Shanghai StartupDigest – November 14, 2011

15/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Shanghai StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Shanghai.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

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Dear Shanghai StartupDigest Readers,

Are you ready to work your tails off for a weekend and make your startup dream come true? This week we have two exciting events coming up: ChinaStarts’ Hackathon and Startup Weekend Shanghai. Participants of both events will spend 72 hours to found a team and create their product. In addition, Friday is also the opening ceremony of Global Entrepreneurship Week China. Xue Manzi, a well-known angel investor, will join the ceremony and give a speech to the entrepreneurs in Shanghai.

On the side note, the People Squared Year One Anniversary is on Nov 27th. We will host the event with LBS Vision and Tech2IPO to bring a fun day to the Shanghai startup community. More details will be announce in the up-coming weeks. Also, thanks to Super Chocolateur, we had some great shots of the UX Day event. If you also have some pictures from the day, please kindly share with us. : )

If you’d like to share any exciting news or events with us, please send an email to me [at] bob.zheng@thestartupdigest.com or Calvin [at] calvin@thestartupdigest.com.

Cheers,

Bob & Calvin

Shanghai StartupDigest is curated by:
Bob Zheng - Founder of People Squared
Calvin Chin

 

 

Highlighted Shanghai Startup Events (Mixed English/Chinese)

ChinaStars Hackathon

When: 11/18/2011 2:00pm

Where: Shanghai JiaoTong University.

30 teams, 10 mentors, 1 platform support, very little sleep with unprecedented passion for creating new products. Students at ChinaStars created 30 demos for social and mobile products based on existing SNS.

 

PM-China Product Manager Conference

When: 11/17/2011-11/18/2011

Where: No. 1888, Pu Ming Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

 

PM-China will hold China’s 1st Product Manager Conference on 17th-18th Nov, 2011 in Shanghai. We have invited lots of domestic and international experts in product managing and design to share their expertise on our conference. The purpose of this conference is for the experts to share the latest developments and their great experiences within their fields.

 

Startup Weekend Shanghai

When: 11/18/2011-11/20/2011

Where: Block#7 KIC,Songhu Road,Yangpu, Shanghai

 

As Startup Weekend is one of the very important events of GEW, the event will share a global spotlight. What’s more, the event will join a Global Startup Battle with the other cities which will hold the SW event at the same weekend. After the event, the winners of each event will compete online with each other to make a global winner in the end!

 

 

 

Top Upcoming Shanghai Startup Events

 

November 26 – Angel Investment Salon: Company value evaluation

November 27 – People Squared Year 1, LBS Vision, Tech2IPO Demo Day

November 30 – Capital Markets Technology China

 

 

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Singapore StartupDigest – November 8, 2011

8/11/2011

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

 

Entrepreneurs Unplugged 2011

When: Tuesday, 8th November 2011, 630pm-830pmWhere: Hon Sui Sen Auditorium, NUS Business School, 1, Business Link, Singapore 117592

Several entrepreneurs behind diverse creative firms share their experiences on getting out of comfort zones and how to decide on whether an idea is feasible.

 

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 Opening Ceremony

When: Tuesday, 8th November 2011, 9am-1130am

Where: The Grand Cathay, Level 6, 2 Handy Road, Singapore 229233

The opening ceremony of this yearly global week celebrating entrepreneurship! Also stay for the panel discussion on “Realizing my Big Idea.”

 

WMware: Inaugural Women in IT Forum

When: Wednesday, 9th November 2011, 230pm – 5pm

Where: Equinox, Level 70 Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore

A panel of women in IT, to share their thoughts and views on salient issues like the perceived role and function of women in IT today and the way forward for women and the industry as a whole.

 

Business of Design Forum: Design for Business Growth

When: Thursday, 10th November 2011, 10am-1pm

Where: Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Level 3, Heliconia Room 3401

Several design thought leaders will share on how enterprises can use design strategically for business growth.

 

Networking with Japanese Start-Ups

When: Thursday, 10th November 2011, 10am-2pm

Where: Blk 71, 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #02-18, Singapore

Singapore-based start-ups that are keen to establish partnerships, strengthen connections, and expand their reach into the Japanese market, should attend this event.

 

Chillin’ With Google: pre-DevFest drinks

When: Thursday 10th November, 7-9pm

Where: Sauce Bar (8 Raffles Avenue, Esplanade Mall #01-10)

As a lead up to Google DevFest this Saturday in Singapore, there will bepre-DevFest drinks! There will be some finger food and drinks (thanks Google!). Come to mingle with the speakers and fellow developers! Limited to 50 people only.

 

Google DevFest Singapore

When: Saturday, 12th November 2011, 9am-5pm

Where: Grand Hyatt, 10 Scotts Road, Singapore 22821

A full day of Google goodness. Google DevFests are a great opportunity to learn more about Google technologies and developer products. This DevFest, there will be quite a few US-based Google peeps here in Singapore to answer your questions.

 

Rainmakers 2011: To Product/Market Fit and Beyond

When: Saturday, 12th November 2011, 930am-130pm

Where: NUS University Hall Auditorium, Lee Kong Chian Wing, Level 2, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road

While our friends in Silicon Valley do their little panel discussion, here in Singapore, we’ll see them via a live telecast. Meet virtually: Frank Chen of Andreessen Horowtiz, Sharon Vosmek of Astia, Manu Kumar of K9 Ventures, Pascal Finette of WebFWD Mozilla, and Josh Elman of Greylock Partners. After, hear from a local panel consisting of: James Chan of Neoteny Labs, Jeffery Paine of Founder Institute, Hian Goh of Asian Food Channel, and Hong Ting Wong of 2359 Media.

 

 

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