StartupDigest Reading List – December 9, 2011

9/12/2011

For newcomers: StartupDigest Reading List is the members-only weekly email newsletter of the best articles in the startup world.

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This week I got to hang out at one of the Singularity University sessions with Vivek Wadwha and I saw a talk on cyber crime that completely blew my mind. Not startup related but if you’re interested in this kind of stuff check out this video. I have a whole new perception on privacy and security now.
- 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

A heavy and emotional post about the lows of startup life by Ben Huh, previously founder of a failed startup, now founder of the Cheezburger Network.

 

 

A firey post on why programming can be for anyone if you are really interested in learning. The site is a little confusing but if you’re interested in learning to program the free book starts here.

 

A very tactical post on how to respond to investor emails. Much of this also goes for responding to intro’s in general.

 

An older post about the different stages of a company’s growth and the different people needed at each stage.

 

Taking responsibility
By Daniel Tenner

It’s easy to blame external factors for your company or product not succeeding. It’s even harder to take responsibility and action to make it better.

 

[Video] Marketing for Startups
By Rand Fishkin

The video was taken at Hackers and Founders to answer the question what is marketing and why is it important? Rand Fishkin is a co-founder of SEOmoz, one of the largest SEO and inbound marketing companies.

 

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

 

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Singapore StartupDigest – October 24, 2011

25/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Singapore StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Singapore.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

Infocomm Industry Forum

When: Tuesday, 25th October, 1:15pm-7:30pmWhere: Orchard Hotel Singapore

This year, the Forum will see topics like The Internet of Things, big data, mobile analytics and smart city of the future.

 
Private Equity and Venture Capital Panel Discussion & Networking Session

When: Tuesday, 25th October, 5pm-8pm

Where: NUS Business School, 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Mochtar Riady Building, Singapore 119245

Look to a wide-ranging discussion of the financing needs and opportunities at different stages of a firm’s growth (early stage startups vs growth stage SMEs), different growth/exit mechanisms (M&A, trade sales, IPO), different markets in Asia (SE Asia vs North and South Asia), and different sectors (technology, consumer goods, internet/social media, etc.).
 
NES Ignite 2011

When: Saturday, 29th October, 10am-4pm

Where: UTown Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, NUS

Entrepreneurs behind non-tech ventures (think yoghurt and a chain of bars) and tech VCs and developers come together to share their experiences and conduct workshops for participants.

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