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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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The Accomplishments of Entrepreneur, Justin Halladay

The Startup Magazine

For over six years, he has worked in the region of affluent Fleming Island near Jacksonville, Florida. As President and Founder of this organization, Halladay and his team make a line of Bible-inspired clothing and sell it locally and online to assist in funding the ministry. Entrepreneurial Accomplishments of Justin Halladay.

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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

An additional 50 were on the wait-list, an evidence of the energy and enthusiasm that is bubbling in Florida right now. MJ Charmani, founder of iStart Jax, a business accelerator, and one of the key organizers of the event, introduced today's session with additional reports on last weekend's event.

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Being A Pro

View from Seed

But one thing that stuck out to me was his description of playing in mini-tour events in Florida. Are present with founders. Don’t’ share private information or gossip about founders and companies. Treat founder’s time as costly, not costless. Pro Founders: Are always recruiting, selling, and raising capital.

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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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Canoo: The EV Startup That’s Proving the Doubters Wrong

ReadWriteStart

Company founders originally called it Evelozcity and imagined a subscription-based business model in which they produced electric vans and trucks for people who enjoy outdoor activities. Former BMW executives, including Stefan Krause, who left the failing EV startup Faraday Future, founded Canoo in late 2017.