"But in reality, the cap table is more than just a spreadsheet of securities — it also sends subtle but powerful signals to potential future investors. In small ecosystems like tech and venture, individual VCs and firms have reputations that they bring along to your cap table — and thus get attached, for better or worse, to your company."

— Esther Crawford on why your company's cap table matters

Featured Growth Story: Christopher Wenders

Role: Director of Operations

Organization: Edgility

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Tactical advice on building a startup: A startup is like raising a baby (your first one). You don't know what to do, where to start, what to say, or what comes first. Don't worry. Go! Start! Jump.

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The Inno Supporter Summit
Expo-Style Event Showcasing Startup Supporters
Presented by Tampa Bay Inno and Omni Public
Thursday, August 22 at 5:30PM - 8PM (Tonight)


Five Key Ingredients of an Effective Social Media Strategy Workshop
Workshop Led by Duane Hogg, VP of Digital Media at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Presented by AMA Tampa Bay
Tuesday, August 27 at 8AM - 10AM


Emerging Companies: Intellectual Property Considerations
Workshop Led by Terry M. Sanks, Senior Partner, Beusse Wolter Sanks & Maire, PLLC
Presented by USF Connect
Thursday, August 29 at 2PM - 3:30PM

A Small Tampa Company is Working on a Big Breakthrough: A Cancer Vaccine
Tampa Bay Times • Morphogenesis, a Tampa-based research and development company that focuses on gene and cell therapy, has developed a cancer vaccine. The vaccine, called ImmuneFx, helps train the immune system to identify and destroy cancerous tumor cells, essentially forcing the cells out of hiding. ImmuneFx is now being tested in clinical trials on humans with cutaneous melanoma, one of the most common types of skin cancer.


A Case for Seamless Data Flow
Forbes • Dr. Balaji Ramadoss, Co-Founder of Tampa-based Edgility, shares the importance of having generalists on your team focused on organizational outcomes. By focusing on organizational outcomes, generalists can maximize returns and create process efficiencies that emanate from reducing handoffs and specialization silos.


Tampa Bay Tech Taps Tech for Next Summit
St. Pete Catalyst • The next poweredUP Summit, presented by Tampa Bay Tech, will take place virtually—a first for the festival. After noticing that one-fifth of the attendees to the poweredUP Summit in May elected to stream the event, Tampa Bay Tech decided to build a mini poweredUP festival with a virtual focus in mind. The upcoming summit will take place on on September 6 and feature 12-14 speakers, each with 20 minutes to share experiences, strategies and knowledge about tech.

Company: Intrinio

Elevator Pitch: A digital platform that provides affordable access to individual data feeds and fintech applications.

Position: Technical Content Creator

Position Highlights: Intrinio is looking for a Technical Content Creator to help maintain and improve the quality of their on- and offsite content. If you have a background in finance and you enjoy all forms of writing and content creation - you've come to the right place. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in finance or programming, have a strong attention to detail, strong writing and grammatical skills, an interest in marketing, and a strong work ethic.

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Ways to Optimize Your Website
SEO is more than just having the right content for your customers. Search engines also take into account the performance of your website and how quickly you can provide information to your website visitors. Our partner, Bayshore Solutions, shared their top tips with resources on optimizing your website speed. Learn how to determine your current site speed, increase your website's efficiency, and continually improve as you grow.


The Four-Step Pricing Process for Fast Growing SaaS Companies
When building a SaaS company, one of the hardest things to do is nail your pricing strategy. Mike Walsh, Head of Marketing of Reflektive, shares his insights and tips from his time at Glassdoor and Lever in a four-step pricing process. He also reviews other underlying elements of successful pricing, including market position, effective packaging, and transparent marketing communications.

Dreamit Accelerator
Dreamit offers programs that provide startups with direct access to customers, investors, executives, and thought leaders in three verticals. Healthtech (digital health, med device, and diagnostics), Securetech (cybersecurity, anti-fraud, and physical security), and Urbantech (real estate & construction tech) startups that are pre-Series A can apply.
Deadline Rolling
Apply Here


SXSW Pitch Applications
SXSW is selecting 50 interactive technology companies in 10 different categories to pitch to a live audience and participate in Q&A with their panel of judges. Startups that have raised less than $10M in funding are encouraged to apply.
Early Deadline September 6 (before application prices increases)
Reference Allie Felix of Embarc Collective when applying
Apply Here


Future of Logistics Pitch Competition Applications
Startups will pitch to companies including Ryder, DHL, CMA CGM, Prologis, Port of Miami, JLL, Boeing, SoftBank, and FedEx. Logistic and supply chain companies are encouraged to apply. Pitch competition takes place in Miami.
Deadline September 9th
Apply Here