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Day 2 of "The Execuion" was Design !

Part 1: "Design Thinking & Rapid Prototyping: Tammam Yamout of Penguin Cube

The teams were drawing their imaginary washing machines, there were designs targeting kids, people in a hurry, illiterate people, busy businessmen . Some designs could detect different colours automatically, communicate with the user, and have voice interaction to guide the user, some even came with sound effects like the porsche sound.

There were really amazing features and very creative ideas!

Part 2:  Minimum Viable Product: Samer Karam of Seeqnce

Samer Karam explained @Seeqnce 's 3x3 principle: 3 features, 3 tests, 3 shortcuts for a minimum viable product.

It was an amazing workshop, still two workshop days to go before the 48h bootcamp!!

Don't forget to Like Seeqnce on Facebook and to follow the hashtag #TheExecution on twitter to know all about the competition!

Seeqnce, Lebanon's first internet startup accelerator, and Cedrus Ventures, are organizing a startup competition during the month of November 2011.

The Execution brings together developers, designers, and business persons from across the country to form teams, train and compete on executing their business ideas. The Competition is open to all professionals, freelancers, and students.

The participants will be between 24 and 48 select individuals who exhibit entrepreneurship traits in the Preparation Phase. The participants will form 6 to 12 teams, each team tackling one idea throughout The Execution to form a startup. The winning team's startup will receive valuable prizes worth over $10,000 and a convertible note investment [from Cedrus Ventures] along with expert advisory [from Seeqnce] to help them mature the product over the course of 3 months.

The Registration deadline was on November 9 and the Execution started on November 10, with the preparation part. 50 people attended, Ideas were submitted and 11 teams were formed.

Now things are heating up, and on Monday November 14 the training part will start with workshops during 4 days, each day will be covering a different topic:

• Day 1: Business: business models, market analysis, investment strategies, etc.
• Day 2: Product: minimum viable product, design thinking, rapid prototyping, user experience, etc. [in talks with IDEO & Eric Ries]
• Day 3: Marketing: mainstream marketing strategies, social media marketing, communications and honing the message, etc.
• Day 4: Team: teamwork, entrepreneurial mindset, leadership, selling, etc...

The workshops will be followed by a Bootcamp week-end (November 18-20), teams will have to develop a working prototype of their product within 48 hours and at the end of the week-end, the winning team will be selected.

The winning team will be the one that executed best their web or mobile application business idea.

And on November 25, "The Execution" will end with a party announcing the winning team.

For more information, you can check Seeqnce Facebook page.

With more than a hundred creative entries submitted from across the Middle East and other parts of the world, Bras for a Cause Middle East proved that designing for a cause never goes out of style.

Two fundraising fashion shows were held, one in Beirut and one in Dubai to support breast cancer awareness as well as local and international organizations.

Established designers showed off their tremendous support for this campaign by designing original bra and t-shirt designs within the “Designer Piece”Category that was actualized by the designers themselves and were auctioned during the runway show.

And now the "Look Good, Feel Good" collection is distributed to different stores across the Middle East.

The exciting Collection of Limited Edition Bras and T-Shirts is available at the following fabulous department stores and high-end boutiques:

• Galeries Lafayette (Dubai)

• K-Lynn Lingerie (Lebanon, Kuwait and Dubai)
• Pink Dust (Amman, Jordan)
• Amuse Concept Store (Cairo, Egypt)
• Cream (Beirut and Jeddah, KSA)
• AuraB.com (Online Boutique)

• Maison Bo-m (Riyadh, KSA)

I saw it in K-lynn, ABC Achrafieh, it was so nice to see the designs turned into reality and on the shelves for people to buy!! 

At K-lynn you can also find another brand that is supporting the same cause: WACOAL

Awareness Seamless

Featuring superior comfort, the Awareness Underwire Bra is the #1 best-selling bra in our entire line! The Awareness Collection of bras features a ribbon flag to serve as a reminder to do your monthly self breast exam.

So Girls if you are shopping this week-end, why don't you shop for a cause!

Have a fabulpous week-end! 

Hard Rock's campaign for breast cancer awareness, heads into its 12th year stronger than ever.

We invite you to join forces with Hard Rock® and a host of musicians around the world for parties, live music events, and the chance to raise awareness and money for local, national and international charities. As well, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Pinktober® apparel and accessories goes directly to breast cancer research. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The Caron Keating Foundation are just two of the amazing organizations that will benefit from your participation in Pinktober®.

Some of the limited edition Hard Rock Pinktober products that will be sold during this month:

You can check their Facebook page to see the events happening, but too bad their Twitter account has only one tweet!  

Have a nice PINK week-end everyone!! 

The Fiat Brand is thrilled to team up with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). This collaboration of progressive philanthropy and iconic style has resulted in the design of The 2012 FIAT 500 Pink Ribbon Limited Edition. The Pink Ribbon 500 will be unveiled and available for purchase October 2011—just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With each model sold, FIAT will donate $1,000 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The FIAT 500 Pink Ribbon Limited-Edition provides breast cancer awareness advocates an opportunity to literally drive consciousness forward, in style.

"At The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, we are constantly looking for ways to further breast cancer awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness month and beyond," said Myra J. Biblowit, BCRF President. "The partnership with FIAT is especially exciting as it allows breast cancer supporters to literally drive awareness for the cause year round. We are extremely appreciative of FIAT's collaboration in this effort as the brand's contributions will help fund innovative research that will advance the fight against breast cancer worldwide."

The Pink Ribbon Edition will be available in two exclusive colors—Bianco or Argento—each equipped with Limited Edition Pink Decal Body Stripe and Signature Pink Ribbon 500 Logo. Only 250 Pink Ribbon Limited Edition have been manufactured…

So hurry to a Fiat Studio nearby, and be one of the few people on the road that know how to drive awareness forward in true Italian style!!