from Coplex (www.coplex.com) who is organizing the upcoming Phoenix Startup Weekend to learn about how everything works and what to expect! Both the Phoenix metro area and Tucson have hosted a number of Startup Weekends over the past few years, with the next one in Phoenix beginning on November 20th, 2015.

To sign up for the Phoenix Startup Weekend on Nov. 20th, visit http://www.up.co/communities/usa/phoenix/startup-weekend/6726

Our sponsor for this episode is the City of Peoria! (www.peoriaaz.gov)