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Happy Holidays! This week I’d like to introduce everyone to our new co-curator for the StartupDigest Reading List, Chris Burnor! Chris is our lead engineer and felt the reading list needed some more technical articles. Super excited to have him with us :)- ChrisStartupDigest Reading List is curated by:
Chris McCann – Co-Founder, StartupDigest
Chris Burnor – Lead Engineer, StartupDigest

 

 

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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 interesting interview with Nick Swinmurn, the original founder of Zappos, about the company’s early days.

 

An internet of people
by Chris Dixon

 

A short post about why companies that have been tried before like Etsy, Kickstarter, and AirBnb are succeeding today.

 

A Tmux Crach Course
by JDClayton

For developers who spend most of their day in the terminal, tmux is a great GNU Screen replacement to augment your workflow.

 

Hiring the best people
by Scott Wiess

Why the best people join the best companies.

 

Finance for Geeks
by Eric Sink

A quick overview of financial statements, profit margins, and funding.

 

Exploring Client-side MVC with Backbone.js
by Jared Carroll

A rails developer tries out a different MVC framework: Backbone.js

 

Assessing a Company: Questions you need to ask in an Interview
by Michael Chen

This post will help you decide if the startup you are thinking about joining is right for you.

 

See all of the previous resources and articles we’ve featured 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:
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 Copenhagen StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Copenhagen. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Copenhagen StartupDigest is curated by:
Alex Farcet – Co-Founder of Startupbootcamp & Startupdenmark

 

 

What’s Going on in the Copenhagen Startup Community

Viden og netvæksmøde om venture for medier og journalister
Where: DVCA
When: Monday Dec. 14th, 14:00 – 15:30

“DVCA, inviterer hermed alle interesserede medier og journalister til et viden og netværksmøde om venturebranchen.”

 

“Likemind is a networking meeting where we leave the fancy shit at home and focus on meeting people – not just business cards!”

 

Accelerace and Accelerace Bio presents its companies to investors.

Bienvenidos a una nueva edición de StartupDigest Buenos Aires.

Queremos saludar a todos los emprendedores para estas fiestas y desearles un genial 2012.

Recuerden que hay tiempo hasta el viernes a las 6 de la tarde para que tu evento forme parte del próximo newsletter. Solo deberás completar este formulario.

¡Muchas gracias!

Buenos Aires StartupDigest is curated by:
Vanesa Kolodziej - Founder of BA Accelerator
Martin Vivas - Partner at BA Accelerator

 

 

Eventos de Esta Semana

PalermoValley Night26 (gratis/abierto)
Cuando: 13 de diciembre 19hs.
Donde: Ciudad Konex, sarmiento 3131, abasto de buenos-aires

 

La fiesta de fin de año de la comunidad de profesionales web de argentina.

 

En esta segunda edicion de los seminarios “Show Me The Money” 7 emprendedores destacados de internet te contarán lo que realmente hicieron para generar un negocio online.

 

Eventos en Otras Ciudades

Tucuman Valley Chau 2011
Cuando: Miércoles 14 de diciembre, a las 21:30 hs
Donde: AURELIANO BUENDIA en la planta alta. Córdoba 1059, Tucumán

 

Despues de un excelente año donde aprendimos y la pasamos muy bien, decidimos despedir al 2011 como se merece: con un ENCUENTRO al estilo TUCUMAN VALLEY.

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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It is that week where you get two holidays combined and you don’t get anything done, so I am going to direct you mostly to Singapore. Happy holidays to all our Muslim friends and Selamat Hari Raya. Also to all Malaysians, Happy Merdeka.

Daniel CerVentus – Co-Founder of Entrepreneurs.my and This Week in Asia

 

 

What’s Going on in Malaysia’s Startup Community

You got to give it to Ngeow and his commitment to Webcamp as most people will be back in their hometown during this week. Wecamp 8 will be featuring Richerd Chan, who previously worked in Hootsuite as he is trying to stay homeless in KL.

TEDxCQ
When: Wed, August 31, 19:00 – 23:30
Where: The Forbidden City. Clarke Quay, Singapore

Located at one of my favorite places in Singapore and featuring a good buddy of mine Michael Smith aka @dreampipe. TEDxCQ or Clark Quay is going to be an awesome event with ideas and alcohol. Price at S$25.

AppsWorld Asia 2011 and Social Media World Forum
When: Thu, September 1, 09:00 – Fri, September 2, 17:30
Where: Suntec, Singapore

It is back and if you are interested in the development of Apps and the Social Media Space this is the place to be. Tickets are priced at RM 2.5K and the event is featuring names such as Alexander Kleinberg, of Facebook and Gwen of StartupDigest Sg.