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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.

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Chris McCann – Co-Founder, StartupDigest
Santiago Zavala – Partner, Mexican.vc

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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’s Going On in the Silicon Valley Startup Community

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Seoul StartupDigest is curated by:
Tae-Woo Kim, @challengekim. Tae-Woo Kim is the CEO of Moglue, and is currently developing an interactive e-book platform.

What’s Going on in the Seoul Startup Community

KACIA 14th Open Seminar
Time: 2011/ 12/12 16:00~18:30
Venue: The Korea Economic Daily 18th floor Dasan Hall

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

You can become a member for free here.

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

StartupDigest Reading List is supported exclusively by:
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.

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.

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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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’s Going on in the Tampa Bay Startup Community

The TechVenture 2011 agenda is power-packed with AT&T Mobile Hackathon and app launch, networking with successful high-tech entrepreneurs and mentors, interactive conversations with Macromedia founder Marc Canter and Hashable founder Mike Yavonditte, demos by the Next 10 companies, and unplugged sessions on growth strategies and design thinking.

Networking event with free mentors, including Mike Eitler of Group125, Chris Paradies of Fowler White Boggs PA, and Leisa Mohler-Erickson of Advantage Performance Group.

Moderator John Morrow (Co-Founder of Gazelle Lab and Entrepreneur-In-Residence at USFSP) will discuss the top 2012 business trends in Tampa Bay with Alex Muellner (Editor of the Tampa Bay Business Journal) and Robert Trigaux (Business Reporter and Columnist with the St. Petersburg Times).

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Silicon Valley StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
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’s Going On in the Silicon Valley Startup Community

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
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’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

StartupCity Lunch and Learn (Des Moines)
Where: StartupCity Des Moines
When: December 7, 12:00 pm

Learn about the how’s and why’s of equity structuring in new ventures. Bring your questions, as Drew Larson from Brown and Winnick will be in the house.

We love this event. Come out to talk with other entrepreneurs in the area and see a few demos from local companies.

Top Upcoming Events

December 14 – SITAKS Breakfast (Kansas City)
December 14 – SPN Holiday Meetup (Omaha)
December 15 - bizperc Open House (Kansas City)
December 17 – KC Commons Grand Opening (Kansas City)

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

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Seoul StartupDigest is curated by:
Tae-Woo Kim, @challengekim. Tae-Woo Kim is the CEO of Moglue, and is currently developing an interactive e-book platform.

What’s Going on in the Seoul Startup Community

2011 Entrepreneurs’ End of Year Party
Time: 2011/ 12/7 17:30~21:00
Venue: Samjung Hotel New Building 1st floor Adonis Hall (Yeoksam-dong)

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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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’s Going on in the Seattle Startup Community

Lessons Learned: Nordstrom Innovation Lab
When: Monday, December 5th at 6pm
Where: TechStars, 511 Boren Ave N, Suite B, Seattle

Nordstrom is currently ranked #254 on the Fortune 500 with more than $9 billion in revenues. Scrappy startup they are not. And yet they face the same competitive pressures that are causing every modern company to take a long, hard look at the process they use to innovate. How do they do it? A team from Nordstrom’s Innovation Lab including JB Brown, the manager of the Nordstrom Innovation Lab , Jeremy Lightsmith and Marius Grigoriu will talk us about their project to bring Lean Startup methodologies into Nordstroms.

Mobile Madness Northwest
When: Tuesday, December 6th from 12:30 to 6:30
Where: F5 Networks, 401 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle

In a series of interactive talks and chats, hear stories from some of the top companies, entrepreneurs, and investors working to shape the future of mobile innovation in the region, as well as special guests from other mobile hubs around the country — and learn about some interesting young startups to keep your eye on.

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. Come join hundreds of attendees for one of the most exciting Seattle tech events.

Join hundreds of movers-and-shakers in the tech community, as we take a moment to celebrate “geeks who give back.” We’ll toast the men and women of the 2012 GeekWire calendar, and Newsmakers of the Year, but that’s not all. Enjoy calendar-themed activities, spirited contests, techie give-aways and the geekiest of chic nights on the town, not to mention your own complimentary copy of the coveted calendar.

Scott Oki is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, who now spends his boundless energy on social entrepreneurship. His latest — SeeYourImpact — was on the 2011 Seattle 2.0 list of “Best Startups.” He has founded 18 non-profits (18!), as well as building a successful business around his favorite pastime — golf. And as the holidays draw near he will tell his story at this month’s NWEN Breakfast Buzz.

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

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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’s Going on in the San Diego Startup Community

CommNexus Near Field Communication
When: Tue, Dec 6, 5:30-7:30pm
Where: 6290 Sequence Drive San Diego

Interesting panel discussion on Near Field Communications (NFC) technology and how it is creating a new wave of opportunities in the mobile space.

conflUX and the UX Bookclub are joining forces to discuss Luke Wroblewski’s book, Mobile First, which argues that Internet applications should be designed for mobile first. Looks interesting!

The Business & Entrepreneurship Center at MiraCosta College is hosting a 3-minute elevator pitch contest, where college students can try to persuade a panel of “Angel Investors” to choose their business idea.

San Diego Tech Cocktail mixer is a great place to check out emerging San Diego startups as well as hang with startup folks.