The entrepreneurial spirit of InOneWeekend lives on with InOneAfternoon

The collaborative spirit of entrepreneurship generated by the InOneWeekend event in Cincinnati in September is still going strong.  InOneWeekend, where about 100 people came together over three days to design and launch a new company, has given birth to InOneAfternoon, a “brainstorming party” where existing start-ups can tap into the expertise and creativity of the network of participants.  “One of our goals was to connect people and create this social fabric of entrepreneurship and innovation,” says Elizabeth Edwards of Neyer Holdings, one of InOneWeekend’s organizers.The first start-up to take advantage of this social network was WallStick, a company founded by Meredith Holthaus (no relation) that sells life-size removable wall decals that display things like iconic Cincinnati images, flowers, and photos of people.  In a few hours at the offices of CincyTech, the group came up with about five new potential sales channels and about a dozen recommendations for boosting the business.Two more such events are scheduled this fall; one on the ins and outs of getting a Web site and another on the legal issues surrounding intellectual property and patents.Writer: David HolthausSource: Elizabeth Edwards