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- Chris

StartupDigest Reading List is curated by:
Chris McCann – Co-Founder, StartupDigest

 

 

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How do new businesses get ahead in the “Money Game”? Navigating the growing startup financing landscape is the focus of the latest animated video from the Kauffman Foundation’s sketchbook series. Watch “Money Game,” where Kauffman Senior Fellow Paul Kedrosky breaks down the methods entrepreneurs use to raise capital, and the benefits—and hazards—of each.

 

 

What You Need to Read This Week

David is a partner at SV Angel, Ron Conway’s investment fund.

 

 

Everybody loves to talk about starting new companies (and exiting them) but no one talks about the many projects that struggle to take off and when to stop working on them.

 

Some of the most creative ideas come from the empty space while you aren’t working.

 

Sometimes old-fashioned sketching is the best way to visualize a design idea and iterate on it. Our team does this all the time on our whiteboards at home :)

 

Make sure that you surround yourself with some people who don’t just pat you on the back all of the time.

 

Derek started CD Baby, which became the largest seller of independent music online with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. Here is his talk on 8 different profit models.

See all of the previous resources and articles we’ve featured here.

Below is an archived version of the DC StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in DC.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

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DC StartupDigest is curated by:
Michael Mayernick – Co-Founder, Spinnakr

 

 

DC StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” and more from the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the DC Startup Community

Join DCEW, Do It In Person & Ladies DC to celebrate the holidays and entrepreneurship in our nations capital.

 

If you’re a builder of web things or a creative designer, writer, or UXer who wants to get out of the house (or office) a bit, then come join us. We’ll be the group of people nerding out over laptops in various coffee shops and art spaces around Arlington, Virg.

 

It’s time to celebrate all of our accomplishments for 2011. This will be a fun opportunity to get together, enjoy some great appetizers, drinks and holiday cheer. Space will be limited. If you wish to come please RSVP early. (Please, no recruiters.)

 

Venture Capital Outlook 2012 is part of the Potomac Tech Wire breakfast series that brings together senior executives in the Mid-Atlantic to discuss technology issues in a conversational, roundtable environment moderated by the editor of Potomac Tech Wire. The panel will focus on the overall outlook for venture capital investing in the DC area, current deal terms, technology trends, valuation issues and predictions.

 

ProudlyMadeInDC is turning 1. Come celebrate with us!

 

The Product Innovators is comprised of people engaged in product innovation, product development and product market management in the greater Washington D.C. metro area.

 

JOIN is a career fair, but done differently. For hiring startups only, we create a pool of qualified candidates from the requirements that companies list on the registration form.

 

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

 

 

What’s Going on in the Singapore Startup Community

 

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

 

 

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Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” and more from the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Seattle Startup Community

What’s Next in Social? To 2012… And Beyond! (SMC Seattle)
When: Monday, December 12th from 6 to 9pm
Where: Microsoft Building 33, 16070 NE 36th Way, Redmond, WA

The last event of the year for Social Media Club Seattle will serve to recap some of the digital and social advances of 2011 and look forward to 2012. As with all SMC Seattle events, this is a great opportunity to network and hear from local experts in social media.

 

Put your heads together with dozens of entrepreneurs and students as they work to build an entire video game in 24 hours. The event includes mentors from Microsoft, F5, Stratos and more, and will serve to be both a crash course in video game design and an opportunity to pitch ideas and meet other passionate entrepreneurs.

 

Top Upcoming Events 

January 13 – The Language of Business: East Coast Meets West Coast (NWEN)
January 17 – Emerging Platforms in Video Games
January 19 – Mix & Mingle (MIT Enterprise Forum)

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

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Good morning, Salt Lake startups! Please send your questions and comments on the featured events to jbradshaw@thestartupdigest.com.Enjoy!
- Jon

Salt Lake City StartupDigest is curated by:
Jon Bradshaw – Co-Founder of BoomStartup & works with UtahAngels
Scott Lemon – Owner of HumanXtensions & Founder of KarmaKey

 

 

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Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” and more from the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Salt Lake City Startup Community

BoomStartup
When: Monday, December 12 , 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: 556 East Technology Avenue, Building C, Suite #2100, Orem, UT

This will be a lunch meeting. Bring Your Own Lunch. We’ll start the discussion promptly at Noon and should go until 1:30 or so. This meeting is open to the public and will be scheduled monthly. If you are interested in Internet and Mobile startups then this is the place to be.

 

This meeting the group will be going over examples of how you have put some of this knowledge to use and how you are currently using the ideas you learned. Come for a great discussion and review of all the topics. If ever you wanted one presentation that touched on a little of everything this will be it.

 

Come share and learn about Google Technologies! Make sure to RSVP here.

 

Park City area entrepreneurs can collaborate on business ideas, give instructive feedback on business presentations, listen to and discuss business topics, and make important networking contacts to help them grow their business.

 

Park City area entrepreneurs can collaborate on business ideas, give instructive feedback on business presentations, listen to and discuss business topics, and make important networking contacts to help them grow their business.

 

The Provo Linux Users Group welcomes everyone with an interest in Linux and Free/Open Source Software. Most of our members live in, or near, Utah valley.

 

Come learn and share about Java. Please RSVP so we can order the right amount of food.

 

Social Media Club of Salt Lake City (SMC of SLC) supports the central focus of the worldwide organization, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

 

We gather monthly for presentations, to listen to speakers, workshops, or to simply visit. We also strive to support other local user groups and organizations. Please feel free to submit ideas and to contribute to the calendar.

