Tuesday Nov 24, 2009

UK Networking Events - Hermione shows us the way

This is a posting by Hermione way, from Techfluff.TV one of Sun's Startup Essentials Partners

A comprehensive networking list for any startup, that can help determine where to focus your networking time and energy.

Organizations:

Microsoft Bizpark: A program that provides Software, Support and Visibility for Software Startups. In the UK, Bindi Karia is the woman you want to speak to.

Sun Microsystems: Get discounted servers, open source and discounted software free technical expertise and more, free to join and the man you’re after, the man with the most colorful shirts in London is Stewart Townsend.

SeedCamp:  At Seedcamp, they believe Europe has the talent, the role models, and the capital founders needed to succeed.  Reshma Sohoni is  CEO and here is the Seedcamp twitter account.

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Guest Post: Startup Weekend Bay Area

By Shanti Subramanyam

I attended the Bay Area Startup Weekend in Mountain View this previous week-end. This was the first such event I attended and it was an amazing experience – so I thought I’d share it.

The idea behind the event was that a bunch of folks would show up, some of them would pitch ideas for new startups and the others would join them if they liked the idea and/or had the necessary skills to build it. The goal was to build a working prototype over the course of the week-end. Read more.

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Monday Nov 23, 2009

Seven Ways to Get Your Startup Noticed by the Media

When you officially launch your startup and send out a flurry of press releases, the silence can be deafening while you wait for the phone to ring and reporters to call you. Here are some tips to improve your chances of getting noticed by the media.


1) Make sure your press release stands out, but don't overdo it. A clear, concise, and brief press release that gets your message across without a lot of excess verbiage[Read More]

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Tweetmeme rolls out more features and options - Twitter Advertising

A blog advertised by Nick Halsteqd: "I wanted to share some fascinating numbers on how content gets disseminated across twitter via Retweets, we recently launched our own Analytics package that allows individual stories to be analysed in great detail."[Read More]

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Webinar hébergement nouvelle génération

Le mercredi 2 décembre à 11h00 - heure de Paris - Sun Starup Essentials vous invite à découvrir l'offre de Planet-Work, notre partenaire hébergement.

Frédéric Vannière, Directeur Technique, vous expliquera comment il a mis en oeuvre les fonctionnalités de virtualisation de Solaris et de ZFS pour proposer des packages d'hébergement souples, évolutifs et économiques. En route pour le Cloud Computing !
Inscrivez-vous !

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MySQL Cluster Persistent to Disk

I am late following up on a question we got during the Webinar last Wednesday on High Availability for Web appplications. The question was about whether MySQL Cluster is using disks for persistency[Read More]

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How can Sun Startup Essentials help you ? Small Business, Startup we can help you

Sun Startup Essentials - How can Sun Microsystems help you ? from stewart townsend on Vimeo.

Learn how Sun Startup Essentials can help you if you are a company less than 6 years old, with 150 employees or less.

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Jobs, jobs, and more jobs pt2

Following on from my previous job posting here I'm happy to announce some more startup vacancies:

  • Worldeka hiring an intern for community development Click
  • Huddle hiring an intern for Commercial experience Click 
  • Jess Ratcliffe is looking for a web designer/coder to join her startup Click 
  • Fabio has a friend looking for a Facebook coder with Flash skills Click
  • Fabio is looking for PHP Developer with front end skills Click 

    • Let me know @scoobeesnac if you have other startup opportunities 

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Roll up, Roll up Servers from £260 - MySQL, Virtualization, Windows, Linux and Solaris - 1RU and all for £1050 - Startups we love you

X4150 Server for Startups - Roll up, Roll up now - Clearance Remanufactured stock for you at silly prices.

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Thursday Nov 19, 2009

Formation Optimisation MySQL

Désolé, il ne reste plus de place pour cette matinée du 24 novembre dédiée à l'optimisation des performances MySQL.[Read More]

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Wednesday Nov 18, 2009

Startup of the Week: Joyent Scores Big!

Congrats Joyent team for the fantastic announcement today!! 

Joyent, both a long-time Sun Startup Essentials member and hosting partner - has been profitable for years, and boasts some really impressive customers (e.g. ABC.com, LinkedIn, and more).

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Tuesday Nov 17, 2009

OpenCoffee Club Rennes

Le prochain OpenCoffe de Rennes aura lieu mercredi 18 novembre à 19h00.[Read More]

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Monday Nov 16, 2009

OpenCoffee Club Sophia

Réunion de l'OpenCoffee de Sophia le jeudi 19 novembre de 18 à 21h00, aux Terrasses d'Antipolis, 300 route des Crêtes.


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MySQL scalability: diagnostic for the beginners

I've been working with 2 startups to understand how their infrastructure behaves today and what could prevent them to scale with MySQL, which led me to show how to run a quick diagnostic on an existing system and to restate some key fundamentals in terms of scalability.[Read More]

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Friday Nov 13, 2009

What the Smart Grid means for Startups

GreenBeat 2009 will bring together the nation’s 500 leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives, and policymakers to accelerate the development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid. The program will feature participation by Al Gore, former Vice President and Nobel Prize Winner; John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins; Eric Schmitt of Google and Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures.[Read More]

Posted by: Jeremiah Shackelford | Category: Americas | Comments [0] Share

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