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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

When Death Feels Like A Good Option
By Ben Huh

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.

Programming is for Anyone
By Dan Nguyen

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.

How To Reply to Angel Investor Intro Emails
By Elad Gil

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

Commandos, Infantry, and Police
By Jeff Atwood

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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NYC StartupDigest – August 22, 2011

22/08/2011

Below is an archived version of the NYC StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in NYC.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

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Good morning NYC startups!

This week the NYC StartupDigest passed 10,000 subscribers! We hope to continue giving you all the top events and providing more value for all those in the startup world in NYC.

More hackathons are on the horizon with Node Knockout and Hackday.tv coming up. Next month is also big on conferences with SMASH Summit with Dave McClure (use code: StartupDigest), Executive Leadership (use code SD9832), and TechCrunch Disrupt (out of town but worth the trip).

Codecademy is our featured startup of the week: Codecademy is the easiest way to learn to code. It’s interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends. Try it out here.

For newcomers: The NYC StartupDigest is an events list, created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, that is laser-focused on the needs of startups in NYC. Please send feedback to frank.denbow@thestartupdigest.com.

- Frank

NYC StartupDigest is curated by:
Frank Denbow – Founder, Songsicle

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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has been working with the startup community for almost 30 years. The SVB NYC office has been running for 10 years and we work with many NYC startups. If you want to learn more about how we can help your startup, get in touch with Shai Goldman at sgoldman@svb.com.