# The Summer Startup

Program · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: Summer Startup, Summer Startup OKC, The Summer Start Up, Summer Startup Oklahoma City

A weekend event in Oklahoma City where participants try to build a startup from zero to one in 54 hours, with [mentorship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor), cash prizes and a chance at funding. Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as a three-day event for [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) and builders at [The Verge OKC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-verge-okc) in 2026.

**For example:** Two people with an idea but no product spend The Summer Startup weekend turning it into a [demo](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/prototype) and a [pitch](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-deck).

## Applying



Application status unknown

[Official application page](https://thesummerstartup.com)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://thesummerstartup.com>

## Connects to (5)

- [MVP](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mvp): Minimum viable product.
- [Founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder): A person who starts a company and owns part of it from the beginning.
- [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance.
- [Hackathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hackathon): An event, often a day or a weekend, where people form teams and build a working project from scratch, then show it at the end.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.

## Sources

- <https://thesummerstartup.com/>
- <https://thesummerstartup.com>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/summer-startup