Open Parallel -an Erdödy Ventures company presents Multicore World 2012, the first conference in Australasia and the Pacific focused in multicore technologies and parallel computing.
Wellington Town Hall, 27-28 March. Wellington, New Zealand
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Open Parallel presents MULTICORE WORLD 2012
October 1, 2011VicePresident of Google and “Father of the Internet” presenting at the II Open Source Software, Multicore and Parallel Computing Miniconference
November 17, 2010Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, VicePresident of Google and its Chief Internet Evangelist, will be another keynote at the II Open Source Software, Multicore and Parallel Computing miniconference, part of LCA2011, organised by Nicolás Erdödy.
In the early 1970s, Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn developed the protocol TCP/IP also known as the Internet Protocol Suite which is a set of communication protocols used by the Internet as we know it today.
The miniconference will be held in Brisbane, Australia on Tuesday 25 of January 2011
The II Open Source Software, Multicore and Parallel Computing Miniconference
October 28, 2010Open Parallel, an Erdödy Ventures company, is supporting the organisation of the II Open Source Software, Multicore and Parallel Computing miniconference, part of LCA2011 (Linux Conference Australia)
The miniconf will be held in Brisbane, Australia on Tuesday 25 of January 2011, and the Call for Papers ENDS Monday 8 of November 2010.
The first miniconf was in January 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand with James Reinders (Director of Software from Intel) as keynote.
The II miniconf will feature Paul McKenney as keynote. Paul is Linux CTO from IBM. Here is the abstract of his presentation: “Is Parallel Programming Hard, and if so, why?”
The Open Source, Multicore and Parallel Computing Miniconf offers a space to learn and discuss about Open Source contributions (existent or in process) to the problem of developing Parallel Software.
Resources for Entrepreneurs looking for Investment
April 1, 2010The world of Venture Capital and Angel Investment is fascinating but painful if you don’t know how it works. Like every industry it has a jargon and like every “human tribe” has its own rules.
Research and previous reading will give you a better preparation: there are several free resources available online. Below is a brief selection of what I recommend to entrepreneurs and from people that I know. However everything comes down to practice: just reading a good cookbook won’t make you a chef.
My advice: look at these resources and take on board what is suitable for you and your venture or idea. Then start to practice in the real world!
Garage
It was early 2008 when I first met Bill Reichert in Palo Alto through a common friend. We had a good number of conversations around technology, particularly about multicore software, which continued during his visit to New Zealand in 2009. His firm Garage Technology Ventures has a number of resources for entrepreneurs which are very simple and easy to read. Don’t miss “Small is beautiful” and the “Top ten lies of Entrepreneurs” (then go to the “Top ten lies of Venture Capitalists“)
Dr. Exit
In July 2007 NZVIF organised a seminar in Christchurch about angel investment presented by Tom McKaskill. It was a small and friendly gathering (I ended in a conversation in Hungarian with Katalin, Tom’s wife). His books are now freely available online. Most of them are written for investors, but won’t hurt you to have a look. And you need to read “Raising Angel & Venture Capital Finance – An entrepreneur’s guide to securing venture finance” and “Ultimate Growth Strategies – A practical guide to engineer high growth into your business”
NZTE
The website of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is a real mine of general information. It has been improving its presentation and organisation over the years. The “Investment Ready” guide is now presented on the website (the first edition was a small booklet in 2004) and its topics are very easy to follow through compelling headlines. You can download the full guide or work with the “Investment Ready Planning Templates“.
Amadeus
In February 2010 I had a long conversation with Hermann Hauser about the present and future of parallel programming. It was the first time that we met personally but we have been exchanging emails for a year after being introduced by Andy Hopper.
I was impressed for his calm and structured approach to the conversation. When you visit the website of his firm, Amadeus Capital everything follows a sequence: first you learn how to submit a proposal. Then it is an investment criteria to be met. But what is really interesting is the submission form because this is “real”. It’s not a template or recommendations about how to pitch: it is the form that will introduce you to a 473 million pounds venture capital fund .
This is a completely different approach to a Silicon Valley fund. Tom Perkins (founder of KPCB) said that they don’t read business plans submitted to their office because if an entrepreneur cannot find a way to get an introduction to one of the partners through networking, then he will be hopeless trying to generate sales for the new venture…
Good luck and have fun!
Nicolás Erdödy
