Scotland StartupDigest – November 28, 2011

29/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Scotland StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Scotland.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

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Good Morning Scottish Startups! There have been some great tech events in the month of November and there have been some mighty impressive moustaches in attendance. Of course it’s all because of Movember and it’s nice to see the local tech scene support a great cause. Throughout December and in the run up to Christmas there are a some excellent events to look forward to. Hopefully see you at a few of them.Michael

Scotland StartupDigest is curated by:
Michael Hayes is currently prototyping startup ideas and blogging about the Scottish startup scene at RookieOven.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Scotland Startup Community

iVenture Tuesday
When: 29th November 2011 6.30pm
Where: Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4, Crichton Street , Edinburgh

The ï¬rst in the iVenture Tuesday series which aims to inspire and motivate those who wish to develop their careers in different directions or have entrepreneurial ambitions. This week Sir Tom Farmer founder of Kwik-Fit speaks.

 

Northern Lights
When: 2nd December 2011 9.30am
Where: King’s College, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen

The theme of Northern Lights is taking you and your business to the next level with some of the best tech speakers in the business. Speakers are Joe O’Brien cofounder of EdgeCase and Tom Preston-Werner cofounder and CTO of GitHub.

 

 

Top Upcoming Events

December 5 – RookieOven Christmas Special

 

 

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Houston StartupDigest – October 31, 2011

31/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston.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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Happy Halloween Monday! This week, I want to highlight Wednesday’s Startup Houston Happy Hour party following the Tie Texas Funding Forum. Come out and network with entrepreneurs and investors from all over Texas.Registration for Houston Startup Weekend is open for our Fall weekend event on November 18th, 2011. We are honored to have the University of Houston’s College of Architecture as the venue for the Fall Houston Startup Weekend. Tickets are going fast so don’t wait and I hope to see you there!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

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

 

 

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What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community

Building Cross-Platform Mobile Applications with PhoneGap
When: Tuesday November 1st, 2011 6:30PM
Where: 3200 Southwest Freeway, 1st Floor Conference Room, Houston TX

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.

 

TiE Texas Funding Forum
When: Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 4:00PM to 7:30PM
Where: Houston Technology Center, 410 Pierce Street Houston TX 77002

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.

 

Houston Startup Happy Hour
When: Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 7:30PM
Where: Midtown Bar – TBD

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 Meetup
When: Thursday November 3rd, 2011, 8:30AM
Where: Dessert Gallery -1616 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056

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

 

 

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Houston StartupDigest – October 24, 2011

24/10/2011

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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Happy Monday! Today, the SXSW Panel Picker will announce the first round of selected speakers for SXSW 2012 in Austin, TX. Check out the selected speakers and panels online and start making travel plans for SXSW 2012 in Austin.Registration for Houston Startup Weekend is open for our Fall weekend event on November 18th, 2011. We are honored to have the University of Houston’s College of Architecture as the venue for the Fall Houston Startup Weekend. Tickets are going fast so don’t wait and I hope to see you there!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

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

 

 

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Startup Weekend founders share tips and insights in their first book, How to Take a Company from Concept to Creation in 54 Hours. Funded by the Kauffman Foundation, the book outlines key beliefs that have yielded powerful results. Order your copy Nov. 8, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community

Google+ Hangout Member Pitches
When: Monday October 24th, 2011 8:30PM
Where: Google+ Hangout

Join the Houston Lean Startup Circle for an experimental meetup held online on a Google+ Hangout and will feature 4 startups x 15 minutes each to pitch and demo their MVP, followed by group feedback.

 

Houston Drupal Users Meetup
When: Thursday October 27th, 2011 7:00PM
Where: 4820 Caroline St Houston TX 77004, Caroline Collective

Meetup with the Houston Drupal Users group to talk about all things Drupal CMS related.

 

Katy Tech Entrepreneurs – Speaker Series featuring Nathan Green
When: Thursday October 27th, 2011 7:00PM
Where: Cinco Ranch Public Library, 2620 Commercial Center Blvd., Katy, TX

The Speaker Series brings up and coming technical entrepreneurs in the Katy and Houston area to discuss and learn from other growth stage startups. This month, Nathan Green, founder of Campus2Careers.com, will be the featured tech entrepreneur speaker.

