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This guide should have everything you need to know to get the most out of your time at the Startup Village.

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Doing the hard thing.

The only thing that matters is that you all are the ones doing the hard thing. You are building real sh*t, real products, tinkering with your craft, and learning topics outside your comfort zone.

The purpose of the Startup Village is to help you find other people who are just like you. Finding a tribe that values building as much as you do can be invaluable, and that is why we’re here.

So, during these 10 days, make the effort to get to know your fellow residents, and you’ll find co-founders, collaborators, teammates, and customers, and hopefully make some friends along the way.

Don’t network and try to collect contacts. Instead, paper-hand your nervousness. Get to know people. Share ideas that inspire you. Contribute thoughtfully when others share an interesting idea. Ship something together.

Calendar

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WhatsApp

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All comms & announcements will be made on our WhatsApp Group. Please ensure you’re in there!

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Updates

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Venue

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Get to know your peers!

<aside> ⛳ Get to know your peers — you will co-live and co-work with these folks, having a lot of fun together, and may even become colleagues, cofounders, and lifelong friends later. (Some of the cartoon images here hopefully don’t resemble the real person.)

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Attendees

Agenda (this is WIP — will be updated)

[Please rest assured that more fun will be programmed in this schedule. DM @paarugsethi if you have ideas]

• Orientation (Paarug and Aditya) 1pm
• State of Solana in India (Paarug)
• How to get the most out of Startup Village (Karan/Reuben)
• Sorting (Atharv) — rooms alloting
• Introductions

Lunch — 3pm

Coworking

Group Dinner | | | | Sat, 16 | Coworking

• 11am: Standup
• Lunch | - 2pm: Tech Quiz (IRL)
• Teach something new (mandatory for everyone) — 4-6pm | Night Cycling | | Sun, 17 | 11am: Standup | Coworking (open for the whole day) | | | Mon, 18 | 11am: Standup

12pm: Privacy Mini-hackathon Kickoff | Building for the Privacy Mini-Hackathon (All Day) | | | Tue, 19 | Coworking

11am: Standup

All day office hours & jam session with Paarug/Karan/Reuben/Jayesh/Naman | Building for the Privacy Mini-Hackathon (All Day) | Morning Run and Coffee (Atharv Velhal) | | Wed, 20 | Coworking

12pm: Standup

1pm: Product Roast | | 5pm: Padel | | Thurs, 21 | Coworking

[Talks and Panels TBA]

6pm: IRL Community Call (Livestreamed) | | | | Fri, 22 | Coworking

[Talks and Panels TBA] | | Mumbai Darshan Cricket Night | | Sat, 23 | Solana OpenHouse (Earn)

• Earning your Crypto (by Jill)
• Getting started on Solana (Dev talk)
• State of Superteam/Solana
• Project Demos (voluntary) | | | | Sun, 24 | Demo Day | | | | Mon, 25 | Goodbyes and Checkout by 11am. | | |

Facilities

During the 10 days of the Startup Village, folks will have access to:

• Double-occupancy rooms at Theory9 Bandra, along with all other amenities. Rooms will be allotted on Day 1 during the kickoff session.
• Breakfast at Theory9 and Lunch at the co-working office
• Talks, mentoring, and product sessions to up-skill and learn together.
• A bunch of other Mumbai food excursions, games, and activities, to bond with your peers.

How will your day look like?