Poland StartupDigest – December 12, 2011

13/12/2011

Below is an archived version of the Poland StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Poland. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Here it comes, lazy December in spotlights. Hope you all enjoyed the second week of Christmas festivities and all survived LeWeb’s crazy parties. Have a nice week!
Zuzanna & Piotr

Poland StartupDigest is curated by:
Piotr Durlej - descri founder, ShareLook leader, free radical, early adopter, player, Apple user, introvertic one. With ADHD as a bonus!
Zuzanna StaÅ„ska - Community Manager at GammaRebels accelerator and at hardGAMMA Ventures, passionate about tech in museums and education. Also event organizer and blogger.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Poland Startup Community

Open Coffee Warsaw
When: Wednesday, 14 December, 12 PM
Where: Warsaw, Starbucks, Emilii Plater 53

Lost in the city? Meet other startups and investors with cup of coffee. Warm atmosphere and tons of gossips guaranteed.

 

Aula #73
When: Wednesday, 15 December, 7 PM
Where: Warsaw, Wydział Mechatroniki PW, A. Boboli 8

Regular meetings of the Internet industry, taking place from April 2007. With presentations of startups and other tech projects and legendary pizza.

 

4th birthday of Netcamp meetings
When: Thursday, 15 December, 6 PM
Where: Szczecin, Szczeciński Inkubator Kultury, al.Wojska Polskiego 90

Birthday party of monthly meetups gathering startups and geeks talking about taking over the world. This time, special guest will be PaweÅ‚ Tkaczyk, Polish blogger, author of books about marketing and gamification.

 

MyGuidie Launch Party!
When: Saturday, 17 December, 8 PM
Where: Warsaw, Reaktor.net, Bohomolca 15

Launch party of one of the hottest startups in country, recently winners of HackFwd’s Pitch In Berlin. Placed in famous of great parties startup hub and co-working centre, Reaktor.net. Beer, snacks, awesome DJ, and people you must meet while being in Warsaw.

 

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Madrid StartupDigest – December 5, 2011

6/12/2011

Below is an archived version of the Madrid StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Madrid. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Hi all from rainy Paris!Staying some days at the city of lights for LeWeb. I’m very excited to be here, especially because LeWeb is THE startup conference for Europe and even for part of Silicon Valley. Everyone is going to be here, so if you have a startup or work in that industry, you should definitely check it out (big waving hand to my friends at Rude Baguette who will be there too). This year I’m especially thrilled because we’re going to test the first prototype of Press42. That means we’re covering the event, not only as official LeWeb bloggers, but for all things startup for Press42 and our partners too. If you’re a blogger that writes about startups and are attending LeWeb, please do let me know so I can add you to the system. If on the contrary, you’re a startup attending the event (already got in contact with some of the startup competition finalists), email me at leweb@press42.com so we can add your story to the platform and reach the bloggers at the event.

Some news from this week, the big bomb, Facebook buys Gowalla. I nearly missed that one. I’m very happy for the guys at Gowalla. Have a couple of friends there, so I’m guessing I’ll see them in SF. ;) Also, the now infamous list of probable IPO startups from Goldman Sachs. Yeah, you know, the guys partly responsible for our financial meltdown? Well, they’re playing with startups now… And finally, a good post from GigaOM talking about thinking big. I have to agree on this one. Lots of startups aren’t thinking big enough. A lot of people are talking the Lean Startup approach, but they forget that lean doesn’t mean cheap — nevertheless, it seems that’s what most people are doing.

And now, back to our events. Although this week we have 2 holiday so most people are out of town. Very very slow week with only 2 events coming up.

Madrid StartupDigest is curated by:
Alex Barrera – Founder of Press42 (@42press)

 

 

What’s Going on in the Madrid Startup Community

Re-Twittmad
When: Wed Dec 7, 8:00pm
Where: Irish Rover

If you want to swing by and talk with the Twitter community in Madrid and have some beers, this is the place this week.

 

 
Okuri Entrepreneur Feedback Day
When: Wed Dec 7, 4:00pm
Where: Okuri Spaces (C/ Bravo Murillo 244 Planta 1 28020 Madrid)

After many months, including a Startupbootcamp Madrid and a Tetuan Valley Startup School, my friends at Okuri return with the feedback days. If you have a startup and want to get some free real badass feedback, this is the place to go this week, hands down!

