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Vim’s minimalism and elegance are hard to learn, but worth the effort. However, even for experienced users, there are common antipatterns that can be fallen into and there’s always more to learn.

You may have heard of MapReduce, perhaps even tried to slog through Google’s Whitepaper and you know that it was one of the keys to Google’s early successes in massive computing. But what is it and how does one implement it, and most importantly, what do you use it for?

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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 You Need to Read This Week

An epic letter by James Currier, 2x exited founder and now founder of Jiff, to his alma mater on how to do something exciting instead of wasting your life at a cube job.

An inside look into how Loudcloud used business development to save the company after the dot-com crash by breaking itself up into two companies. Opsware the software company eventually sold to HP for $1.6 billion.

Ruby and JQuery developer Yehuda Katz argues on the subtle but key differences between JavaScript’s first class functions and Ruby’s block syntax.

Why learning the basics of software development is important, even for the business people.

There’s only a couple sites people will use on a daily basis but if done right you can retain people to your app through either notifications or using your service as a start point for something.

Need to edit a bunch of files all at once? Too complex of a refactoring for sed? Try combining ack and Vim macros.

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, talks about how simple ideas built for one person are so powerful and why just trying things is so important.

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What’s Going on in the Boulder Startup Community

Boulder Open Coffee
When: Tuesday, 8/16/11, 8-9:30am
Where: Atlas Purveyors, Boulder, CO

Open and informal meetup for entrepreneurs, startups, and investors.

Denver iPhone Meetup
When: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 6:30 PM
Where: Remy offices, 1660 17th St., 4th Floor, Denver, CO

John Blanco will introduce the concept of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and how it’s applied in iOS. He’ll be covering the unit test workflow, what should be tested, how it should be tested, and how ”kata” can help you improve your skills on a daily basis.

Boulder Ruby
When: Tues 8-16-11 7pm
Where: Everlater/Pivotal Labs, 1701 Pearl St, Boulder, CO

Gerred Dillon and Nathan Witmer discuss Evented Programming.

Looking for funding? Learn how to raise $1M in 12 months
When: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 4:45 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: StartUp Guru Training Room, 6680 Gunpark Drive, Boulder, CO

Seminar teaches you how to raise money for your business in non-traditional ways.

Sustainable Ventures Boulder
When: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 6:00 pm – 8:30pm
Where: Boulder, CO

Ken Beitel, Advisory Board Chair of The Renewable Energy Initiative, presents on “Financing the Future.”

Denver New Tech Meetup
When: Thurs 8/18/11 7-9pm
Where: MapQuest, 1555 Blake St, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO

Companies demo and field questions from the local tech community.

Finding the Return on Investment in Social Media
When: Friday 8-19-11 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Where: UCAR Center Green, 3085 Center Green Dr., Boulder, CO

Panel discussion on how social media is evolving, emerging trends, and what businesses need to do to keep up.

COMMON Pitch
When: Friday, August 19, 2011, 6-11:00pm
Where: Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Social innovation entrepreneurs pitch their ideas.

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