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By Naomi Ackerman. Business Outage reveals fragility of online global economy, experts warn By Naomi Ackerman. Insider Is Miami the new Silicon Valley? By Andrew Barker. I hope it will be a place the next Google or Spotify will be born. TechHub is also planning expansions in other cities around the world and the founders say they have been unindated with calls from across the globe.

But there's no reason we couldn't one day open a TechHub in Silicon Valley, for instance. The space will be open 24 hours a day for permanent members, and TechHub is also talking to local schools and universities about educating people on the internet and how it can be used in everyday life. We've found there is a huge benefit from being here, and a lot of the firms run social events, so that we all know each other.

The number of companies in the area also means that chance meeting often end up in new work opportunities. Google, who is sponsoring TechHub, hopes to replicate these events and plans to use TechHub for talks with its developers.

A room will be set aside and filled with the latest mobile phone handsets from all the major manufacturers for developers to test. Silicon Roundabout - How to fit in What to say The talk in coffee shops is of "Series A funding", the first round of funding and the key to taking your firm big time. Also scalability — whether your idea is really ready for millions of users. What to wear Grunge or Japanese designers. A trainer addiction is almost mandatory croookedtounges.

Where to go for lunch Caffeine is king in the silicon roundabout, and only artisan, hand-roasted coffee will do. Where to party The barbecues at last.

The other key invites are for the moo. It's also worth attending website TechCrunch's "pitch parties", where dotcom wannabees are given two minutes to sell their idea to an audience of investors.