Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

Come and network with people who are passionate about digital marketing, love to be creative with digital/electronic business, or are simply control freaks! lol;-) Are you looking to leave the ball-and-chain of your job?  Tired of the endless problems associated with conventional business?  Employees, product fulfillment, service complaints, opening hours, having to commute through traffic, rushing to appointments only to find your prospect didn't even show...well you can kiss all those problems …

This group is about like-minded people with a passion for outdoor adventures. With so much to explore in  UAE and beyond, our endeavor is to offer a comprehensive array of exciting adventures on weekends, holidays and some weekdays far from the pub crawling and the Malls of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Desert & Mountain - hiking, walking, trekking, camping, rock climbing, quad biking, offroading, horse riding etc. Beach & Sea - Boating & Sailing, Wakeboarding, Jet skiing, Kite & Surfing, Diving, Fishin …

Abu Dhabi is rapidly becoming a great melting pot full of inspiring designers, photographers and artists drawn in from all over the world but at times it can be a little tricky to find everyone... The Abu Dhabi Design and Photography group invites graphic designers, fashion designers, illustrators, photographers, painters, artists and anyone who likes to express themselves creatively. The aim is to attract and create a vibrant creative community here in Abu Dhabi. It doesn't matter whether you …

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

Do you have an new idea in the UAE? Are you interested in becoming an Entrepreneur? Do you need to share and discuss your thoughts? Do you require some mentoring and support? Let's organize a meeting and get together to share and discuss Startup ideas, strategies, and was forward.

Startup Grind is a global event series and community designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

We are a club of aspiring web development professionals. We are entrepreneuriallly-minded and as a group, strive to create important things that matter in a 2.0 world. Weather you are a lone App developer, or a Noob printing “Hello World.” For the first time, attending one of the Young Coders Club Meetups will surely make computer programming in Dubai more rewarding. Stuff we do: group coding challenges, discuss interests/ past projects Weekly group coding sessions Join us for free Wifi, good …

Hi everyone let all Python and Django developers and enthusiasts get together! Let's meet, share ideas, exchange tips, and generally have fun.  If you are a complete novice to Python or Django, however, this group might not be suitable.

The ‘Dubai Dinner Club’ (DDC) has a focus around good food and people who like to eat it! The DDC was founded by Graham Hughes and Phil Bedford, who established the original ‘Primo’ group in 2011, together with the web-site and social networking media. DDC meets every six to eight weeks at the home of one of the members who is the "chef for the evening". This is not a competition, but it is an opportunity to get together, socialise, have fun and spend some time outside your comfort zone (if you …

This group aims to bring together anyone who is currently a user of Hadoop or interested in Hadoop and related technologies to meet regularly, network and share their expertise and knowledge around practical use cases and the latest trends and innovations. If you are based in the UAE or in neighboring countries, feel free to join and participate.

The new entrepreneurship era is all about customers and their problems. We want to help you be a better entrepreneur. We've found the Lean Startup methodology is an extremely effective way to do that. Lean startup is a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning thought fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. Lean: Accomplish your objectives wasting a minimum of resources, especially time. Startup: A human institution creating a new product or service under con …