Below is an archived version of the Seattle StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Seattle.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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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:
Kauffman’s website Entrepreneurship.org is a free online site chock full of content and resources for entrepreneurs, business mentors, investors and anyone in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Content ranges from information entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. Check it out at www.entrepreneurship.org.

What’s Going on in the Seattle Startup Community

Dollars and Dates are Killing Agile (SeaSPIN)
When: Tuesday, November 1st from 5:45 to 8:30
Where: SolutionsIQ, 10785 Willows Rd NE, Suite 250, Redmond, WA

SeaSPIN is a group of Seattle IT and software professionals that meet once monthly. Chris Sterling, VP of Engineering at Agile Advantage discusses how the commucation barrier differs between business managers and agile teams (points and iterations vs. dates and dollars), and how agile development teams can bridge the “Points vs. Dollars” language barrier.

MIT Enterprise Forum’s next Venture Lab features a presentation from Swype CEO Mike McSherry (also former co-founder of Amp’d Mobile and Boost Mobile). Mike explains how the company went from its idea stage to announcing a successful exit in just over three years.

Your membership drive is a major success. You have a gazillion members… but revenue, not so much. So what’s the plan? What’s the strategy? How do you take those members and make money? Many have tried and few have succeeded. Join NWEN for a talk from Michael Schutzler, CEO of Livemocha as he discusses how he and his team took a gazillion members and turned them into a revenue machine.

Whether you are a game startup or a thinking of starting a new company, this event is for you. From Founder’s Sessions to an indie game competition, this day-long event has something for everyone. Listen to industry experts in the Founder’s Sessions and see the latest Seattle indie game projects at this event held at DigiPen.

Nearly every startup company goes through a period when cash is extremely tight and the demands of fueling the company’s growth are monumental. How many compelling ideas never make it to market because the entrepreneurs couldn’t keep their companies viable until they could receive substantial outside funding or become self-sustaining? This workshop will provide you with the techniques you need to maximize early cash inflow and control cash outflow. In addition marketing, finance and legal experts, you will hear successful entrepreneurs talk about their real-life stories of bootstrapping their companies to success.

Top Upcoming Events

November 11-13 – Startup Weekend Seattle

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

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London StartupDigest is curated by:
Kes Thygesen - Co-Founder, RolePoint.com
Dimitar Stanimiroff - Regional Sales Director at Stack Exchange, Europe & Australia

What’s Going on in the London Startup Community

Introducing the UX Surgery
When: Monday October 31th, evening
Where: UCL, Room 106 in Gordon House, 29 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PP

Bring along a user experience challenge you would like to have solved or come along for general discussion about UX.

In three hours, the Pitch Bootcamp will help you refine your startup idea, improve your pitching skills, and recruit potential cofounders.

A practical, focused discussion on current trends in the use of stock incentives by growing companies. This event will focus on practical rather than technical aspects, and brings together a number of experts in the field.

Conference featuring 16 promising early to mid-stage (Seed, Series A, B, C and restart) mobile startups and 20+ investors from across Europe.

Learn how to polish your pitch with UKTI sessions are free to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups and small/medium-sized businesses.

Fred George discusses Programmer Anarchy and Chris Read talks about Evolving Continuous Delivery. Free pizza and beer.

Combines a series of intensive workshops, dedicated one-on-one business advice and long-term mentoring. It will help small businesses create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to business education, financial capital, and business support services.

Learn all about Intellectual Proparty – Split into two sections (on IP and Non-Disclosure Agreements), this workshop presented by law firm Pillsbury WSP aims to help identify when your product needs to be protected and how.

Have a boogie with Housebites to help celebrate their launch with live music, DJ and a well stocked Bar.

TechMeetups brings you a talk on social media, find out how it impacts operations and marketing strategies.

Following the Web & Mobility Summit, the European Tech Tour Association is hosting a cocktail bar to celebrate entrepreneurship in Europe.

The Mozilla Festival is a yearly celebration that brings together hundreds of passionate people to explore the frontiers of the open web. A mash of developers, designers, and big thinkers.

Top Upcoming London Startup Events

November 8 – TechHub Demo Night (part of Internet Week Europe)
November 9 – Running Lean: Workshop by Ash Maurya
November 9 – David Soskin talk – CEO of Cheapflights.com
November 9-10 – Noah Conference
November 11 – London Silicon Roundabout November Meetup – BeMyApp Weekend
November 11 – Power of One
November 11 – This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis
November 12 – London Perl Workshop
November 12 – Ideation Camp
November 14-19 – TechCity Entrepreneurs Festival
November 14-18 – General Assembly: A bootcamp for non-US startups
November 16 – Bootlaw: Options for Sharing Success
November 16 – Hoxton Mix: Gamification
November 16-17 – London Mobile Services Innovation Platform
November 17 – TechCrunch Awards: The Europas
November 17 – IBM SmartCamp London

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

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Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

Houston StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
Kauffman’s website Entrepreneurship.org is a free online site chock full of content and resources for entrepreneurs, business mentors, investors and anyone in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Content ranges from information entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. Check it out at www.entrepreneurship.org.

What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community

PhoneGap is an open source solution for building cross-platform mobile applications with web technologies. This month, the Houston Android Developer group will walk you through the process of building a PhoneGap application that you can deploy on both iOS and Android devices.

Join TiE Houston, TiE Austin and TiE Dallas for the annual TiE Texas Funding Forum where aspiring entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present business cases to angel investors and venture capitalists and receive funding for their brilliant ideas.

Join the Houston Startup Community following the TiE Texas Funding Forum to welcome entrepreneurs and investors from all over Texas who have come to Houston for this annual event.

GroundUP Houston events encourage entrepreneurs and people with startup dreams to share their experiences with like-minded individuals over coffee and pastries.

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

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Chicago StartupDigest is curated by:
Bernhard Kappe - Founder of Pathfinder Software

Chicago StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Kauffman’s website Entrepreneurship.org is a free online site chock full of content and resources for entrepreneurs, business mentors, investors and anyone in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Content ranges from information entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. Check it out at www.entrepreneurship.org.

What’s Going on in the Chicago Startup Community

In this talk, Corey Haines will go over some techniques for keeping your test suite lean and fast. Along the way, we’ll discuss the design improvements that come out of these changes.

The Funding Feeding Frenzy is the place to be for CEOs and founders of fast growing companies to get connected with a group of investors who just may be waiting to sink their teeth into their winning idea. For business owners raising capital, this is an opportunity that cannot be missed.

Top Upcoming Chicago Startup Events

November 9 – UX Redux: Design Teardown of Consumer/Patient-facing
Health Tech Apps
November 15 - Chicago Product Management: User Experience + Agile
November 17 - Chicago Lean Startup Circle – Customer Interviews
December 15 - Chicago Lean Startup Challenge Finals

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

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Barcelona StartupDigest is curated by:
Andrew Swiler – Working for startups in Barcelona doing strategy and business development over the past year. Andrew has a degree in Finance from Miami University, a love for technology, and the goal to meet every startup in Barcelona.
Eoin Gallagher - Business Development at fastDove, Co-Founder of 3DS Barcelona

What’s Going on in the Barcelona Startup Community

November 8: EIX Business Angel School
November 9: El Primer StartupDigest Barcelona Event

November 14-20: Barcelona Global Entrepreneur Week
November 17-19: BCN DevConference
November 30: ACCio Investment Forum