The Weekly Collective

Innovation LAB Showcase
Blockchain Startup Pitch Showcase
Presented by BlockSpaces
Thursday, March 28 at 6PM - 9PM

Securing Top Startup Press Webinar
With TechCrunch's Kate Clark, Moderated by Embarc Collective's Allie Felix
Presented by SoGal
Tuesday, April 2 at 12PM - 1PM

Working Women of Tampa Bay Women's Pitch Competition
Women-Led Startup Pitch Competition
Presented by the Working Women Foundation and the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center
Wednesday, April 3 at 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Reveal: Undivided
Innovation Panel Discussion and Reveal of Hyde House Tampa
Presented by Station House
Friday, April 5 at 5PM - 1AM

Tampa Emerges as A Future Destination for Startups
Inc. • Writer Jeff Barrett shares his take on the state of startup growth in Tampa Bay. He mentions the progress of Water Street Tampa and that capital is available with the help of organizations such as Florida Funders—which educates its investor base to set eyes on Tampa—making it competitive with other small startup hubs including Columbus, Charlotte, Denver and Atlanta. He also shares a few tips to help entrepreneurs navigate Tampa to build their ventures.

TIA Plans to Roll Out Facial Recognition Technology This Summer
St. Pete Catalyst • Tampa International Airport will begin using facial recognition devices in lieu of travelers showing passports at three international gates for departing international passengers. TIA's goals are to improve security and provide more accurate passenger metrics to the airport. The airport also plans to install electronic gates at the entrance of one of their airside shuttles this summer to test this concept before a systemwide rollout.

Meet the Companies of BlockSpaces' First Cohort
Tampa Bay Inno • BlockSpaces, a blockchain incubator in Tampa, is hosting a showcase this Thursday, March 28 to highlight the blockchain companies in their first cohort. EZ-Lawyer, a platform for businesses to create smart contracts; Coin Catcher, a cryptocurrency staking pool; and Project Marlin, a blockchain-based solution for home loans and mortgage insurance, will be taking the stage to share more about their businesses.

Company: Harness

Elevator Pitch: A platform that makes fundraising personal, affordable, and more connected.

Position: Account Executive

Position Highlights: Harness is looking for a dynamic, high-performing Account Executive with experience selling technology services over the phone, by email, and via web-based presentations. The Account Executive will be responsible for prospecting and developing new, exciting business relationships. The ideal candidate has a history of bringing on new business, hitting sales quotas and is eager for the lucrative opportunity of selling to an untapped market.

Apply Here

A Playbook for Recruiting and Hiring
As you expand your team, it's important to secure top talent that can get the job done — especially when your team is small and has little room for error. Elain Wherry, co-founder of Meebo and investor at Edelweiss VC, shares lessons learned building quantitative systems around qualitative characteristics when teambuilding. In her podcast interview with Venture Stories, she provides advice on how to evaluate candidates and offers insight on the tools she uses to calibrate her team's assessment of candidates. She also tackles the importance and implementation of work simulations in the hiring process.

How to Create a Feedback Culture
Company culture defines how your team works and the way your startup runs. Having a defined culture makes the hiring process easier, your storytelling leaner and boldly defines what your startup stands for. Dave Bailey, a CEO coach and investor, shares how to create a feedback culture to get everyone on your team involved. Teams that are good at giving each other feedback are faster, more innovative and often happier at work. In this blog post, he lists a few practices you can easily implement in your startup's workflow.