You’re always told of how AngelList is so awesome for people looking for prospective investors and a host of other things. Of course, they never tell you what they’re doing to get investments, and nothing seems to be trickling down your way. Looking for money is a tough deal, especially when you’ve already spent a sizeable wad of cash to get your project moving.

The only way to really get attention is to make yourself more visible. One of those ways involves getting listed in Angel List’s Trending Startups newsletter, a newsletter emailed to thousands of potential investors around the globe. If you could get in Trending Startups, it probably won’t be long before you get a message from a suit with a little red wagon full of cash. But how do you get there?

Lifting The Curtain: Understanding How AL Works

First off, people starting out don’t really understand the mechanics of AngelList. They just create a profile to “be there” and hopefully run into someone. AngelList, much like Twitter, bases itself on followership. The more followers you have, the more people will be comfortable with writing you a check. Now we raise the problem of getting some followers. Your profile isn’t going to just attract followers out of the blue.

Having A Profile To Brag About Is Important

To start off, your profile needs to be filled out. The startup’s profile should be complete with a list of advisors and team members. If you don’t have advisors, you should get out in the sun more and actually interact with the world around you. Hand your business card out to people at trade shows. If you’re not ready to hustle, your startup won’t be much more than an idea with a couple of broke people behind it. Not only does the startup’s profile need to be complete, but you also need your team (and yourself) to fill out their personal profiles.

Get Social

After all that’s done, start following friends on AngelList through its social platform. This gathers interest, and some of them will also follow your startup. Once you’re done clicking and pointing your mouse everywhere, you’re going to need to start using that keyboard. Type up a nice, short status update bragging about accomplishments that your startup has made once in awhile.

Getting the picture already? All you have to do is hustle and find people to follow you. Look at other profiles of startups appearing on the “Trending” list and try to see what they’re doing that you’re not.

What To Do After You Get Some Cash

Oh, and when an investor actually shows interest and hauls some money your way, add that to your “previous investors” list. Startups that get good followings and funds often appear on AngelList’s Trending Startups list. The more visible you make yourself, the more likely you are to get moving. This sometimes involves getting your eyes out of the monitor and make things happen the old school way by attending trade shows. As you let more people know about what you’re doing, some of them will want to show some interest. Also don’t forget that people won’t be likely to share your page unless they’re told to!

The UMBC Linux Users Group (LUG) will meet during the spring semester on Mondays starting on February 4 from Noon to 1:00pm in ITE 234. If you are interested in becoming a member, please come to a few meetings and check it out.

The UMBC LUG was established in 1997 as an organization of and for people interested in the Linux operating system.  This includes people who want to learn how to install and use it on their personal computers as well as those who use it regularly and want to expand and deepen their knowledge about it.

The LUG also helps members and non-members install, update and use Linux Operating System and software during its periodic Installfests.

UMBC-LUG members come from all walks of life and courses of study. You'll find among its ranks faculty, staff and students from Information Systems, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Math, Visual Arts, Sociology, Music, Social Work, and yes, even Computer Science, all bound together by a common love of Linux. Membership is not limited to UMBC students and attendance by non-members and prospective members is always welcome.

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, is seeking two (2) full-time, paid, graduate-level interns for summer 2013.

The Weinberg Foundation is dedicated to assisting the financially disadvantaged and vulnerable through operating and capital grants to direct service organizations primarily located in Maryland, Hawaii, northeastern Pennsylvania, Israel, and the Former Soviet Union. These grants focus on five main areas:Older Adults; Workforce Development; Education, Children, Youth and Families; Disabilities; and Basic Human Needs and Health.

The internship will provide students with relevant, constructive work experience in a philanthropic setting focused on supporting our program areas and grantmaking.  Interns will be exposed to the field of philanthropy and not-for profit organizations. Interns will be expected to analyze and synthesize information and create reports for review and decision making at the Foundation. These individuals should have exceptional writing and verbal skills and a strong interest in social services, best practices, and research.

In light of the diversity of graduate-level course offerings across universities, we hesitate to discourage any candidate from applying.  We would, however, highly encourage candidates with interest in fields including:

·         Education                                           

·         Social work

·         Sociology

·         Law

·         Public health

·         Urban planning

·         Gerontology

·         Jewish studies

Candidates must have their own transportation and be able to commute to our Owing Mills office. Those qualified should reply to gradinternship@hjweinberg.org.  They may also be referred to our website at http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/about-us/employment/.

ATTENTION STUDENTS!

If you are looking for a Federal Internship Opportunity this summer that is PAID and in the local area apply to the 2013 CMS Opportunities.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce our 2013 Summer Intern Program.  This is a 12-week internship program for current students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.  The purpose of the Summer Intern Program is to enhance students' knowledge about CMS programs, mission, vision and goals.  Additionally, the program seeks to familiarize participants about Federal, State, and local health care programs serving under-served and uninsured populations.

Recruitment for the 2013 Summer Internship Program will take place through vacancy announcements posted on <http://www.USAJobs.gov>.  

The announcements may be found by using a keyword search of "CMS Intern" in the "What" section of the USAJobs website.  A full description of the program, qualification, and application requirements will be found in the vacancy announcements, so please read carefully.

Students must submit a complete application online through the appropriate vacancy announcement(s) for consideration by the closing date.  The anticipated open period for applications is February 4, 2013 - February 11, 2013.

The available locations will be noted in each of the separate four vacancy announcements and could include: Baltimore, MD; Bethesda, MD; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Continue to monitor <http://www.USAJobs.gov>  for the vacancy announcements!

The popular KDnuggets news site for analytics, data mining and data science asked their visitors “What will replace “Big Data” as a hot buzzword?” and the most popular choice was “smart data”. I’m not sure what people meant by that, but can only imagine that it includes data that have explicit or implicit semantics and are annotated with metadata like temporal qualifications, provenance and certainty factors. These are all capabilities of current semantic web technologies, especially when coupled with machine learning for additional inference.

(h/t Kingsley Idehen)