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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.

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Hitch Finds Success Providing Long Distance Ride Sharing in Texas and Florida

SiliconHills

Hitch, the ride-sharing company launched by University of Texas at Austin students in 2018, has expanded to Florida. The Austin-based company has already facilitated 60,000 rides in Texas, said Kush Singh, the company’s co-founder, and CEO. It operates in every major Texas city. We were thinking […].

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Strategy Roundtable: Spotlight On Jacksonville, Florida

ReadWriteStart

Today's roundtable was co-hosted with the Jacksonville Startup Weekend. An additional 50 were on the wait-list, an evidence of the energy and enthusiasm that is bubbling in Florida right now. For the uninitiated, Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where entrepreneurs come together to pitch ideas, form teams, and learn best practices.

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How the COVID-Preneur Led to a Micro Business Renaissance

Austin Startup

“It has been awe-inspiring to see so many people take the leap towards business ownership as a means to change their lives and follow their dreams, especially in the face of such adverse conditions,” said ZenBusiness CEO and co-founder Ross Buhrdorf.

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Miami: A hot spot for venture capitalists

David Teten

For example, we’re a significant investor in Clearpath Immigration , a company based in NY, DC, and Florida which makes immigration process easier and more affordable. We also are a significant investor in a Florida startup, UniKey , which allows you to unlock your house with your smartphone.

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Beware of Fake / Scam Engineering Candidates

K9 Ventures

I’ve been heads down working with K9 portfolio companies and spending my time running HiHello as the co-founder and CEO of that company. After 10 years of building K9, my knowledge and advice to founders were becoming dated. We’ve seen lots of resumes that show universities in Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

YoungUpstarts

Tom Panaggio, author of “ The Risk Advantage: Embracing the Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Edge “, has enjoyed a 30-year entrepreneurial career as cofounder of two successful direct marketing companies. In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy.

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