 

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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

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Hope you are all having a great start to your fall. Don’t forget to complete your Pipeline applications.Also, StartupDigest recently told us curators what percentage of our subscribers are very engaged readers, and I was surprised to find that our digest ranked very close to the bottom. So, I would like to know what I can do that makes a bigger difference for you. How can I add more value? Are we still fulfilling the mission of delivering the best startup related events to your inbox each week? Please tell me what you think.
 
Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome 

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

DeMo presented by BitMethod (Des Moines)
Where: 418 6th Avenue Suite 1210, Des Moines, IA
When: October 17, 6:30 pm

 

Co-founders Meetup (Omaha)
Where: 6205 Maple St, Omaha, NE
When: October 19, 7 pm

 

BIZ Business Insights Luncheon (Des Moines)
Where: 700 Locust St., Suite 100
When: October 19, 11:30 am

 

Thinc Iowa (Des Moines)
Where: Temple for Performing Arts, Downtown
When: October 20th, 21st

This is the second major event produced by Silicon Prairie News (disclaimer, I write for SPN). They will be examining how startups and large corporations can work together for the betterment of both parts of the community.

 

Tech Brew (Iowa City)
Where: The Vine
When: October 20

 

Locusic Launch Party (Des Moines)
Where: Bombay Bicycle Club
When: October 22, 7 pm

 
 
Top Upcoming Events

October 26 - Pitch and Grow (Iowa City)
November 11-13 - Startup Weekend (Kansas City)

 

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San Diego StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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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Sorry for the missed digests, I have just arrived home to San Diego from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where I had the fortune to speak to entrepreneurs at the KLVC Symposium. One needs no further evidence that the entrepreneurship renaissance is global. The trip also furthers my resolve to build the startup ecosystem in San Diego. We have exciting things going on here with the events Phelan Riessen is hosting, what Ansir Innovation Center is up to, EvoNexus, Xconomy and at the risk of being self-promotional, San Diego Tech Founders.
 
For newcomers: San Diego StartupDigest is a curated events list created by entrepreneurs that is focused on the needs and interests of startups in San Diego.
 
San Diego StartupDigest is curated by:
Brant Cooper – Author of the Customer Development Book
 
 
San Diego StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.
 
 
What’s Going on in the San Diego Startup Community

SandCHI Lean, Agile UX for Building Apps: Zambig Start Up Case Study

When: Wed, Oct 19 6:30pm

Where: Websense Inc, 10240 Sorrento Valley Road

Cordell Giesen, San Diego local entrepreneur and founder of Zambig, a company that focus on making radio interactive, will present how he applied UX processes in a lean, agile start up environment to build the Zambig app – including tools he abandoned and tools he gravitated toward.

 

Top Upcoming Events

October 25 - Something Ventured

October 27 - Job Fair

November 2 - SD Tech Launch

November 17 - SDVG PitchFest

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Salt Lake City StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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

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Good afternoon, Salt Lake startups! Please send your questions and comments on the featured events to jbradshaw@thestartupdigest.com.

Enjoy!

- Jon
 
Salt Lake City StartupDigest is curated by:
Jon Bradshaw – Co-Founder of BoomStartup & works with UtahAngels
Scott Lemon – Owner of HumanXtensions & Founder of KarmaKey
 

Salt Lake City StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.
 
 
What’s Going on in the Salt Lake City Startup Community

Fundraising Issues Seminar

When: Tuesday , October 18 , 03:30 PM

Where: Coldwell Banker, 9350 South 150 East, 7th Floor, Sandy

The seminar is two hours long, featuring venture professionals and an anything goes Q&A session. This month’s seminar will discuss, current trends, the basics of the fundraising process, finding the right investor for you, and how to raise capital from the perspective of a seasoned entrepreneur and an investor.

SLC Entrepreneurs Circle

When: Tuesday , October 18 , 06:00 PM

Where: Officer’s Club, 150 South Fort Douglas Boulevard, Salt Lake City

SLC Entrepreneurs Circle is a monthly business networking and training event for entrepreneurs, early to mid-stage companies, and professionals thinking of starting businesses or professional practices. We are dedicated to providing expert level training from community business leaders, university faculty and successful entrepreneurs.