 

 

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Madrid StartupDigest – November 28, 2011

29/11/2011

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Good morning, everyone! Ready for another amazing week? This past week has been awesome! We had Chris, our beloved co-founder in Madrid, so we took him out for beers. :P We joined with the Tetuan Valley crew, a bunch of startup friends and we had an amazing night! Thank you all for coming, I had a lot of fun!Apart from that, this week I’ve been working hard on my own startup, Press42 to get a prototype ready for LeWeb. Yeah, I’ll be there this year too, so if any of you are going, do ping me. :) I would love to meet you!Some interesting posts from this week, 7 tips on how to get acquired. For those of you starting to look for Christmas gifts, here is a bad ass one, the Twine! (btw, I want a couple!). For those of you in the blogger arena, Om just wrote his reflections after 10 years of blogging (some interesting graphs there) and finally, startups and virality, take a look at the Pinterest story.Before we get into the events, I wanted to thank a lot of you for the kind words I’ve been getting these pasts weeks. Many of you have found interesting people at the events or had a great time at specific events. I’m super happy about that! That’s what the digest is for so I’m very glad! So let’s keep it coming! Events powa!

Madrid StartupDigest is curated by:
Alex Barrera – Founder of Press42 (@42press)

 

 

What’s Going on in the Madrid Startup Community

iOs Bootcamp (Spanish)
When: Mon Nov 28, 6:00pm
Where: EOI, Avenida Gregorio del Amo, 6, Madrid

My good friend from betabeers kick this new event with my friend @filito from MiNube. He’ll be teaching some iOS coding 101 classes. If you want to learn, this is a great opportunity!

Conferencia startups esade (Spanish)
When: Wed Nov 30, 5:30pm
Where: Fundación Rafael del Pino, c/Rafael Calvo, 39 Madrid

Bunch of talks organized by ESADE. This first one counts with quite a lineup, including Jesús Encinar from Idealista or Gustavo García from Buyvip.

 

Hacks & Hackers (Spanish)
When: Wed Nov 30, 7:30pm
Where: GarAJE (Matilde Diaz, 11 Madrid)

Meeting point between journalists and developers. A place where they’ll share their knowledge. To be honest, I would love to swing by this one but I have another event at 7pm. :( It’s a very new meetup so I’m rather curious.

 

Congreso Iniciador (Spanish)
When: Thurs Dec 1, 9:30am
Where: Auditorio del rectorado de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. C/ Tulipán s/n. Móstoles. Madrid

Our friends from Iniciador organized their II congress this week. Some interesting talks if you care to stop by.

 

Women 2.0 Founder Friday Madrid
When: Fri Dec 2, 6:00pm
Where: The Gin Room, Academia, 7. Madrid

This event is quite unusual, but very needed. Want to find and talk to other founders? Maybe even find a co-founder? This is a great place to start!

 

 

 

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Chicago StartupDigest – November 21, 2011

21/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Chicago StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Chicago. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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This week’s highlights: A light week after last week’s cavalcade of events. Last week the semifinalists for the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge were announced: ScoutMeCoach, travel720, PropertyPanda, Code Academy opened applications for the winter quarter.
For newcomers: The Chicago StartupDigest is an event list, created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, that is laser-focused on the needs of startups in the Chicago Area.  Please send feedback to bernhard@thestartupdigest.com.

Chicago StartupDigest is curated by:
Bernhard Kappe - Founder of Pathfinder Software

 

 

Chicago StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” narrated by Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Chicago Startup Community

Startups, Funding & Taxes: Tax Planning for Venture Capital Investments
When: Monday, November 21 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Where: SushiSamba Rio, 504 N. Wells, Chicago

Has your startup recently received funding or are you planning to raise venture capital in 2011? Join us for a complimentary evening to learn more about preparing your company for investment.

 

Refresh Chicago: Nick Campbell – Surviving Working from Home
When: Monday, November 21st at 6:30 pm
Where: ITA, 200 South Wacker, 15th Floor, Chicago

Nick Campbell is a multi-talented Motion Designer, iPhone app developer, aspiring musician, blogger, and pinball enthusiast from Chicago. Nick will chat a bit about his transition from working full-time to running a series of businesses from home, and the problems he’s run into — including the need to get out of the house for productivity and mental health reasons.

