London Silicon Roundabout Weekly Newsletter

ISSUE 27 JANUARY 2012

Dear LSR member, On Monday 30th January were hosting an Insider-Outsider analysis of Apple which I recommend to anyone interested in the companys 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. Were looking for someone to video this event, if youd 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... Were 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, Id 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 Olga@techmeetups.com London Silicon Roundabout Group @TechMeetupsLSR

EVENTS
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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IN THE NEWS
Adam Lashinsky, author of the acclaimed new book Inside Apple, to present to Londons tech community January 25, 2012 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune magazines 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 somewhat come tighten to contest opposite a Tech Capital of a world.But its 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 Manhattans Midtown South really is Silicon Alley. In Front of Technology Comes Communication January 24, 2012 I 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 weve 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, 2012 BeMyApp weekends (@bemyapp) took Londons tech community by storm in 2011 and the movement is set to get even bigger in 2012. Its easy to see why mobile hackathons like BeMyApp are so popularhackathons 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 Coasts own tech hub with the grand opening of the citys 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 its taken seriously by its west coast counterpart. This weekend, the San Jose Mercury News published a piece of snark ridiculing New York Citys 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 and Mozilla, will show the world what they might look like if two bills under debate in Americas 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, Wikipedias 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 themselves Wednesday 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 Londons 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 youve dizzied yourself with. But youd be wrong for Old Street roundabout is the countrys 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

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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 companys Social Networking offerings. If you have a job you would like to promote post it at TechStartupJobs

READING & VIEWING

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 Crains New York Business How Olibert, 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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