Below is an archived version of the Thailand StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Thailand.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

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Thailand StartupDigest is curated by:
Kelly Kampen - Kelly is based in Thailand and the founder of Jajoop.com the first fully gamified Daily Deal website.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Thailand Startup Community

This is a group for internet marketers and individuals who are new to internet marketing but want to get started. We get together each month to socialize and share ideas, exchange contacts and have a great time getting to know more about this business and the people involved.

 

The buffet price is about 270 baht including tax and service, plus some tip will be 300 baht. Please make sure that you have the exact amount in hand to avoid some complicated calculation and change.

 

Let’s continue discussion we had last time, present our strengths and businesses, connect and think of what fields are interesting in Thailand as the country start to connect and use Internet and especially Mobile Internet more actively.

 

We have now finished the plan for the special “Holiday Dinner” in cooperation with the Bangkok Cultural Dining Meet Up group and Bangkok NLP Practice Club meet up group for Saturday night December 17 2011. Members from both groups will join us for the evening in this sleek upscale location.

Below is an archived version of the Vancouver StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Vancouver.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

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Vancouver StartupDigest is curated by:
Jon Chui – iPhone Developer, Invoke Media

 

 

What’s Going on in the Vancouver Startup Community

Free Market Research Bootcamp
When: Mon Nov 28, 12:00am
Where: 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

Rocket Academy is pleased to announce a free bootcamp designed to help technology companies use Market Research to improve products, enhance revenue and stimulate better access to capital.

 

Jesse MacFadyen, a core developer for PhoneGap, will be doing a presentation on PhoneGap for Windows Phone!

 

Grow Lab’s Inaugural 2011 Fall cohort and see the exciting new developments in Vancouver’s startup community.

 

Interested in knowing what government funding is available to help you with your new technology startup?

 

Bring a project to work on, if you don’t have a project we’ll help you come up with one! See you there.

 

Open data + food. Sign-up here.

 

Beer is a staple of hackers. ;)

 

 

Top Upcoming Events

Tues Dec 6, 6:30pm – .netBC Introducing HTML5
Tues Dec 6, 6:30pm – Follow The Clean Code Examples
Thurs Dec 8, 6:30pm – DigiBC Holiday Party 2011
Thurs Dec 15, 8:30am – GrowthWorkshop: Understanding & Preparing Your SR&ED Claim

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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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!

 

 

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!

 

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

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Seattle StartupDigest is curated by:
Jaremy Rich – Co-Founder/CEO of Rich & Murray Creative and Web & Marketing Analytics at Clear

 

 

 

Seattle StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off today. Be among the millions of people in 123 countries celebrating, networking and learning about entrepreneurship. Find an event near you or plan your own. Visit gewusa.org for U.S. info. or unleashingideas.org for all other countries.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Seattle Startup Community

Seattle Bootstrapper’s Patented Idea Score Metric
When: Monday, November 14th, at 7pm
Where: StartPad, 811 First Ave Suite 480, Seattle

What kind of idea makes for a successful bootstrapped startup? How can you tell if an idea has a decent chance, and is there a simple tool for evaluating an idea? This meetup is about solving and building that very rubric, and features a panel-led discussion on how to evaluate a good startup idea before launch.

 

Entrepreneur University 2011 (NWEN)
When: Tuesday, November 15th from 8am to 6pm
Where: Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Join a full day bootcamp on entrepreneurship featuring workshops, panel discussions and networking. Panelists and speakers include David Roberts (CEO, PopCap Games), Lee Rhodes (glassybaby), Dan Shapiro (CEO, Sparkbuy) and will include workshops on business plan writing, term sheets, VC pitching and more.

 

Hear from an experienced panel of cloud users and learn how the cloud can really deliver for you. Explore the process of selecting, implementing and managing the right cloud computing solution for your needs. The panel will include Damon Danieli (Founder and CTO, Z2Live), Ingvar Petursson (SVP of IT, Nintendo), Ashwin Muthuvenkataraman (Product Manager, Expedia), and JB Brown (Innovation Lab Program Manager, Nordstrom).

 

Startup Spirits is an exclusive event for startup founders, execs and investors, and provides a casual event for tasting fine spirits (this time, Bourbon) and networking.

 

Which company will be next year’s blockbuster acquisition? Will the IPO market pick up? Where are the big opportunities for the startup community, and what prices will the tech titans’ stocks be trading at this time next year? WTIA brings together its annual panel of technology business leaders who will offer their predictions for these questions and many more. The panel will be moderated by John Cook (Geekwire) and features Frank Artale (Managing Director, Ignition), Bruce Chizen (Venture Partner, Voyager and former CEO, Adobe), Rob Glazer (Founder, Real Networks) and Dan Rosen (CEO, Dan Rosen and Associates).

 

 

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

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For newcomers: The RTP StartupDigest is an event list, created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.

RTP StartupDigest is curated by:
Mac Elatab- Analyst, TrueBridge Capital Partners

 

 

RTP StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off in one week. Be among the millions of people in 123 countries celebrating, networking and learning about entrepreneurship. Find an event near you or plan your own. Visit gewusa.org for U.S. info. or unleashingideas.org for all other countries.