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

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Fellow Entrepreneurs, The end of the year is near but you have to work. That is what being an entrepreneur is about. There is no rest, there are not fame, only hardwork + passion + a conviction that will prove you you are right. Once your product is ready, you might want to show it to the world and DEMO Asia is happening on the 29 Feb to 2 March. Being part of StartupDigest Malaysia, here is a discount code you can use. Key in MYE35M when you buy your ticket here. For now, on with the events and gambateh!Malaysia StartupDigest is curated by:
Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

If you been reading Entrepreneurs.my, you will know about how this Bill will hamper the development of ICT professionals in Malaysia as it requires you to register yourself to a proposed regulation body. The tech community was in at uproar and now MOSTI will be having an open day for the proposal for the establishment of the Board of Computing Professionals Malaysia (BCPM). The proposed Board will certify and regulate all IT professionals and entities in Malaysia.

 

DescriptionAndroid Development Training Program for Beginner is a 3-day hands-on guide to designing and building mobile applications using Google’s Android open-source platform. This complete hands-on workshop encourages participants to learn by building a real-life working application, which can serve as a basis for their future Android projects. By the end of the course, each participant will have a complete functional Android application incorporating most of the
key features of the platform. To register, email details to registration@incubator.com.my.

 

Windows Phone 7 is the latest OS by Microsoft and built on a Nokia device. Currently Nokia is doing a series of workshop to encourage developers to work on WP7 apps.

 

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

Mice pies, champagne and shareholders agreements
When: Monday, December 12, 2011, 6:00 PM
Where: Dreamstake Leathermarket, 13 Weston St. Camberwell

The event will commence with drinks, mince pies and networking followed by a short presentation on the most important aspects of negotiating with investors and agreeing shareholders’ agreements. We will focus on a couple of key issues:

(i) sweat equity and incentivisation;
(ii) planning the exit strategy; and
(iii) attracting investment.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session on any topics of interest.

 

Brought to you by those behind the highly successful DrinkTank, DevTank provides an opportunity for developers working for (or wanting to work for) tech startup companies in London to exchange ideas and experiences about the technology behind successful startup companies.

 

Although (sadly) we have been informed that there will be no explosions, Rajiv’s short talk will provide some valuable insight into the fundamentals of usability and accessibility testing, what it involves, how the Interaction Lab does it, and the various types of outputs that can be generated from undertaking user research.

 

Come and join the Digital Shoreditch & Source possee for our very special December 2011 Party @ Mother Bar on Old Street from 6PM as we kick off a night to remember which will be continued at the 333 club till late.

 

In the spirit of the festive season come and enjoy the holiday atmosphere and opportunity to network with your fellow LSR and Innovation Warehouse group members.

 

 

Top Upcoming London Startup Events

December 20 - London Business Starters Meetup
December 20 – Special Christmas #Geekpub

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Hong Kong StartupDigest is curated by:
Vincent Chan – Co-founder of Primitus

 

 

What’s Going on in the Hong Kong Startup Community

SUMHK – “CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT: THE METHODOLOGY PEOPLE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT”
Where: BootHK, 19/f, 231-233 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
When: Dec 12, 7:30pm-9:30pm

From the organizer: “Paul Orlando now runs a Customer Development course series for entrepreneurs called Startups Unplugged. He will talk about Customer Development and a short list of mistakes he made when running my startup.”

 

From the organizer: “We’ve invited Talos from the Iconfactory to talk about various topics related to the iOS-ification of Lion. The Iconfactory is an indie Mac/iOS design and software company known for designing beautiful icons and interfaces for clients. In parallel with client work, they also produce a portfolio of super popular apps – Flare, Twitterific, xScope, Astronut and more.”

 

From the organizer: “As a continuation of our popular “Battle of the Apps” contest in June 2011, we are once again inviting app publishers and developers to participate in a pre-Christmas contest, held in the heart of Hong Kong’s party area, Lan Kwai Fong. Each contestant will have 8 minutes to show off their creation and will be peppered with questions from the host, Napoleon Biggs.”

 

From the organizer: “EpicForce is going to share their experience in game development by dissecting the implementation of iFighter, their most successful product in this seminar.”

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

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Instead of shopping for Christmas presents (Isn’t that what Christmas eve is for?), we have 4 events for you this week. Mid-Cities Tech Coffee for all you mid-city folks, a tax tip class for tech startups, Dallas PHP year wrap up, and football watching parties at CoHab.Now, get out there, make a difference.

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Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” and more from the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Dallas Startup Community

Mid-Cities Tech Startup Coffee
When: Mon Dec 12 7pm-9pm
Where: Buon Giorno Coffee 2350 Hall Johnson Road #100 Grapevine, TX

Opportunity for startup folks living in the Mid-Cities area to get together and just hang out. Our goal is to build a strong local community of startup-minded people through this regular meetup. This is a very laid back and informal event. Topics of discussion can include technology, business models, funding, marketing and anything else related to startup life!

 

It’s not sexy, but you know what, your tax strategies dramatically impact your business. What good is your profit if you allocate it incorrectly, or are taxed higher than necessary? At this luncheon, participants will hear about some key strategies for small technology-based businesses to use to put themselves in the best position possible.

 

Alook back at the year in PHP and BYOT (bring your own topic) — what has happened with the language and the entire ecosystem surrounding it. If there’s a burning question you’ve been wanting to know about PHP or even just a general web-related kind of question, bring it along and we’ll have some time to talk.

 

Come hang out at CoHabitat for some football watching action! They’ll have games on two big TV’s (TV in living room, and the huge projector screen in the blue room) starting at noon until they are all over with. Startups and Football.