The Launch Pad

MANO & 01 PRESENT:WYNWOOD MAKER CAMP
2016-06-13 09:00 - 2016-08-19 17:00 (America/New_York)
TWO WEEK CAMP SESSIONS RUNNING FROM JUNE 13TH – AUGUST 19TH, 2016 Wearables * 2D & 3D Design * Virtual Reality * Electronics * Programming * Sustainability * Computational Thinking * Computational Fashion * and more! Summer is upon us once again and we have cooked up an entertaining summer of fun and learning. Does your child have an interest in technology, music, or art? Our camp is designed to explore their vast interests while learning how to manage students’ learning experiences. The curriculum is centered around exploring new technologies such as: programming, electronics, wearable technology, virtual reality, 3D design, collaboration, communication, and entrepreneurship. During the camp the kids will be making something they can be proud to show to other people. SESSION SCHEDULE Session 1: June 13th – June 24th, 2016 Session 2: June 27th – July 8th, 2016 Session 3: July 11th – July 22nd, 2016 Session 4: July 25th – August 5th, 2016 Session 5: August 8th – August 19th, 2016 INFORMATION Date: June 13th – August 19th, 2016, in two-week sessions Time: 9am – 5pm Location: 219 NW 20th ST, Suite #104, Miami, Florida 33127 Price: $450 per session, $25 deposit required for space Lunch: Optional | $50/week stipend Laptop: Highly Recommended Supplies: Outside of laptop, all other supplies are provided Capacity: 25 students per session

MANO & 01 PRESENT:WYNWOOD MAKER CAMP
2016-06-13 09:00 - 2016-08-19 17:00
TWO WEEK CAMP SESSIONS RUNNING FROM JUNE 13TH – AUGUST 19TH, 2016
Wearables * 2D & 3D Design * Virtual Reality * Electronics * Programming * Sustainability * Computational Thinking * Computational Fashion * and more!
Summer is upon us once again and we have cooked up an entertaining summer of fun and learning. Does your child have an interest in technology, music, or art? Our camp is designed to explore their vast interests while learning how to manage students’ learning experiences. The curriculum is centered around exploring new technologies such as: programming, electronics, wearable technology, virtual reality, 3D design, collaboration, communication, and entrepreneurship. During the camp the kids will be making something they can be proud to show to other people.
SESSION SCHEDULE
Session 1: June 13th – June 24th, 2016
Session 2: June 27th – July 8th, 2016
Session 3: July 11th – July 22nd, 2016
Session 4: July 25th – August 5th, 2016
Session 5: August 8th – August 19th, 2016
INFORMATION
tDate: June 13th – August 19th, 2016, in two-week sessions
tTime: 9am – 5pm
tLocation: 219 NW 20th ST, Suite #104, Miami, Florida 33127
tPrice: $450 per session, $25 deposit required for space
tLunch: Optional | $50/week stipend
tLaptop: Highly Recommended
tSupplies: Outside of laptop, all other supplies are provided
tCapacity: 25 students per session

Disruptors Sports Business Conference
2016-06-30 - 2016-07-01
Hello, everyone. We’re bringing a Sports Business Conference to Miami! Disruptors is a two-day conference which will help to inspire sports business disruptors at the intersection of technology, marketing, sponsorship, fan engagement, and more. The conference is a gathering of leading sports innovators to provide insights, tools, and strategies for sports business professionals to become disruptors and thrive in the sports industry. Check out the speaker lineup here: https://disruptorscon.com/speakers. More speakers to be announced! Use the discount code REFRESH75 to receive $75 off the Early Bird price of $325.

QUICKBOOKS for Business Course July 6
2016-07-06 08:30 - 16:30
QUICKBOOKS for Business Course Seminar Presented by a Certified QuickBooks Instructor. Our goal is to prepare you with the tools and understanding you need to take advantage of the power QuickBooks offers and make you competent in it’s use! 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Registration and Networking 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – QuickBooks Course 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (On Your Own) Course Fee: $147.00 – Regular Price $249.00 – Free Copy of “QuickBooks 2016: The Missing Manual” Book in PDF – Free RETAKE – Within 6 Months – User Booklet with Screen Shots These are some of the topics covered in this workshop: GENERAL: Upgrade vs Update, Navigating through QuickBooks: Home Screen / Menu Bars / Modules Navigaton, Cash vs Accrual method of accounting QUICKBOOKS LISTS: Organize and Simplify, Same name not allowed by QuickBooks, Chart of Accounts, Items = Services and/or Products, Customers = Clients , Vendors = Suppliers and Contractors, Employees = Payroll, vs Contractors ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS: PAYABLE: Create new Customer (Client), Create an Invoice, Receive Payment, Deposit Payment: Undeposited Funds account Create new Vendor (Supplier / Contractor), Enter a new Hill, Pay Bill CHECKING ACCOUNTS & REPORTING: Open Register, Reconcile Bank account(s), Imperative for Business Decision Making, Preset Reports, Daily / Weekly Review of most common Reports REGISTER AT: https://www.quickbookstrainingcourses.com

Freelancers Union: "How to deliver a pitch that speaks your client's language"
2016-07-06 18:30 | inner-6
Welcome to SPARK! Sick of the same old “here’s my business card, we should talk” networking? Join our laid-back, diverse group of freelancers that meets once a month to workshop topics related to entrepreneurship! JULY’S TOPIC: How to deliver a pitch that speaks your client’s language. This month, we’ll swap inspired ideas around pitching potential clients. Think you’ve got some good experiences to share? Finding pitching to be a painful process? Join us to brainstorm what a pitch process done right looks like! As we meet here in Miami, freelancers are gathering at 20 other Spark events across the country. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month to network, share insights and inspiration, and learn new skills and strategies to help our businesses thrive!