 

 

Top Upcoming Chicago Startup Events

November 29 – Technori Pitch
December 1 – IP for Startups
December 10 – Code Academy Application Deadline
December 15 – Chicago Lean Startup Challenge Finals

 

 

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Shanghai StartupDigest – September 26, 2011

26/09/2011

Below is an archived version of the Shanghai StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Shanghai. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Dear Shanghai StartupDigest Readers,

As I moved to Beijing a little while ago, it’s now time to pass on the Shanghai StartupDigest to the next generation. I’d like to introduce Calvin Chin and Bob Zheng as the new curators, starting next week.

Over the past 1.5 years, the digest has gone from 0 to 1,800+ subscribers and the Shanghai startup scene has grown dramatically. It’s been a pleasure to cover and attend BarCamp, Mobile Century Club, Mobile Monday, ChinaJoy, and the countless other independent events that have become commonplace in the city.

Stay in touch with Sunny and I via email: kai [at] techrice.com and sunny [at] techrice.com.

Kai

Shanghai StartupDigest is curated by:
Kai Lukoff – Co-founder at TechRice
Sunny Ye – Blogger at TechRice

 

 

What’s Going on in the Shanghai Startup Community

TFM&A
When: September 27-28
Where: No.2299 YanAn Road West

 

Followingour UK success, TFM&A China 2010 has experienced an excellent launch. TFM&A China 2010 covers an exhibition area of 2,000 sqm, with 86 exhibitors and 2,000 attendees. 2011 TFM&A is back bringing more professionals in the field of marketing sharing with you their insights in China.

 

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Shanghai StartupDigest – September 19, 2011

20/09/2011

Below is an archived version of the Shanghai StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Shanghai. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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BarCamp Shanghai is back and bigger than ever on September 24th, so don’t miss it!

 

Shanghai StartupDigest is curated by:
Kai Lukoff – Co-founder at TechRice
Sunny Ye – Blogger at TechRice

 

What’s Going on in the Shanghai Startup Community

Mobile Monday – Mobile Speech Recognition with Nuance Mobile

When: September 19, 19:00-22:00

Where: Kathleen’s 5

Nuance Mobile’s team is presenting on the following: Voice-Enabled Mobile Search, hands-free SMS writing or social networking, on-the-fly translations, etc. How to give an edge to your mobile apps, increase conversion and usage. Cost: 100 RMB payable at the door includes 2 beverages and canapes. All attendees MUST pre-register.

eTail China

When: September 20-21

Where: Intercontinental Pudong Shanghai

 

eTail China is an ecommerce conference that focuses specifically on online retailing in China, brings together the senior decision makers from leading online retailers and service providers in one room for two days to discuss about the hottest topics in this industry. Price: $1000 for retailers, $3000 for others.

Hacker News Shanghai Meetup

When: September 21, 19:00 onward

Where: Abbey Road, 45 Yueyang Road

 

This meetup is dedicated to people who could be readers of Hacker News, really anybody who would be interested by the kind of news this community share; technologists, geeks, entrepreneurs… Just come for discussing your own project, the latest trends or simply meeting with like-minded folks.

BarCamp Shanghai

When: September 24, 10:00-17:00

Where: Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) Building 7, 234 Songhu Road, Yangpu District

 

BarCamp Shanghai is back and bigger than ever. Under the leadership of Techyizu, this event has blossomed. This iteration expects about 300 attendees: entrepreneurs, geeks, and social innovators. Don’t miss it.

 

Top Upcoming Events

October 21-23 – 3-day Startup Shanghai

 

 

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Shanghai StartupDigest – September 6, 2011

6/09/2011

Below is an archived version of the Shanghai StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Shanghai. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Still slow on Shanghai startup events of late.

A few news stories from the week:

Shanghai StartupDigest is curated by:
Kai Lukoff – Co-founder at TechRice
Sunny Ye – Blogger at TechRice

 

 

What’s Going on in the Shanghai Startup Community

Hacker News Shanghai Meetup
When: September 7, 7 p.m.
Where: Abbey Road, 45 Yueyang road, (near Hengshan Lu)

 

This meetup is dedicated to people who could be readers of Hacker News; really anybody who would be interested by the kind of news this community shares: technologists, geeks, entrepreneurs. Just come for discussing your own project, the latest trends or simply meeting with like minded folks.

