New York Silicon Alley Weekly Newsletter

ISSUE 10 February 2012 Happy Friday Morning! Weekend of 24-26 Feb is the BeMyApp mobile app hackathon. This event is something between a Startup Weekend and a traditional hack weekend: if you have an idea for an app, come and pitch it on Friday night; form a team around it and build a prototype. So, if you're a developer, marketer, designer or app idea generator, join us! The winners of the hackathon get some outstanding prizes and they'll also be entered into another vote between 5 other cities who are running BeMyApp over the same weekend: Berlin, Paris, London, San Francisco and Dallas. Join in and let's show everyone what New York can do in 48hrs! We have 50+ people now registered via various channels and some great sponsors on board including Cloudbees and Mashery who will be there to give access to their developer tools over the weekend and will be on hand to mentor teams. Joseph Olson has reached out to us with a special invite for all NYSA members interested in attending NYC Cloud Intelligence Conference 2012. This is a one-day conference targeting IT decisions makers and educating attendees about Microsoft Cloud offerings and strategies. Microsoft NY District GM - Laura Wallace - is one of the keynote speakers. The conference fee is $399 per person. Joe has donated 3 seats to the group (Promo Code - Tech3) and provided a $100 discount code (Tech100) for all members. Find out more about the conference here .

If you have questions about the Mobile App Hackathon or the Cloud Intelligence Conference, do reach out to me or a fellow co-organizer. I'll personally be attending both events, so let me know if you'll be there and we'll make sure to chat! Cheers, Luisa Luisa@techmeetups.com New York Silicon Alley @techmeetupsNYSA

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EVENTS
New York Silicon Alley February Meetup BeMyApp Mobile App Olympics 2012 February 24-26, 2012 6:00 PM Seidenberg School of CSIS (Pace University) 163 William Street, 2nd & 3rd Floor, New York, NY [ RSVP HERE ] 13-Feb: Introduction to Developing Entrepreneurial Ideas 13-Feb: Digital M&A Secrets: How To Best Position Your Startup For An Acquisition 14-Feb: Brand Strategy Jumpstarter: Defining Your Startups Role in the World 14-Feb: Building A Household Brand Online 15-Feb: How to Build a Mobile App 15-Feb: Capitalyze East 15-Feb: Under30CEO15: Social Media Week Entrepreneur Matchmaking 16-Feb: ERA and SOS Startup Breakfast 16-Feb: NY Beta :: Media & Entertainment Edition 16-Feb: I Survived the Ups & Downs of a Startup | Stephen Messer, LinkShare Founder 16-Feb: NYC Startup Environment - with NYCEDC Entrepreneur at Large, Steve Rosenbaum 16-Feb: Be Social Change Breakfast #2 - Discussion on Collaborative Consumption 16-Feb: Doing Well by Doing Good

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IN THE NEWS
Why It Is Imperative For Apple To Build Its Own Search Engine February 09, 2012 Unless youre living under a rock, you know that Apple last week announced its quarterly earnings and the entire tech industry let out a collective gasp and then promptly went into a swoon. Apples now overtaken Exxon as the worlds most valuable company and has almost $100 billion in cash reserves. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook: focused from the beginning February 09, 2012 As Facebook begins the journey to an IPO, Facebooks founder and CEO is entering a new phase: Now, he will very much have to care about the money. In the coming months, questions inevitably will be raised about how far the kid who stood on Judy Fuscos doorstep has traveled toward maturity, and whether he will be a CEO as passionate about the business of Facebook as he is on creating the addictive social software that he so clearly loves. Google Is Testing A Secret New Gadget In Four Cities February 09, 2012 GigaOm uncovered a Google application to the FCC for authority to test some kind of new entertainment device that will connect to the Internet over a home Wi-Fi network, and then connect to other consumer electronics devices via Bluetooth. What could it be? How To Meet The Silicon Valley 100 February 09, 2012 The new Silicon Valley 100 List is now live, documenting people who did the coolest things in 2011. And Business Insider has a way to hang out with the innovative folks on it.Want to get in-person time with the founder of Instagram, or the investors backing Path, Angry Birds, and other exciting companies? Mark Zuckerbergs 6 Ingredients For Success February 09, 2012 Leadership guru Warren Bennis asked whether leaders are born or made. When asked if Wall Street would accept a young Mark Zuckerbergin his early 20s as CEO, Facebook investor Peter Thiel said: Well, well wait until hes over 25 to file. Wise move, considering that Marks title on his business cards read Im CEO, bitch

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New York to get new typewriters? February 07, 2012 NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UPI) Some workers in the high-tech environs of New York City say theyll be accomplishing their daily tasks on new typewriters replacements for their old ones. Los Angeles-based StrongMail Makes New York Debut, But Not Without Hitch February 07, 2012 Eager to extend its reach beyond the West Coast, Los Angeles-based social media marketing firm StrongMail Systems crept into Manhattans growing technology scene the fastest way it knew how: by acquiring the New York-based design firm Magnetik and consolidating in New York. Silicon Alley Roundup: Leadership lessons and Airbnb on the rise February 06, 2012 Im finally recovering after a week of the flu and just in time for the weeken6d. I wish I could have reversed that, but so it goes. During that time, I managed to find a new, very dorky hobby I want to get into: Adriano. Time is short, but any beginning advice is appreciated! Before we get into this weeks roundup, I compiled 5 tips to avoid getting sick with some help from the CDC: Silicon Alley soaring February 06, 2012 Move over, Silicon Valley Silicon Alley has you locked in its sights again. Yes, New York City is still more recognized for finance and Wall Street dealmakers than technology and Internet trailblazers but both talent and timing are driving a remarkable tech boom here.

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Ruby and JavaScript Programmer (other languages may be OK!) @ bullresearch (Full-Time) (London,UK) 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 have a passion for programming. If youre good enough for this job, we expect you to teach us a thing or too as well.

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Technical Co Founder/CTO @ Nutshell (Part-Time) (London, UK) Nutshell is looking for a technical co-founder/CTO to be able to build on the first Nutshell iteration and then provide the inspiration and technical capabilities behind developing Nutshell 2.0 which will be quickly iterated from the launch clients feedback. The ability to deliver a high quality site as the development requests come in will make or break the potential huge success that Nutshell is on the brink of exploiting. Android Developer @ ribot (Full-Time) (Brighton, UK) Well, were a group of designers, developers and general tech tinkerers who have come together to make future interfaces simpler and more helpful. Were based by the sea down in Brighton, work with Tesco, Google, Intel, Swift key & others and weve been around for some 5 years now.

Technical Co-Founder/CTO @ CarbonUnity (Full-Time) (Anywhere) Shutl is looking for a Senior Ruby Developer and Agile Evangelist to join our exciting London based tech startup. This is a tremendous opportunity to join a high profile/growth venture backed business with an awesome team that is making some major waves. The right candidate will join Shutls engineering team based in Shoreditch, and will be instrumental in architecting, designing, building, and scaling the Shutl technology platform.

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