 

 

What’s Going on in the RTP Startup Community

Internet Summit 2011
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Where: Raleigh Convention Center / 500 South Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27601

Internet Summit 2011 brings together Internet executives, senior marketers, digital professionals, tech entrepreneurs and investors for the largest digital event in the southeast. Industry insiders and experts provide content on opportunities and trends for the digital landscape. Including a dedicated Tech Track, Startup Bootcamp, and Demo Showcase.

 

Workshop to help prepare for UNC’s Carolina Challenge Pitch.

 

Elevator Pitch Finals with special guest speaker Will Pearson ’01, Co-founder and President of mental_floss, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudar ’01 while both were seniors at Duke.

$5000 for the Judge’s Choice prize
$750 for the People’s Choice prize, selected that night via text-messaging
$750 for the Best Pitch Delivery, selected by the judges

 

 

Top Upcoming Events

December 1 - Carolina Challenge Pitch Party

 

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

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London StartupDigest is curated by:
Kes Thygesen - Co-Founder, RolePoint.com
Dimitar Stanimiroff - Regional Sales Director at Stack Exchange, Europe & Australia

 

 

What’s Going on in the London Startup Community

Introducing the UX Surgery
When: Monday October 31th, evening
Where: UCL, Room 106 in Gordon House, 29 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PP

Bring along a user experience challenge you would like to have solved or come along for general discussion about UX.

 

In three hours, the Pitch Bootcamp will help you refine your startup idea, improve your pitching skills, and recruit potential cofounders.

 

A practical, focused discussion on current trends in the use of stock incentives by growing companies. This event will focus on practical rather than technical aspects, and brings together a number of experts in the field.

 

Conference featuring 16 promising early to mid-stage (Seed, Series A, B, C and restart) mobile startups and 20+ investors from across Europe.

 

Learn how to polish your pitch with UKTI sessions are free to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups and small/medium-sized businesses.

 

Fred George discusses Programmer Anarchy and Chris Read talks about Evolving Continuous Delivery. Free pizza and beer.

 

Combines a series of intensive workshops, dedicated one-on-one business advice and long-term mentoring. It will help small businesses create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to business education, financial capital, and business support services.

 

Learn all about Intellectual Proparty – Split into two sections (on IP and Non-Disclosure Agreements), this workshop presented by law firm Pillsbury WSP aims to help identify when your product needs to be protected and how.

 

Have a boogie with Housebites to help celebrate their launch with live music, DJ and a well stocked Bar.

 

TechMeetups brings you a talk on social media, find out how it impacts operations and marketing strategies.

 

Following the Web & Mobility Summit, the European Tech Tour Association is hosting a cocktail bar to celebrate entrepreneurship in Europe.

 

The Mozilla Festival is a yearly celebration that brings together hundreds of passionate people to explore the frontiers of the open web. A mash of developers, designers, and big thinkers.

 

 

Top Upcoming London Startup Events

November 8 – TechHub Demo Night (part of Internet Week Europe)
November 9 – Running Lean: Workshop by Ash Maurya
November 9 – David Soskin talk – CEO of Cheapflights.com
November 9-10 – Noah Conference
November 11 – London Silicon Roundabout November Meetup – BeMyApp Weekend
November 11 – Power of One
November 11 – This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis
November 12 – London Perl Workshop
November 12 – Ideation Camp
November 14-19 – TechCity Entrepreneurs Festival
November 14-18 – General Assembly: A bootcamp for non-US startups
November 16 – Bootlaw: Options for Sharing Success
November 16 – Hoxton Mix: Gamification
November 16-17 – London Mobile Services Innovation Platform
November 17 – TechCrunch Awards: The Europas
November 17 – IBM SmartCamp London

 

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

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For newcomers: Singapore StartupDigest is a curated events list created by entrepreneurs that is focused on the needs and interests of startups in Singapore. Do drop me a note at gwen@thestartupdigest.com if you have any feedback, questions, or ideas.

Singapore StartupDigest is curated by:
Gwendolyn Regina Tan – Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief, SGEntrepreneurs
 

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

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For newcomers: Singapore StartupDigest is a curated events list created by entrepreneurs that is focused on the needs and interests of startups in Singapore.Do drop me a note at gwen@thestartupdigest.com if you have any feedback, questions, or ideas.

Singapore StartupDigest is curated by:
Gwendolyn Regina Tan – Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief, SGEntrepreneurs
 

Techventure
When: Thursday to Friday, 13th-14th October 2011

Where: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

A major line-up of big names from VCs to entrepreneurs and politicians. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin will also be there. However, ticket sales have ended — but maybe non-attendees can hang out at Marina Bay Sands to catch the speakers when they’re out and about.

Startup Weekend Singapore 3

When: Friday-Sunday 14-16 Oct 2011

Where: 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #02-23

Startup Weekend in Singapore, round 3. The difference this time is that the team that creates the most commercially viable prototype will get a SGD 15K (USD 11.6K) investment and a guaranteed place in the JFDI-Innov8 2012 bootcamp.