london silicon roundabout weekly newsletter 27-january-2012
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L o n d o n S i l i c o n R o u n d a b o u t
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ISSUE 27 JANUARY 2012
Dear LSR member,
On Monday 30th January we’re hosting an Insider-Outsider analysis of Apple which I
recommend to anyone interested in the company’s internal structures, product
design processes, culture and, generally, hearing two incredibly smart guys talk
about why it continues to be such a success. Adam Lashinsky is the author of
#InsideApple, which was published on Wednesday. Horace Dediu is the founder of
Asymco.com, often referred to as the "outsider" Apple analyst and someone who
sees things in data that mean so much, but that most people miss.
We’re looking for someone to video this event, if you’d like to help please get in
touch!
February is going to be the month of mobile! We have a Masterclass on Best
Practice in Mobile App Development and Marketing on 15th Feb and the BeMyApp
mobile app hack weekend will be taking place 24-26th Feb. And that's not even
mentioning that MWC is also on the way...
We’re currently looking to expand the list of venues we use around London so if
you have a space which can be used to bring our members together, I’d love to
hear from you.
TechMeetups is now in 8 cities! We recently added Bangalore, Bangkok, Miami and
Singapore to our network so look out for new connections with startups in those
cities through our meetups soon.
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Do you, or anyone you know, want to run the TechMeetups program in other
cities? Get in touch with me if so.
Have a nice weekend!
Olga
London Silicon Roundabout Group
@TechMeetupsLSR
E V E N T S
Apple: World's Largest Startup. Special presentation by Adam Lashinsky
January 30, 2012 (Monday) 6:00 PM
Innovation Warehouse, 1 East Poultry Avenue, 1st
Floor, EC1A 9PT
[ RSVP HERE ]
Startup Masterclass: Best Practice in Mobile App Development and Marketing
February 15, 2012 (Wednesday) 6:00 PM
Venue To Be Announced
[ RSVP HERE ]
London Silicon Roundabout February Meetup – BeMyApp Mobile Olympics 2012
February 24 – 26, 2012
Venue To Be Announced[ RSVP HERE ]
30-Jan: Paul Ardeleanu Introduction to iOS Development
30-Jan: Mobile Payments and NFC
30-Jan: Mobile Games - Current status and what other sectors can learn
30-Jan: LondonJS: JS Architecture Patterns & APIs
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30-Jan: Startupbootcamp Investor Day - London
31-Jan: DevTank January
31-Jan: Python is a High Performance Programming Language
01-Feb: RedMonk Brew London: The Monki Gras
01-Feb: How To: Pitch Your Business Idea & Pitching Finals
01-Feb: Mark Constantine speaks at the TELL Series, London
02-Feb: Do you have a hobby that could earn you some money?
02-Feb: Come with yourself and a pencil. Leave with a startup idea, a business
model, and next steps.
02-Feb: LifeStyle Cafe Business Network
02-Feb: WOMEN MEAN BUSINESS
02-Feb: Together
02-Feb: Substandards Recrudescence
02-Feb: Lean Startup Machine London 2012
03-Feb: news:rewired - media in motion
03-Feb: Winning big with Specification by Example
03-Feb: Lean Startup Machine London (2/3-2/5)
04-Feb: Tomorrow's Web Meetup: February 4th 2012
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I N T H E N E W S
Adam Lashinsky, author of the acclaimed new
book Inside Apple, to present to London’s tech community – January 25, 2012
Adam Lashinsky, Fortune magazine’s Senior Editor-at-large, will be presenting his
observations on Apple from the past fifteen years on a fly-by visit to London during
a special TechMeetups event.
New York wants to be a subsequent Silicon Valley – January 25, 2012
For years now opposite cities not usually in a U.S. though opposite a universe have
hoped to turn a subsequent Silicon Valley though nothing of them have somewhatcome tighten to contest opposite a Tech Capital of a world.But it’s good famous
news that New York City has been strongly creation efforts to win that crown.
Silicon Alley Gets (Statistical) Backing – January 24, 2012
A report released Wednesday by real estate services company CBRE Group Inc adds
empirical evidence to claims that Manhattan’s Midtown South really is Silicon Alley.
In Front of Technology Comes Communication – January 24, 2012I distinctly remember being bored by ICT lessons; maybe it was because little focus
was paid to the middle-letter in the acronym, which stands for communications.
Recently we’ve heard a great deal from industry experts and educationalists about
the need to radically overhaul how ICT is taught in schools – it is purportedly even a
necessary factor in the rebalancing of our economy – but I believe the arguments
put forward fall short because they ignore that pesky C-word.
Why be a Part of BeMyApp? – January 24, 2012BeMyApp weekends (@bemyapp) took London’s tech community by storm in 2011
and the movement is set to get even bigger in 2012. It’s easy to see why mobile
hackathons like BeMyApp are so popular—hackathons present an exciting platform
for developers, designers, marketers and app idea generators to meet up and work
on collaborative app projects. Participants come together to work on an idea over a
weekend with the aim of having an at least part-working prototype in 48 hours.