Entrpnr Launch Pad – Park City

When: Wednesday , October 19 , 01:00 PM

Where: Zions Bank, 1100 Snow Creek Drive, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Park City

Park City area entrepreneurs can collaborate on business ideas, give instructive feedback on business presentations, listen to and discuss business topics, and make important networking contacts to help them grow their business.

Utah County .NET User Group

When: Wednesday , October 19 , 06:00 PM

Where: NuSkin NOC, 350 East 1175 South (2 streets east of K-Mart), Provo

Check the website for this month’s meeting details.

MakeSLC

When: Wednesday , October 19 , 07:00 PM

Where: 653 South State Street, Salt Lake City

A meeting for Makers in the Northern Utah area which includes, but not restricted to the Provo, Salt Lake, and Ogden areas. Check on IRC to be sure: #utahmakers.

Salt Lake Linux User Group

When: Wednesday , October 19 , 07:10 PM

Where: University of Utah, Warnock Engineering Building (WEB), Room 101 or 103, Salt Lake City

Check the website for this month’s meeting details.

Utah Java User Group

When: Thursday , October 20 , 05:30 PM

Where: Intermountain Medical Center, Doty Family Education Center, 5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray

Come learn and share about Java. Please RSVP so we can order the right amount of food.

Utah PHP Users Group

When: Thursday , October 20 , 07:00 PM

Where: Center 7, 14944 Pony Express Drive, Bluffdale

We gather monthly for presentations, to listen to speakers, workshops, or to simply visit. We also strive to support other local user groups and organizations. Please feel free to submit ideas and to contribute to the calendar.

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Portland StartupDigest -October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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Good Morning, Portland! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Looks like Portland Startup Weekend was a great success. Hope you had a chance to attend. Here are the startup-related events we have coming up this week. Enjoy.
-Erik
 
Portland StartupDigest is curated by:
Erik Howard – Founder, ServerHive 
 
Portland StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Portland Startup Community

OEN Workshop: Tax Issues for Startups
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 4–6pm
Where: Perkins & Company, 1211 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 1000, Portland, OR 97204
Cost: $32 OEN Members, $70 Non-member

Great workshop on how to navigate the startup “tax maze”.

 

Startup:PDX
When: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 5:30-7:00pm
Where: At Large Films, 807 Northeast Couch Street, Portland, OR

Come celebrate recent Portland startup success, innovatitve initiatives and the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs and mentors.

 

Pitch Club
When: Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 6–9pm
Where: PIE: Portland Incubator Experiment, 1227 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR 97209

Practice your startup pitch in front of people who’ve done it before.

 

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Pittsburgh StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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

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Good morning, Pittsburgh Startups!We are back after a short break. This is a great week for Startup Events. We have several events that will bring developers, hackers and the overall startup community together. Enjoy!

For newcomers: StartupDigest is an events list, created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, that is laser-focused on the needs of startups in Pittsburgh. Please send comments and suggestions to abhishek@thestartupdigest.com.

Pittsburgh StartupDigest is curated by:
Abhishek Sharma – Founder, MobileFusion

 

 

Pittsburgh StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Pittsburgh Startup Community

Pittsburgh Adobe Flash Users Group Meeting
When: Tuesday, October 18, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: 2949 Smallman St Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Monthly group meeting.

 

HackPGH Members Meeting
When: Wednesday, October 19, 7:00-9:00PM
Where: 1936 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, PA

Monthly members meeting.

 

Event: CocoaHeads
When: Thursday, October 20, 7:30PM-9:30 PM
Where: 800 Settlers Ridge Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205

Members meeting for Cocoa developers.

 

 

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Phoenix StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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

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Please contribute your events to us so we can make this digest better.

