​Today, I'm mentoring at Boulder Startup Weekend. I do this because startup weekends are one of the best spots to launch your startup, or make the jump of quitting your 9to5.

​I figured writing about this would accomplish two goals:

One, I could ask each team for their 'elevator pitch,' which is the quick overview of what their idea or startup is.  Startups often times get so deep and into the work, they fail to be able to describe it in two sentences.  
No one understands it and your startup is not going anywhere until others can quickly grasp it.

Two, I could share with YOU, the reader who is entrepreneurial, but hasn't made the jump yet, why you should attend a Startup Weekend.