Tampa Bay Inno on Fire Inaugural Awards Celebration Recognizing the Region's Top Innovators Presented by Tampa Bay Inno Wednesday, November 20 at 6PM - 9PM
Design Thinking Workshop A Human-Centered Approach to Solving Problems Presented by Operation Startup Thursday, November 21 at 11AM - 12:15PM
SiteZeus Uses AI to Make Location Based Business Decisions Tampa Bay Inno • SiteZeus, a location-based intelligence platform designed to help brands grow and optimize across markets, was recently named an Inno on Fire winner. Based in Tampa Bay, the startup works with brands including Subway, Burger King, Kroger and Inspire Brands.
Florida Funders Invests $917K in Tampa Data Firm Bridge Tampa Bay Times • Bridge, a data firm that specializes in providing detailed consumer data to help producers of liquor, beer and wine with better targeted advertising, received $917K from Florida Funders. Bridge, previously known as Proof Network Ventures, rebranded earlier this year.
Synapse Names Spanx CEO Sara Blakely as Keynote for 2020 Summit St. Pete Catalyst • The Synapse Summit, one of the largest innovation conferences in Florida, announced that Spanx CEO and Clearwater native Sara Blakely will take the stage as the keynote speaker. The summit takes place February 11-12 at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa.
SynsorMed Wins Frontier Pitch Competition St. Pete Catalyst • SynsorMed, a remote patient monitoring system and chronic care management solution, was the winner of the Frontier Fall Forum this past Tuesday. Three other companies also participated in pitch competition: Metasense Analytics, RxLive and Verapy.
Elevator Pitch: A personalized healthcare and financial platform that puts consumers at the center of their health and financial decisions.
Position: Fullstack Developer (Temp to Hire)
Position Highlights: Yaro is seeking an experienced Fullstack Developer to be a key member of its engineering team, helping build its cross-platform personalized healthcare and financial platform from the ground up. This position is a 4-month temporary role with the opportunity to convert to full-time at the close of the time period. Individuals with strong foundations in JavaScript, React / React Native, and Node.js will be a great fit for this role.
Lessons on Building a Brand: One Year with Embarc Collective The key to a strong brand is sustainable consistency. From outlining solid brand guidelines to developing a scalable content engine, careful brand planning is required at every step of the way as your startup grows. After one year at Embarc Collective, Communications Manager Tyana Daley shares her lessons learned building a sustainable brand, calling out the wins and challenges that shaped the team's approach to brand building.
Strategy Letter I: Ben & Jerry's vs Amazon When building a company, one of the earliest decisions you must make is what type of company will you be. Will you grow slowly, organically and profitably? Or will you choose fast growth by raising lots of capital? The model you choose will define your values, impact how you make company decisions and guide the way your organization builds. Back in 2000, Joel Spolsky shared a strategy letter, which is relevant today, that shares the differences in these models by comparing Ben & Jerry's (slow, organically grown) and Amazon (fast growth, lots of capital). His breakdown provides insight on how companies should think of their own models and the pitfalls associated with each.
Take Our 2019 Community Survey
We want to hear from you, Tampa Bay! This week is the last chance to complete our 2019 Community Survey. Your responses help us develop insightful reports that we share with the broader community. Once you complete the survey, you'll be entered for a chance to win an Embarc Collective Swag Bag—the ultimate Tampa Bay entrepreneurship kit.
Sustaining a Startup's Growth It takes more than technology to sustain a technology startup. Ritu Narayan, founder of ZÅ«m, shares her journey from the Delhi Institute of Technology to Silicon Valley. She walks through what it takes to build a sustainable company and explains the importance of passion, perseverance and people when sustaining growth. Listen Here
M2 Microsoft Venture Fund Female Founders Competition Submissions will be judged by a panel of investors and 20 finalists will be invited to pitch their startup at a final event in Silicon Valley. Four winning B2B companies with at least one woman founder will receive up to $2M in investment in the form of convertible note. Companies who have at least one woman founder, currently offer or intend to offer a product, service or platform that solves a critical business problem, and have raised no more than $5M in funding are encouraged to apply. Deadline December 15 Apply Here
Ignite The Night 10 companies will be selected to present at the upcoming Ignite the Night NASA iTech event. The top presenters will land a spot as one of the top 25 semifinalists for the current NASA iTech Cycle. Companies who are developing technologies that could be potential solutions for NASA's challenges are encouraged to apply. Deadline: January 17 Apply Here
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