Happy to see it’s warming up! So, think we can all safely step away from the fireplace and venture to some cool events this week (ie. Joel Spolsky!). Also you can check out our own PlayMob speaking Tuesday night at a fun gaming event here ;-)
As it’s a beautiful Monday, we turn to Kes & Dimitar with StartupDigest London to fill us in on the latest. Sign up here to get the real thing delivered, and this week’s StartupDigest London lineup below:
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What’s Going on in the London Startup Community
Are you Following Me? How Tech is Influencing Fashion
Monday, February 20 @6PM | FORWARD Floor 2, Centro 3 19 Mandela Street NW1 0DU London | View in Calendar
This panel discussion, organised in conjunction with London Fashion Week, serves to further the discourse on how the internet and social media are currently influencing the fashion industry. From the rise of bloggers and tastemakers, to fashion startups disrupting sales cycles and introducing new designers, we want to explore in this discussion how these people are changing the fashion world of tomorrow.
Tech Startup Bootcamp
Tuesday, February 21 @6PM - 9PM | Ravensbourne, 6 Penrose Way, London SE10 0EW | View in Calendar
The General Assembly present the first in a series of five sessions to provide the tools to get your tech venture off the ground. Hosted by Rob Fitzpatrick.
Joel Spolsky @ TechHub
Tuesday, February 21 @6:30PM - 9PM | TechHub EC1Y 2BJ London United Kingdom | View in Calendar
From ‘The perils of Java schools’ to ‘Ben & Jerry’s vs Amazon’, this guy knows his stuff and he’s coming to share it – so get your ticket quick as we know it’ll be a great event!
London Hacker News Meetup: Joel Spolsky (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday, February 22 @6:30PM | see website | View in Calendar
The rumours are true! We are delighted to welcome Joel Spolsky, co-founder of Stack Overflow, as our headline speaker at the February event. He will share some of his knowledge and experience with us, making it an absolutely unmissable event. In addition, we will have short talks from our community members, as well as the usual mountain of beer and pizza.
The Beginners guide to the “Lean Startup” (How to bootstrap a high growth business)
Thursday, February 23 @9:30AM - 12PM | O2 229 Tottenham Court Road W1T 7QG London | View in Calendar
Lean start-up method is now the preferred method used by Silicon Valley start-ups and high growth USA entrepreneurs. If you want to know what it is, why it could give you a way to reduce the risk and cost of starting an ambitious business and how you can use tools such as the Canvas Business Model to get going, then enrol now for this free introductory workshop.
Feedback Loops
Thursday, February 23 @6:30PM | Clerkenwell Workshops, Downstairs, 27/31 Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0AT | View in Calendar
Learn how to apply game dynamics to acquire and engage users. Hosted by game designer and entrepreneur Charley Miller.
BeMyApp Mobile Olympics: 48 hour mobile app hackathon
Friday, February 24 @5:30PM - Sunday, February 26 | Innovation Warehouse EC1A 9PT City of London | View in Calendar
BeMyApp Mobile Olympics is a three-day mobile app hackathon which brings together the most creative developers, designers, marketers and ideas people to collaborate on building a working mobile app prototype.
MiniBar Meetup
Friday, February 24 @6PM | Mother, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, E2 7DD | View in Calendar
Drink and be merry while listening to some of London’s finest pitch their startups.
User Experience Sketching
Sunday, February 26 @3PM - 4:30PM | The Leathermarket, Club Workspace 11/13 Weston Street SE1 3ER London | View in Calendar
This class is designed for anyone working on a new web or mobile based product who is craving design input or wants critical feedback on their UI/UX. We’ll be sketching and critiquing user interfaces from start to finish. Be sure to bring a pencil, some paper, and an ice pack. Students can expect to leave the class with a sore hand and the skills needed to build the right framework for developing an engaging user experience.
Share Options and Founder Equity
Monday, February 27 @6PM | Dreamstake Leathermarket | View in Calendar
Michael Buckworth of Buckworth Solicitors and Ben Sheils of Accelerate Accounting are joining forces.
London New Finance
Tuesday, February 28 @6PM | The Innovation Warehouse 1 East Poultry Avenue, London | View in Calendar
Top Upcoming London Startup Events
February 29 - Using Social Network Analysis for Business Insights (20% discount code: StartupD_2012)
March 01 - Bootstrapping Bootcamp
March 01 - Adaptive Web Design – Does Size Matter?
March 19 - London Web Summit
March 22 - Dreamstake Pivot Party
March 22 - Tech City jobs fair
March 23 - Startup Weekend (10% off with promo “DIGESTROCKS”)