Phoenix StartupDigest is curated by:
Francine Hardaway – Partner at Stealthmode Partners
Virgilia Singh - Resident Startup Architect at ASU’s Startup Labs. CEO at Exhale Health

 

 

Phoenix StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Phoenix Startup Community

NSCoders Phoenix (Tempe/Gilbert)
When: Tues Oct 18, 6:00pm
Where: 1st & 3rd Tuesday @ Coffee Rush, Baseline & Gilbert in Gilbert. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays @ Paradise Bakery, Tempe Marketplace, Tempe

A weekly get-together of iOS and OS X coders. Ask questions, solve problems, write some code, network, and shoot the bull. Casual, arrive and leave any time.

 

Phoenix PC UG West Side Meeting
When: Tues Oct 18, 6:30pm
Where: DeVry Institute, 2149 W. Dunlap Ave Room 102, Phoenix

October Topic: Photo Story.

 

Gangplank Brown Bag Academy
When: Wed Oct 19, 12:00pm
Where: Gangplank HQ, 260 S Arizona Ave, Chandler AZ 85225

Every week there’s a new topic, ranging from culture to community to code. A great time to experience Gangplank for the first time. Just show up, and bring a lunch or join people for lunch after the presentation.

 

Gangplank Hacknight!
When: Wed Oct 19, 5:30pm
Where: 260 S. Arizona Ave. Chandler, Az.

Gangplank offers a weekly hacknight that acts as an ability to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community.

 

Windows Azure User Group
When: Wed Oct 19, 5:30pm
Where: InterfaceTechnical Training (ITT)

Various topics on Windows Azure.

 

TechLunchNorth
When: Thurs Oct 20, 11:30am
Where: Chino Bandido, 15414 N.19th Ave Suite K Phoenix, AZ 85032

Get together with other community technical people for a fun lunch. Talk about consumer technology, social media, development or anything else that’s on your mind, it’s casual! Note: For the latest updates, search for the hashtag #TechLunchNorth on Twitter.

 

 

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Seattle StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

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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Whether you’re a technical or non-technical entrepreneur, Seattle GiveCamp is a great opportunity this weekend to work on a project that is guaranteed to help a charity in need. Currently based on the proposed projects, there is a particular need for WordPress Designers, WordPress Developers and SalesForce experts. If you want to put your skills to good use for a good cause, there’s more details below. As always, if you have any questions or comments, or events to add, feel free to email me at jaremy@thestartupdigest.com.

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:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Seattle Startup Community

First Look Forum (NWEN)
When: Tuesday, October 18h, from 3 to 5pm
Where: Arctic Club Hotel, 700 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA

This exclusive, bi-annual, invite-only investor showcase is the culmination of an in-depth coaching program that features 12 never-seen-before, early-stage growth-oriented startups from every
segment of innovation in the Pacific Northwest. The event is invite-only, but investors or service providers interested in attending should contact drossi@nwen.org.

 

TechCocktail’s Seattle Startup Mixer
When: Thursday, October 20th at 9pm
Where: Belltown Pub, 2232 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA

Join TechCocktail for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, designers and social media folks that includes a showcase of emerging technology companies. The event will include cocktails and presentations from a select group of early stage startups.

 

Seattle GiveCamp
When: Friday October 21st through Sunday October 23rd
Where: Microsoft Commons, 15255 NE 40th St, Redmond, WA

Seattle GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where software professionals, including developers, designers, database administrators, social media gurus donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. Seattle GiveCamp is a part of National GiveCamp, where information professionals in 20+ cities will all work their magic during one special weekend this fall.

 

Angel Investing – The Inside Scoop
When: Tuesday, October 25th, from 5:30 to 8:30pm
Where: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave, #2200

Join a panel of successful Angel Investors and VCs who are dedicated to the formation and growth of startup companies in Seattle. This panel includes Todd Dean (Angel Market), Charles Higgins (Bricolage Ventures) and Gary Ritner (Puget Sound Venture Club).

 

Legal Nuts n Bolts for Entrepreneur
When: Wednesday, October 26th, from 9:30am to 12:30pm
Where: University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE, Room 109, Seattle, WA

This workshop will help provide you with the legal foundation to start and grow your new business, including tips on formation, fundraising and intellectual property. Every entrepreneur could use free legal advice, and this is a great opportunity to get some of those burning questions answered.

 

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