WE E K LY N E W SL E TT ER

ISSUE 23 SEPTEMBER 2011

Dear member, We have just launched Junior TechMeetups at Hackney Community College with the support of our partners - Hackney Council, the Learning Trust & The Mayor's Office. We are looking for LSR members from the area who wants to get involved. You might have interesting technology for schools & colleges, want students to join your Startup or simply have a few hours to volunteer. Do write to us to see how you can get involved, we need all the support we can get to make this work.

UPCOMING EVENTS London Silicon Roundabout October Meetup Crowd Camp October 6, 2011 (Thursday) 6:00 PM Innovation Warehouse, 1 East Poultry, 1st Floor, EC1A 9PT London [ RSVP HERE ] Techmeetups Events 11-Nov: BeMyAppWeekend 06-Dec: London Silicon Roundabout November Meetup SocMed * Our Nov & Dec event dates have change so please cross check your RSVPs 26-Sep: Business Analysis Conference Europe 2011 26-Sep: Semantic Tech & Business Conference 26-Sep: Mobile Monday London: Accessibility Workshop 27-Sep: Tom Wilkie on Castle 27-Sep: London IA September 2011 28-Sep: Monetising Mobile

28-Sep: Mobile Learning: Now and the Future 28-Sep: Flagons Den Demo Night 28-Sep: Music 4.5: Brand Discovery... 28-Sep: London Node.js User Group Meetup - September 2011 29-Sep: Mozilla Add-on SDK Workshop 29-Sep: The Gamification of Everything 29-Sep: Hacker News London Meetup September 2011 29-Sep: Appsjunction Sep 2011 - Developers, Clients, Apps, Ideas 30-Sep: Viadeo Hackday 01-Oct: API Developer Day We hope to see you at some of these meetups. Do let us know if you would like us to organise meetups on any other subject or topic. If you have an Event you would like to promote let us know

IN THE NEWS Meet 5 stand out startups from this years Pitch 11 event September 22, 2011 This past Thursday was the Pitch 11 Event, a chance for nearly 90 startups to pitch their wares to interested investors, potential collaborators and startup enthusiasts, held at the home of the San Francisco Giants, AT&T Field FilmFunds Crowd-Sources the Test Screening September 22, 2011 FilmFunds, a new company designed to replace test screenings with a social platform, launched at the Toronto International Film Festival. Talent Hot-Spots in Emerging Markets September 20, 2011 Slow long-term growth forecasts from the IMF in advanced economies mean that unemployment and salary levels are set for modest improvements, reflected in theRadford Trends Report Q2 2011 Edition.

TCi Eric Van Der Kleij Tech City Investment Organisation September 20, 2011 Facebook and Blackberry make links with Bow school at technology launch September 19, 2011 Leading firms including Facebook and Blackberry chose an east London girls school to launch a venture aimed at steering more young people into technology careers. Lord Sassoon visits Tech City to talk Open Data September 19, 2011 Lord Sassoon, commercial secretary to the Treasury, paid a visit to the Tech City start-up hub in Londons East End on Friday to discuss how the governments Open Data strategy can help tech entrepreneurs. Tech City happy to annex rest of UK September 18, 2011 The man behind the Governments plans to create a new Silicon Valley in East London is happy for the tech hub to spread across the UK. The Future of Tech City Defining the proposition September 17, 2011 Future of London teamed up with Work Foundation and the Big Innovation Centre to discuss the big challenges facing Tech City in East London. Oscar Jazdowski: Why Silicon Valley Bank came to London September 17, 2011 As far as Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is concerned, the decision to base our European operation in London was not a difficult one. Tech City Video: V3 talks to the entrepreneurs of Silicon Roundabout September 17, 2011 Last year the government announced its intention to build a Tech City in Londons East End to rival Silicon Valley We have also created subject specific Newspapers on Mobile Apps, Gaming, Startups, Cloud Computing, & London Silicon Roundabout

JOBS Front End Web Developer & Web Designer (HTML5) @ Bullingdon Research Ltd. (Full-Time) The job is based at our Primrose Hill offices in London and would involve working with our highly-skilled, agile team. iOS Engineer @ Hailo (Full-Time) Our driver app is rapidly gaining popularity among Londons black cab drivers (with take-up increasing at an eye-watering rate). Now we are on the cusp of launching our consumer app into the wild this is your chance to join a company on the verge of making it big. Front End Web Developer @ Hailo (Full-Time) Our driver app is rapidly gaining popularity among Londons black cab drivers (with take-up increasing at an eye-watering rate). Now we are on the cusp of launching our consumer app into the wild this is your chance to join a company on the verge of making it big. Insight & Analytics Manager @ Mendeley Ltd. (Full-Time) Insight, analytics, inference, business intelligence, strategy, optimisation, KPIs, dashboards, advanced excel skills, online marketing and CRM If you have a job you would like to promote post it at TechStartupJobs

READING &VIEWING TechStartHub Mentee Portal Entertainment Wins Startup Weekend London Competition Techmeetups Planning a Startup Launch? Heres Your Reading List Best Vendor The Tech World Deserves Better Than TechCrunch Xconomy Startup accelerators and Internet bubbles Reuters More Startup info at TechStartHub

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Have a great weekend! Rgds, Shawn London Silicon Roundabout