NBC Latino: Tech Leader Jennifer Argüello, from Microsoft to Mozilla

October 12, 2012 by
nbc

Our LSA cofounder, Jennifer Argüello, is profiled on NBC Latino. Check it out!

Jennifer Argüello took her computer science degree and ran with it, joining a startup that was bought by Microsoft and then moving to Mozilla. She has launched the Latino Startup Alliance as well, and has tips for Latinos who want to get into the entrepreneurial game. – NBC Latino

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June 2012

June 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Welcome to the first LSA newsletter!

Next LSA meetup

Janice Fraser, CEO and Founder of LUXr (free)

Thursday, Jun 21 @6:30PM | San Francisco

Join us at LUXr in San Francisco and hear Janice share Lean User Experience principles that you can use to help your startup build products that customers will want. Lean User Experience is a principled approach to startup products that integrates design and development to make the most of your team, increase measurable outcomes, and delight your customers. Which means good things for you and your investors.

Don’t miss out!  http://www.meetup.com/Latino-Startup-Alliance/events/65968132/

Upcoming Tech Events

Big Data Developers (free)

Friday, Jun 15 @8AM | Foster City

Rafael Coss, one of our LSA members, is organizing a meetup to help you learn more about Big Data, hosted by IBM. Participate in an exclusive Big Data Developer Day hosted by Anjul Bhambhri, Vice President, IBM Big Data Development. Experience IBM’s enterprise-class big data platform that allows you to address the full spectrum of big data business challenges.

Read more and register at ibm.com/events/BigDataDeveloperDay today!

Big Brand Hackathon

Saturday and Sunday, Jun 16-17 @ 9AM | San Francisco ($10, free with BlueRunComp promo code)

Developers, if you are ready to put on your hackathon hat for the weekend, come on out to the Big Brand Hackathon sponsored by Kraft, Home Depot, and others.

Compete for more than 25K in cash and 20K in prizes. Brand giants Kraft Foods & The Home Depot will reward developers who design apps that drive brand awareness through social, location and other mobile services. Nokia will award developers 50 of its hot-selling Lumia devices for the best Window’s Phone apps. Bravo TV will also be filming the hack as part of an upcoming reality show based on the Silicon Valley.

http://bigbrandhackathon-bluerunventures.eventbrite.com/

 

Want to share an event? Drop us an email at events@latinostartupalliance.org

 

LSA in the news

(playing a little catchup here!)

Jennifer Arguello is named a female founder to watch by Women 2.0! More…

Jesse Martinez is interviewed on what LSA is all about and the motivation behind its formation. More…

Fabia Oliva’s Fiverun was one of a select group of startups to present at Launch: Silicon Valley. More…

 

Want to share some news? Drop us an email at news@latinostartupalliance.org

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