"There were two types of founders who I got excited about and led to our top-performing companies. Those who thought a lot about and executed on customer acquisition, and, those building products in markets that are often overlooked. These founders are out-of-the-box thinkers, which is a skill that serves entrepreneurs very well."
Thoughts: Be kind and helpful to as many people as you can; business karma is a very real thing. Always take care of people who helped you along the way, and never forget their contribution to your success.
TBBJ • After one year in our 32,000 square-foot startup hub in downtown Tampa and now supporting 60 startups in the Tampa Bay region, we sat down with reporter Lauren Coffey to reflect on 2020 and talk about our ambitious plans for 2021. Read more about the past year in our 2020 Impact Report.
TBBJ • Aspen RxHealth announced a $23 million raise, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The new capital will help the team expand to new markets, including specialty pharmacy support and medication reconciliation.
St. Pete Catalyst • Embarc Collective member companies BlockSpaces, Cope Notes and RB Technologies are all part of the newest Tampa Bay Innovation Center cohort. The 90-day program will focus on customer discovery, investor-readiness and leadership.
Elevator Pitch: Pocket Network is a decentralized API that incentivizes people and companies to run full nodes for any blockchain. This is done through a protocol that connects blockchain developers with full RPC access to the network of nodes.
Position: Site Reliability Engineer
Position Highlights: The ideal candidate will:
Ensure and maintain the reliability of all of the organization infrastructural components 24/7, via monitoring, automation and best practices
Design and implement processes to ensure the continuity of all the mission critical infrastructural components of the organization
Architect, design and implement all deployments for the organization’s software across multiple environments
This week our startup community in Tampa is being visited by team members from First Round Capital and Unshackled VC. These are two of the top national early-stage funds with investments including Uber, Warby Parker, and Square. Given the volume of startups that VCs see each year, many funds produce thoughtful content about their observations on how to build a scalable, venture-backed startup. This week, we're sharing some of our favorite pieces by VC thought leaders.
📢 A Founder’s Guide on How to Announce a Funding Round - too many times we see startups miss an opportunity to raise their profile by getting their funding announcement wrong. The team at New York-based Alpaca VC has a playbook on how to maximize the opportunity.
💸 Should Your Company Be Profitable? - Fred Wilson, investor in Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga, Kickstarter, Etsy and MongoDB, is an OG in the VC world. Read his response to the common perception that west coast startups ignore profitability at all costs and learn how to think about profitability as your company scales.
Start With the Story - David Cancel on Lessons He's Learned as a 5X Founder
First Round Review's In Depth podcast profiled Drift CEO David Cancel ( 🏝️ local connection: Drift has a growing team in Tampa). David digs into the techniques to develop and socialize a compelling and consistent narrative to guide his team.
Incoming, current, recent undergraduate and graduate student founders can apply for $10k and 1 week of mentorship from Sean Rad (Founder of Tinder), Marc Randolph (Founder of Netflix), Dylan Field (Founder of Figma), and Cory Levy (FirstText.com).
Submit your idea now to be considered for selection as one of the 10 presenters that will be giving their best pitch at the upcoming Ignite the Night. The top presenter selected will earn a position as one of the top 25 Semifinalists for the current NASA iTech Cycle, ensuring your technology will be evaluated by NASA’s Center Chief Technologists.
30th Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference - Presenter Application
Present to an audience of venture capitalists and investors at the 30th Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference. The conference is specifically looking for mid-to-later stage companies with revenues of $2+ million. Preference is given to technology-enabled companies. However, the Selection Committee will consider all industries.
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