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ISSUE 24 February 2012 Dear LSR Member, Were looking forward to seeing many of you at BeMyApp tonight and over the weekend. We have over 25 ideas being pitched tonight and more than 120 of you registered so there will be some fantastic app prototypes that come out of this! For all the latest on prizes, judges and mentors joining us over the weekend, see:http://www.meetup.com/london-siliconroundabout/messages/boards/thread/20789562 Im delighted to announce that Jeffreys Henry LLP, Chartered Accountants, will be supporting our group for the second year running and continuing their offer of free company formation and an initial consultation exclusively to the members of this group. For more information and contact details, see: http://techmeetups.com/2012/02/23/jeffreys-henrysupports-london-siliconroundabout-for-the-2nd-year/ Id like to take the opportunity to thank everyone at Jeffreys Henry for continuing to support us. Investor Day You may have heard we are organising our first Investor Day on 6th March which will serve as a platform for the most promising startups in our group to meet investors. If you are an investor interested in this event, or a startup who would like to apply and participate in future investor days, see: http://www.meetup.com/london-silicon-roundabout/events/53369382/ Finally, you may be interested in attending our next meetup in Cambridge on Tuesday 28 Feb if you are out that way:http://www.meetup.com/CambridgeSilicon-Fen/events/52299172/

Have a nice weekend, Olga olga[at]techmeetups[dot]com London Silicon Roundabout Group

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EVENTS London Silicon Roundabout February Meetup BeMyApp Mobile Olympics 2012 February 24 26, 2012 Venue: Innovation Warehouse [ RSVP HERE ] EcomSummit - London Silicon Roundabout March Meetup March 15, 2012 Venue: Innovation Warehouse [ RSVP HERE ]

27-Feb: Airborne ISR 2012 27-Feb:Powershell Workshop 27-Feb: UAS Training and Simulation 27-Feb: Marketing masterclass for small businesses 27-Feb: Deception and Estimation: How We Fool Ourselves 27-Feb: London Pitching for Management at Nabarro 28-Feb: Ayende Rahien's RavenDB Workshop

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28-Feb: RavenDB indexes explained 28-Feb: Technology for Marketing and Advertising 2012 29-Feb: Recognising and Developing Volunteer Managers 29-Feb: Pre-SXSW 2012 UK Mixer 29-Feb: What's Next in Experience Design 29-Feb: Amoo Booster Series: Online Support Tools for Startups 29-Feb: Amoo Booster Series: Programmes and Competitions for Innovative Startups 29-Feb: Business Growth Programme -coaching, mentoring and planning sessions 01-Mar: Adaptive Web Design - Does Size Matter? 01-Mar: Angel Investors - The Full DNA From The Expert! 01-Mar: Content Strategy Applied 2012 01-Mar: WordPress London 01-Mar: Bootstrapping Bootcamp 01-Mar: LifeStyle Cafe Business Network 02-Mar: Finance Your Business In 2012 02-Mar: Opening Minds Conference 2012 IN THE NEWS

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Jeffreys Henry supports London Silicon roundabout for the 2nd year February 23, 2012 Based in the heart of Londons Silicon Roundabout, Jeffreys Henry is one of the UKs top 100 firms of Chartered Accountants with specialist knowledge of the technology/digital industry Duo who started at the top and have been going higher February 23, 2012 We knew we needed a high-profile launch client and we thought who better than the prime minister himself? says Rob Evans of The App Business, which makes apps for smartphones and tablets, as he explains how his company ended up winning 10 Downing Street as its first client two years ago. Blog: More On The Startup Challenge February 22, 2012 Earlier this week, we shared some information about the Digital London Startup Challenge, a competition that aims to showcase the UKs best, newest, and most innovative enterprise business ideas. EC1 Capital supports TechMeetups by sponsoring The London Silicon Roundabout Group February 21, 2012 EC1 Capital is pleased to sponsor The London Silicon Roundabout Group part of TechMeetups.com, a rapidly growing community for tech startups in London and other major cities across the world. Digital London announces competition for market-ready February 21, 2012 Digital London, the event for digitally connected enterprises and smart cities, and Wazoku, provider of idea management tools, have announced the launch of a new competition promoting UK innovation. Harvey Nash Group plc : Harvey Nash Invests in Londons Future February 20, 2012 Harvey Nash, the global professional services group, has chosen to retain London as its global headquarters when it relocates offices later this year. Harvey Nash, a finalist in the Orange Mid Cap Business of the Year Awards, has over 6,000 consultants and highly skilled technology freelance specialists in 40 offices across three continents.

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How London is Luring Start-ups February 20, 2012 Welcome to the Silicon Roundabout, which is luring young companies with government funding, Google-sponsored office space, and a new start-up competition. We have also created subject specific Newspapers on Mobile Apps, Gaming, Startups, Cloud Computing, & London Silicon Roundabout JOBS Back end (PHP/Rails/Python) Developer @ Qwwip (Full-Time) Write code and solve problems across Qwwips projects Work to define/build out multiple infrastructures for a variety of upcoming Qwwip projects Define and build high-performance, high-availability infrastructure Develop and maintain APIs for Qwwips products Work closely with the front end developers to produce quality products with a great user experience Front end developer and designer@ Qwwip (Full-Time) Front end design lead on all of our internal and client projects Creating cross platform mobile apps using Appcelerator Titanium Producing awesome products with outstanding UIs and offering a solid UX

Front-end Web developer for leading online art retailer @ Easyart (Full-Time) Easyart are looking for a talented and passionate Front-end Web Developer to join our growing technology team in London. Youll be responsible for the continual improvement of the design, functionality, usability and sales conversion of our network of websites. Youll need a keen eye for design, be fluent in HTML and CSS and have a passion for making apps that people love to use. Ruby and JavaScript Programmer (other languages may be OK!) @ bullresearch (Full-Time) The team is looking to teach a keen recruit the tricks of the trade, so while commercial experience can only be a benefit, we are looking for evidence that you

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have a passion for programming. If youre good enough for this job, we expect you to teach us a thing or too as well.

If you have a job you would like to promote post it at TechStartupJobs READING & VIEWING Aereo delivers broadcast television from the cloud informitv In Defense Of The Not-So-Lean Startup FastCompany Startup Arena (Singapore): All 19 Startup Pitches PO Lean in Memes 10 Lean Startup Ideas Explained in Memes BUFFER StartupBus to SXSW: From buspreneurs to business funding examiner Virtual Wish List All I Really Want Brings Back the Joy of Giving Mashable How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup BI Groupon Buys Start-Up Hyperpublic Fox Business Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates Business Insider Third-World Strike Swells New York Discount: Israel Overnight BusinessWeek Hopes remain for more jobs at tech development DaytonDailyNews Startup Looks to Rock Funding World Portfolio

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Westport-based Software Startup Bags $1M in Equity Funding westportpatch Seedcamp London: the other Dragons Den the guardian Help unlock London, UK on SkillShare. Click here to vote and tweet I want @techstarthub to teach startup masterclass on @skillshare. http://skl.sh/qUt5WK #unlockLondonUK More Startup info at TechStartHub

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