article thumbnail

Strategy Roundtable: Spotlight On Jacksonville, Florida

ReadWriteStart

This past weekend, the Jacksonville entrepreneurship community hosted their own version of this exciting program. An additional 50 were on the wait-list, an evidence of the energy and enthusiasm that is bubbling in Florida right now. 150 people came together, and 17 businesses were formed.

article thumbnail

Co-founder Engaging Florida’s Innovation Ecosystem

Hearpreneur

Brian Kornfeld is President and Co-Founder of Synapse , an innovation hub for entrepreneurs, investors, and governments in the state of Florida to share ideas, solve problems and ultimately provide an ecosystem that ensures everyone from pre-seed startups to exciting unicorns continue to flock to, grow within and re-invest in the Sunshine State.

Cofounder 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Miami: A hot spot for venture capitalists

David Teten

I was visiting as part of Terrapinn Private Equity World, a leading private equity conference for the Latin American technology community. Miami has many of the assets of an entrepreneurial hub, notably a flourishing creative community, and a strong public university system. Contributed Articles Florida Presentations and Conferences'

Miami 114
article thumbnail

Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013).

article thumbnail

Entrepreneurship for Superwomen

Up and Running

I took a course on innkeeping through a company in Florida, found through online searches and reviews. Not only did I learn a lot about the ups and downs of the hospitality industry from David Caples of Elizabeth Point Lodge, Fernandina Beach, Florida, but I also made a great friend. . A business community with diversity.

Florida 102
article thumbnail

Self-Awareness And Coachability: The Two Most Important Leadership Traits

YoungUpstarts

Quint Studer is author of “ The Busy Leader’s Handbook: How To Lead People and Places That Thrive “and founder of Pensacola’s Studer Community Institute , a nonprofit organization focused on improving the community’s quality of life and moving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties forward.

article thumbnail

SXSW Startups: BehaviorMe

Austin Startup

Help 300+ kids learn basic community life skills. BehaviorMe is based in Gainesville, Florida. Gainesville is a small but fledgling startup community that has suffered through ups and downs as any other community has. Two of our co-founders had a class together at the University of Florida. Raise our next round.