The sinking of the RMS Titanic is without a doubt one of the biggest failures in history. This tragedy was nevertheless responsible for major improvements in maritime safety and technology. Is there anything good in failure? Do we need to fail to learn? Could maritime technology and safety have developed without the tragic loss of over 1500lives? Some say failure is an elementary part of success, if failure is such a good thing, why does it feel so wrong? Every entrepreneurial event is about s …

Get to know the Digilites community. Lifestyle designers at work fulfilling their entrepreneurial passions and digital dreams. Digilites are the lifestyle designers of generation Flux. We create, learn and live the digital creative lifestyle. Unlocking the code to a better, techier, glocal, fulfilling lifestyle. We don't believe in old fashioned way of doing things. Everything should be innovated to make a more fulfilling lifestyle possible. *We collaborate and teach each other. Because in te …

PyLadies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events, and social gatherings. PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate! Please contact the Organ …

A Software Craftsmanship http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/ community for all interested to join, participate and share. The Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship As aspiring Software Craftsmen we are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft. Through this work we have come to value: Not only working software, but also well-crafted software Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value Not only individuals a …

This group is for anyone interested in Node.js. We will share experiences on using or developing npm libraries and best practices. Let us know if you have something Node.js related you'd like to share or come with suggestions on topics that you want to learn about.

ElasticSearch is the new kid on the block. A search engine built from the ground up to be distributed. Some say it goes beyond that and can (should?) replace your NoSQL stores all together. This meetup is for Swedish enthusiasts willing to share experiences, knowledge and war stories about it. If you use it, or want to learn about it - you're welcome.

Quantified Self is about measuring yourself with sensors, apps and other technology to collect data and make that data useful through visualisation and other ways of feedback. If you are interested in body measurement in particular and sensors and emerging technology in general this is the place to be. This group is about sharing ideas, solutions and data and to learn more through this collaboration. To get more inspiration about Quantified Self, watch this 5-minute TEDx talk by Gary Wolf, the c …

The vim explosion continues in Stockholm! Organized (and funded!) by thoughtbot—all massive vim fans—this meetup brings together those who love our editor so we can talk motions, macros, and mappings while meeting.

Come have a couple of beers with us and discuss the latest trends in Mobile. Bring your laptop and learn how to quickly build your own cross-platform native and mobile web app without need of programming or design skills.

Lean UX Stockholm is dedicated to applying Lean User Experience when designing your product, your app or your website. Our goal is to bring together anyone involved or interested in Lean UX product development to learn together, drink coffee, perform speed user tests and move forward with our products. Lean UX has various definitions, but the goal is pretty clear: minimize the time it takes to identify the weak parts of your design in order to turn your company into a radically successful busine …

The Erlang User Group is a group of Erlang Enthusiasts who are interested in sharing their knowledge and meeting people who share similar interests. The group is open to Erlang Architects, Programmers, Project Managers, Software and Platform Innovators, and existing Erlang users as well as Erlang newbies and anyone interested in Erlang. We arrange and promote regular events involving Erlang including free seminars and workshops, followed by the customary Erlounge.

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 …

This group is for anyone interested in AngularJS. We will share experiences on using or developing AngularJS apps. Let us know if you have something AngularJS related you'd like to share or come with suggestions on topics that you want to learn about.

Stockholm Entrepreneurs has events that provide all types of entrepreneurs with opportunities to meet, connect, and learn. Our informative events help entrepreneurs launch new businesses, meet new potential business partners, gain funding, market their ideas, and grow to the point of hiring employees and beyond, and even prepare for an exit, such as an IPO. Have a company to promote? Gain visibility by sponsoring Stockholm Entrepreneurs events and support the entrepreneurial community at the sam …

This is a Meetup group for R useRs in the (larger) Stockholm area. All R users are welcome, from those just beginning with R (or want to start with R) to those who used R for many years. R is a programming language for statistical computing, data analysis and visualization of data. R is free and open source. This useR group has several purposes. Firstly, it is about bringing together R useRs in the larger Stockholm area to help each other with common problems, exchange knowledge and share expe …

Stockholm Pluralsight Study Group is a group for curious developers with a deep desire to learn and meet likeminded developers. Devs that wants to stay up to date and expand their knowledge. By using the large Pluralsight library full of great tutorials by known and trusted authors in a workshop environment we will definitive have the right tools and people on board. With high paced and compact educational seminars in a relaxed environment with passionate developers we strive to make the most ou …

Interested in game development and want to learn and/or share with people with same interest. Here's your chance!

This Meet Up is for in depth discussions and real scenario training to boost your internal attractor and personality to help you become your 'best self'. Shape up your social skills and become a selector. Learn how to disassociate from your 'inner critic' and take action towards actualising your real goals. Meet and attract those you really like, keep them and build inner connections. Whether your are after love, business, media attention, friendship(s), negotiation skills, relationships or caus …

For startup entrepreneurs who are passionate about developing customers and markets in a disciplined, iterative, and measured way. The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. The Stockholm Lean Startup Circle is run by the Omnicloud team. Curious to learn more about the Lean Startup? Read this summary

This group is for us who want to learn more about how to optimize our body and mind. We want to know more about methods and gadgets but most importantly we want to share our methods and what we have done together with results and conclusions. We are interested in anything that we know, think or wish could affect our body and/or mind in a positive way. We live in a time of self hacking and we want to focus on how we can hack our habits to get the best version of ourselves!

This group is for anyone interested in talking about and learning more about software development. We at Bouvet will host discussions, presentations and workshops.

The D programming language is a much too nice language not to look into. It combines a compact, almost script-like syntax (C-like) with the performance of a compiled language. It makes you more productive by providing safe defaults and an (optional) garbage collector, to avoid memory leaks and other pitfalls common in C/C++, while you can still do anything you want, if you really want (turn of GC, play with pointers etc). So in short, you just have to look closer at D! :) So, this group is for a …

Welcome to the clojure user community in Stockholm, Sweden. This group is open to anyone with interest in learning or using clojure. Please feel free to contribute to this group with suggestions of activities or other things. Please also note that the organisers of this meetup account are only administrators, not the leaders of the community.

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.

This is your network group if you are a woman and entrepreneur - or thinking to become one - and you are seeking like-minded, inspiring people to share your ideas, partner up with, and learn from. We believe when gathering people with awesome ambitions, heart-centered missions, and passion-driven businesses, something magical will happen. We strive to be the network where new ideas, effective tools, sparring partners will help you grow your business. Join us for 1 meeting a month in Stockholm.

Vi tror att lärande och nyfikenhet ger kraft till utveckling och vi tror att vi borde lära mer av våra medmännsikor. Vi bjuder in alla er som vill lära och som vill lära ut till en grupp där vi delar kompetenser. Med fokus på bra pedagogik anordnar vi lektioner i en vild blandning av ämnen av människor som har erfarenhet från utövande. Efter jobbet, öppet för alla, för en billig penning. Platsen vi håller till på är Entreprenörskyrkan.

This is a group for anyone interested in learning about the new Julia mathematical programming language being developed for scientific computing. http://julialang.org/

In some ways blogging is kind of like working out. It's good for you, it can be a lot of fun - but it's hard to find the routine. That's why we started "Blog-a-thon mondays". An easy-going informal get-together; a forum where we can share ideas and actually work on our blogs on an ongoing basis.