Startup Weekend Shanghai (English Edition)
When: Friday 9th 6 p.m. to Sunday 11th Sep. midnight 2011
Where: Pythagore Optical Business Center, YangPu District, Shanghai

 

Startup Weekend is an intense, 54-hour event that focuses on building the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. Price for candidates: 200 RMB including catering and soft drinks.

 

Top Upcoming Events

September 20-21 – eTail China
September 24 – BarCamp Shanghai
October 21-23 – 3-day Startup Shanghai

 

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Madrid StartupDigest – August 29, 2011

29/08/2011

Below is an archived version of the Madrid StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Madrid. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Hello, people!So, summer is nearly over. :( Keep stretching it. ;) How has everyone been? I myself haven’t gone on vacation yet, so still longing for some away time in September. Anyway, back to startup world. September is nearly upon us and this week everyone is slowing going back to work. This weekend will be special as Vivek Wadhwa, (Duke, Harvard, UC-Berkeley, Emory, and Singularity University, blogger at Techcrunch, Columnist at Washington Post & BusinessWeek) will be in town. Not sure yet what’s going down with him, but keep an eye on his Twitter. If you’re an entrepreneur, meeting him is definitely a must. ;)

Madrid StartupDigest is curated by:

Alex Barrera – Co-Founder of Inkzee
Luis Rivera – Founding partner at Okuri Ventures

 

 

What’s Going on in the Madrid Startup Community

Symfony Madrid
When: Wed Aug 31, 7:00pm
Where: CIBALL, Corredera Baja de San Pablo nº 41, Madrid

If you are into Symfony or want to meet people in the php dev group of Madrid, it’s probably an interesting place to check.

Beers&blogs
When: Wed Aug 31, 8:00pm
Where: La Realidad Corredera Baja de San Pablo 51

Our friends at B&B are back from vacation and ready to share their stories. A good event to meet fellow entrepreneurs and bloggers in Madrid while having a beer.

Betabeers
When: Thurs Sept 1, 7:00pm
Where: CIBALL, Corredera Baja de San Pablo nº 41, Madrid

And the boys at Betabeers do it again. Open space to meet with other developers. They’ll present three projects and then perfom Q&A. Swing by if you might be looking for tech guys.

 

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Shanghai StartupDigest – August 24, 2011

26/08/2011

Below is an archived version of the Shanghai StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Shanghai. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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As ever, let us know if you spot upcoming events. If an event comes after we’ve already sent out the digest for the week (like the talk by Lee Kaifu of InnovationWorks last week), we share it out via Twitter: @startupdigestSH

A few news stories from the week:

Shanghai StartupDigest is curated by:
Kai Lukoff – Co-founder at TechRice
Sunny Ye – Blogger at TechRice

 

 

What’s Going on in the Shanghai Startup Community

SocialBeta & NTalks – Flexibility of Social Networking
Time: 27th August 13:30-17:00
Place: Shanghai HuangPu District (TBA)

This event’s theme will be revolved around flexibility in social networking. Details are still to be released.

Linux 20th Anniversary Developers Gathering
Time: 28th August 13:00-17:30
Place: Shanghai YangPu District SongHu Road #388

An event marking the 20 years of Linux since Linus Torvalds opened it to the public; there will be 20 themes revolving around Linux’s history and its development.

 

Top Upcoming Events

September 9-11 – Startup Weekend Shanghai (English-language event, details still TBD)
September 20-21 – eTail China
October 21-23 – 3-day Startup Shanghai

 

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Shanghai StartupDigest – August 15, 2011

16/08/2011

Below is an archived version of the Shanghai StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Shanghai. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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It seems we’ve now hit a summer stretch with few events. If you spot one, let us know.

A few news stories from the week:
- Inside Douban, China’s Truly Original Social Network
- Tencent Weibo Reports 233 Million Registered Users, Quarterly Growth of 59%
- Tudou IPO: Proceed with Caution

Shanghai StartupDigest is curated by:
Kai Lukoff – Co-founder at TechRice
Sunny Ye – Blogger at TechRice

 

 

What’s Going on in the Shanghai Startup Community

SocialBeta Gathering
Place: East China Normal University North ZhongShan Road No.3663
Language: Chinese

Another monthly SocialBeta gathering, this time organizers are aiming to have 200 participants discussing the revolutionary changes of social media.

 

Top Upcoming Events

September 9-11 – Startup Weekend Shanghai (English-language event, details still TBD)
September 20-21 – eTail China
October 21-23 – 3-day Startup Shanghai

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