Dear LSR members,
We have had an eventful and I dear say, a rather successful week.
Our Guru programme has now finished and the students graduated. We sent them off proud with a certificate in hand and new knowledge to be wisely used. My colleague and host of the sessions, Victoria, has shared her thought on the programme and on her behalf TechMeetups is thanking all participating students and Guru’s for their keen enthusiasm. You can read how she viewed it all here.
And there is also something little from me and how our first Startup/Developer SpeedMeetup ever went. We are extremely happy with the turnout and the results and I would like to assure you that we have already started planning the next event of its kind. You can read more on how the event went here.
We have one more event next week, before we wrap up the year and go off to Christmas celebrations and mince pie overdose – Manchester Tips & Tricks on getting your MVP done, 11th December. It is a bit far for the London crowd but if you have friends in Manchester, or you are going yourself up there next week make sure to check it out.
This is it from me this week.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Warm Regards,
Mila
OUR EVENTS
20 Feb: TechMeetups presents #TechStartupJobs Fair London 2014 [ RSVP HERE ]
IN THE NEWS
Looking back at our first Startup Guru Program
This week marked the end of our very first Guru Program sponsored by Pearson. Over the last 3 months people from all walks of life have joined together in a journey of education in the wonderful world of tech startups.
Helping Startups & Developers make those deeper connections – TechMeetups #SpeedMeetup
In the past one year TechMeetups continuously improved and developed new ways in which to help the members of the community of startups and developers meet and create long lasting relationships.
My Personal Hackathon 2 by @ShawnTechMeetup
Having done quite a bit last week my initial plan was to wait till the next weekend or for a slower day or free evening to continue and finish my Rails tutorial.
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Senior Software Developer @ HICX Solutions
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Lead Developer / CTO @ Plentific Ltd
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Front-end Developer @ Plentific Ltd
Our goal is to bring technology-enabled services to the highly complex property and financial services ecosystems and become a household brand in the UK
Back End Developer Loveflutter @ Loveflutter Ltd
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You’ve ideally 4+ years experience in a creative digital agency/environment; capable of delivering large and scalable websites and apps; can commit 16-20 hours per week in a flexible working role (remote working considered).
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READING & VIEWING
3 tried and tested ways to hire great work-from-home employees for your startup – ventureburn
Startup Story: Why I Started Tumblr by David Karp (@DavidKrap) CEO and President of Tumblr (@tumblr) – TechCrunch
How A Bad Hire Can Cripple Your Startup – business2community
Social Media Recruiting: New Trend in Job Search – AEG India
Great talk on how Drew Houston (@drewhouston) founder of @Dropbox met his Co-founder Arash Ferdowsi (@Arashf) – Entrepreneurship
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