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I have actually been to Startup Weekends before. They're awesome!

They always say you can't work on things you've already started on - so I'm a bit dubious about it sounding like "hey build this for me guys".

They are a great way to build stuff no doubt.

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I don't know the exact definition of an idea being started on, so yeah... I'd say it's fine. If you had build a prototype, that would have definitely crossed the line. But you don't even have a landing page up, right?

I have only been to one (in Berlin) before, and there have been a couple of pitches where people did spend time previously researching. It's fine with me, if you are willing to leave some creative freedom and not force everything pixel-specific onto people.

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