Modernizing Agile?!
2016-07-07 18:30 - 21:30 | 1613 North Harrison Parkway , Sunrise, FL, 33323, United States
Yes modern Agile is “a thing”. Agile has evolved so much since its early days, especially in the past couple of years. Yet many are still practicing Agile like it’s 1999! Join us for this interactive session, as we break through. Let’s learn what Agile looks like, in the most advanced markets!

Machine Learning Office Hours
2016-07-08 10:30 | 1010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
David Crook will be on site to answer questions, provide technical guidance, debug code or even business assistance for all things intelligent services, data science and machine learning. Don’t even know what it is; thats ok, drop by to find out. Organizations to individuals are all welcome to take advantage of this free time. David Crook is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist focused on Machine Learning, Data Science and Intelligent Applications. He is previously from Microsoft Consulting Services where he focused on development operations. To see more information about David, check out his blog: www.DaCrook.com

OpenHub July edition
2016-07-11 09:30 - 17:30 | 66 West Flagler St., 9th fl., Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Join us #OpenHub day at StartHub Miami! Work and create at our space for the day, and enjoy the perks of a great coworking community. Come and enjoy a breakfast/networking session and stay after to work from the best coworking space in Downtown Miami. We look forward to working with the Miami innovative community and getting together for this monthly event.

Building a Strong Coworking Community - Online Webinar
2016-07-12 13:00
Do you love Coworking? This event is for both owners and staff members of Coworking spaces, and for anyone who is interested in the topic of Coworking in general. Please register Here for the event. Coworking is a huge trend and is much more than just rent of affordable desks. In our event we will discuss the best ways to create a healthy and energizing community in a coworking space, with a panel of Coworking experts with vast experience in this field. This webinar aims to address the ways to build coworking communities, how to engage them on a continuous basis and expand them organically. It is a great chance to listen to some of the leading space owners and community builders across the world. Here’s a list of our speakers: 1. Will Bennis, Ph.D. Owner/Manager Locus Workspace Prague 2. Raghuveer Kovuru – Founder of Co.Lab.Orate Coworking, Hyderabad, India 3. Alex Ahom – Founder Shhared Coworking Hamburg 4. Eli David – Co-founder Startupblink.com – has worked in 50+ coworking places globally This event is a Free Online Webinar, happening via Blab, an application and webpage allowing video live conversations. To register and participate in the Blab session go to : Join us July 12th, 2016. Looking forward to a great audience. If you missed our previous online webinars you can watch them here. Special request from us, please don’t forget to add your startup or Coworking space on our Global startup ecosystem map at https://www.startupblink.com This is event is brought to you by our sponsors at LingoLearn, an online language school teaching more than 20 langauges in private and group lessons.

STARTUP GRIND HOSTS IAN LUCEY (LUCEY FUND)
2016-07-12 18:00 - 21:00
More often than not early-stage startups are in need of two things, funding & software development. Lucey Fund has set out to deliver both and at our July 12th Fireside chat we’ll hear from their CEO, Ian Lucey. Ian is the founder of Lucey Fund, a Venture Technology firm that build, sell and finance products for early-stage startups. In 2015 alone Lucey Fund invested in 30 new projects and plan to invest in 50+ in 2016. If you are a founder looking for a CTO or to get your tech built then Lucey may be the perfect partner and investor for you. Lucey Fund currently has offices in 6 countries including the LA, Ireland, UK & Spain. They have invested in over 70+ startups over the past 3.5 years. What makes the The Lucey Fund unique is on top of investing, they will also help build a team around the founder(s). Their model works well for startups that are looking for a tech partner or for tech development, but currently do not want to spend valuable capital on building out their own development team, or are struggling to do so. The Lucey Fund is actively seeking investment opportunities across the Country.

Brainfood with Endeavor @ LAB Miami featuring Felicia Hatcher
2016-07-12 18:00 - 2016-07-27 21:00 | 400 Northwest 26th Street, Miami, 33127, United States
Schedule: 6:30-7:00pm – Registration & Networking 7:00-7:30pm – Keynote Interview 7:30-8:00pm – Audience Q&A 8:00-8:30pm – Wrap-up & Networking More about the Speakers: Felicia Hatcher Globally sought-after speaker, media darling, and mother Felecia Hatcher is a White House award Winning entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Code Fever and Author of the books “How to Start a Business on a Ramen Noodle Budget” “Focused” PopPreneurs and “The C Student’s Guide to Scholarships-A Creative Guide to finding scholarships when your grades suck and your parents are broke.” She is also the rather awesome former Chief Popsicle at Feverish Pops, a gourmet popsicle boutique and manufacturing brand with a Fortune 500 client roster that would make your head spin. Hatcher has been featured on MSNBC, The NBC Today Show, The Cooking Channel, