On the fourth day of Training, the teams of The Execution were told to come in comfortable clothing and no heels. Why? Because it was game time!

From trying to build the biggest unbroken ring using a sheet of paper, to falling into each other’s arms, to the “ankle” game, teams had a real blast.

Moreover, teams got the chance to practice their 90-second pitch, and went through a crash course in startup legalese.

Let’s hear some of their thoughts on the night.

Note: Don’t forget that all photos of that evening are on our Facebook Page.

SmartCode

It was a tiring night, yet we had lots of fun. We played several fun games with the rest of the groups. Then, we tried our 90-second pitch, seeking suggestions and advice for further improvements. Finally, the team went through the legal documents and signed contracts between them and the Execution partners. The workshops are over, the training is done and now, starting tomorrow at 6pm, we begin ”The Execution”. We are so excited so let the games begin!

The Dream Matchers

What’s an idea without a team? An idea. What’s an idea with a team? A project. What’s an idea with the right team? A success. We are big believers in teams, in fact, we are big believers in huge teams when the time is right. None of the successful web businesses lasted long with one, or two, or even three team members. Don’t let Twitter, the simple and straight forward microblogging website website, fool you. It has over 600 people behind it. If Twitter needs a team of 600, The Dream Matcher (www.thedreammatcher.com) will probably need a team of thousands. It is essential to know how to nurture, grow, and trust a team; this is the topic we briefly tackled during the fourth workshop of The Execution.

Mario Bros

Day 4 of the workshops had us all clutching at our sides with laughter. The Seeqnce team had teammates swooning into each other’s arms, doing a faux dabke dance and cutting up pieces of paper frantically under the pretence of “team building exercises”. Needless to say, it was much fun, and we proved ourselves the best and most innovative team under pressure; we set a record time while walking across the room as a team with our ankles together and we did extraordinarily well with the ring of paper that we had to make in under 5 minutes. Things quieted down later, and we did some impromptu presentations as practice, getting useful feedback from the Seeqnce team and Michel Nehme. The 48 hours of The Execution is just a blink of an eye away. This is where we will shine and prove ourselves worthy of the prize.

You guys took awesome pictures yesterday when we were busy jumping all over the place. Could you use one of those to go with the paragraph? If not, let me know so I can attach one of my crummy pics.

Red Drops In Lebanon

Workshop 4 was the most fun we’ve had in a while. Moreover, it was an important workshop because we found out that our pitch needed some work. The highlight of the workshop was the games! We’ve proven that we trust each other blindly, and that we can work good under pressure. Tomorrow’s the start of the weekend, and we’re going in with positive energy.”

Global Team

FUN is also an element Seeqnce uses to make us learn new things. At the workshop #4, several fun activities were organized by Seeqnce so that we can learn new things, such as team confidence, teamwork, and the importance of learning from others. It was literally the funniest and coolest part of all the workshops! Then, all teams had the chance to pitch their idea, and we think we were the best at pitching! We are thrilled, we are excited, and we are so ready for the challenge. So bring it on!

The Penguins

Last session in the workshop was a great session where participants learned skills like thinking out of the box, realized that methodology alone isn’t enough and it requires coordinating and synchronizing team effort in order to achieve target along with building trust in the team in order to work in a more efficient way.