Over the past year, it has been quite an experience to see the entrepreneurial community in Atlanta band together and do great things like ASW2, Startup Riot, Startup Gauntlet and ATL Show and Tell just to name a few.

ATL is no Bay Area but it isn't "hosed" either, pg's opinions not withstanding :) [See Atlanta can compete: http://blog.weatherby.net/2007/10/atlanta-can-com.html]

In addition to the 100+ people who participated in ASW2, a lot of credit goes to the guys who helped organize it, sponsored it and worked to make sure it got attention in the media. Lance Weatherby (news.yc user lanceweatherby) and Georgia Tech / ATDC where it was hosted deserve a special mention.

I wish not to disrupt the mood of the population on HN, but a question.

When will the majority of tech entrepreneurs begin to build products and services targeted at more than, say, a few hundred people?

It seems most of the tech startups are heralded by tech websites, and the only people using the services, are... you guessed it: other tech people. Such a limited base of customers!

Lastly, why are there so many derivative based startups, who piggy back and rely on another service? Are the dollars going to be realized when you cash out by being acquired by a company that wants to add you as a feature?

I just want to know.

Grats on the companies mentioned:

http://twitpay.me (OP's project) and http://skribit.com (my project)

For the few Startup Weekend projects that have been successful, how has equity been divided?

As anyone that has ever started a company can tell you the hard part is not spending a weekend building a cool prototype - anyone can do that. There's a long way to a sustainable company.

"How to build a basic product in one weekend" would probably be more appropriate.

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Congrats twitpay!!

Can you really call this a company just yet?