Philly Tech Week 2012: 6 of the coolest entrepreneurship events

The second annual Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T, is almost here, but with about 80 events over the course of just one week, creating a plan of attack might feel a little overwhelming.

To help you get ready in the next couple weeks, we’ll be highlighting events according to our five event tracks: entrepreneurship/investment, media/transparency, access/policy, design/development and arts/creative. To be clear, we’ve tried our best to make sure only the most meaningful events are on our calendar, so there’s value in all of them.

Here, we’re just picking out a few that might have wide interest — check out the entire Entrepreneurship/Investment calendar!

For now, to start, here are five of the coolest events from the Entrepreneurship/Investment track presented by Morgan Lewis.

1. Startup Weekend: An intense 54 hour event focused on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a single weekend.
1. Date: Friday April 20, 2012 – April 22, 2012
2. Time: 5:00 pm (4/20) – 9:00 pm (4/22)
3. Location: 320 South Broad Street, 19102, Hamilton Hall, Uarts
2. Philly Uncubed (Startup Job Fair): Finding the perfect gig ain’t easy. Enjoy music, ping pong, networking, drinks, photos and over 70 exciting new companies in a true startup environment.
• Date: April 23, 2012
• Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Location: 3025 Walnut Street, 19104, World Cafe Live
3. Tales of a Philly Entrepreneur: Four Philly entrepreneurs will cover everything there is to know about launching a successful startup in Philadelphia.
• Date: April 24, 2012
• Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Location: 2929 Arch Street, Suite 250, 19144, Cira Center, Woodcock Washburn Offices
4. Startup 101: Launching a startup starts with your great idea. Funding, Technology, and Marketing are where Kevin Brophy of Meidlinger Partners, Fred Bender of PFIT, and Dan Gemp of Dreamscape Marketing come in.
• Date: April 24, 2012
• Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Location: 1735 Market Street, 19103, Pyramid Club
5. Switch Philly: Five Philly startups will demo in front of three judges — Mayor Michael Nutter, Josh Kopelman, Ellen Weber — and attendees to determine the winner of a prize pack that includes free office space and meetings with local investors.
• Date: April 25, 2012
• Time: 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
• Location: 401 S. Broad Street, 19102, Levitt Auditorium
6. Entrepreneur Expo: The regular event from Philly Startup Leaders: Bright Ideas? Philly has them. The Entrepreneur Expo, a Philly Startup Leaders, Inc. event, will showcase the work of top Philadelphia-area entrepreneurs in a tradeshow setting, with an estimated 50 exhibitors and a select number presenting keynote addresses about their emerging businesses
• Date: April 26, 2012
• Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Location: 401 S. Broad Street, 19102, Levitt Auditorium