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NYC to Open Its First Software Engineering High School – January 23, 2012
New York City is taking another step toward becoming Silicon Alley — the East
Coast’s own tech hub — with the grand opening of the city’s first software
engineering-specialized high school.
Silicon Valley Taunts NYC Over Tech Aspirations – January 23, 2012
It looks like Silicon Alley has a way to go before it’s taken seriously by its west coast
counterpart. This weekend, the San Jose Mercury News published a piece of snark
ridiculing New York City’s would-be role as tech usurper.
Yahoo! Cheerio to the chief – January 22, 2012
FOND of his informal title of “chief Yahoo”, Jerry Yang has been an influential figure
at the internet firm for many years. But on January 17th Yahoo! announced that Mr
Yang, who co-founded the business in 1995 with David Filo, had resigned from its
board of directors and would also step down from all other positions he holds at the
firm. He is likely to be followed out of the door by a number of other board
members in coming weeks.
Internet regulation: Black ops – January 22, 2012
ON JANUARY 18th a slew of prominent websites, including Wikipedia, Reddit andMozilla, will show the world what they might look like if two bills under debate in
America’s Congress come into force. For twelve hours starting at 8am Eastern time
(1pm GMT) the portals’ pages will go black. Wikipedia will be dark for all of
Wednesday Eastern time (starting at 5am GMT). Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia’s founder,
has already advised students in a tweet to do their homework early.
A SOPA/PIPA Blackout Explainer – January 21, 2012
Hundreds, if not thousands, of websites are expected to go dark or alter themselvesWednesday to protest proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that many believe goes
too far fighting online copyright and trademark infringement.
New Age Companies Promising Even
Better Tomorrow for Midtown South Owners – January 21, 2012
Manhattan vacancy rates declined steadily into the fourth quarter of 2011 as a
continued wave of new age companies solidified Midtown South as the least vacant
central business district in the nation.
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The history of London’s silicon roundabout – January 21, 2012
If you find yourself circling a roundabout on the boundary between Hackney and
Islington, you will have little reason to think this is any different to the hundreds of
other roundabouts you’ve dizzied yourself with. But you’d be wrong – for Old Street
roundabout is the country’s tech hub, and it goes by the name of Silicon
Roundabout.
BeMyApp Participant Story 2 – January 20, 2012
Mauricio Salazar, Technologist, Team Last Sandwich
BeMyApp Participant Story 1 – January 20, 2012
James Hamilton, Designer/Developer, Team Last Sandwich
We have also created subject specific Newspapers on Mobile Apps, Gaming,
Startups, Cloud Computing, & London Silicon Roundabout
J O B S
Android Developer @ ribot (Full-Time)
We’re looking for someone with strong Android skills, specifically: Strong Android
codebase brain, Android ROMing (You’re able to build ROMs *almost* effortlessly),
Very good Java skills, Custom Views (canvas, bitmaps and graphics), Content
resolvers (contacts, messages etc), Data storage.
Technical Co-Founder/CTO @ CarbonUnity (Part-Time)
The requirement for this role is to ensure the successful execution of the businessmission through development and deployment of its web presence. This requires
supporting the management team envisioning the service offerings as a web-based
business, leading implementation of web applications, and planning for risk and
growth.
Software Engineer @ Model Two Zero (Full-Time)
We are currently looking for a software engineer who enjoys writing code and
wants to work with a fast-growing company. Our team is small, so the role isflexible. At Model Two Zero, everybody (we mean everybody) writes code, and so
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will you – but we will also involve you in decision making. Your goal, as ours, will be
to move the company forward.
Senior Java Developer @ Gravytrain (Full-Time)
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Java Lead with some Project
Management skills to help contribute towards and oversee the development of the
company’s Social Networking offerings.
If you have a job you would like to promote post it at TechStartupJobs
R E A D I N G & V I E W I N G
How-Tos: Entrepreneurs Talk Customer Acquisition,Social Media & More In New
Video Series – TechCrunch
Lean Startup: Look Before You Leap – Visual Studio Magazine
NYC tech takes on the classroom – Crain’s New York Business
How Oliberté, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa – GOOD
Golden ladies of NYC: Female entrepreneurs find funding, community in New York
– New York Daily News
Media And Tech Startups Drive Manhattan Office Surge: Report – Huffington Post
(Reuters)
Tips On Finding An Accelerator To Ignite Your Startup – Fast Company
DreamIt Ventures Launches First Israel-U.S. Accelerator – TechCrunch
Local startup accelerator program ignites second year launch – Nola
Interview: Eric Ries, Author Of The Lean Startup – Wired Epicenter
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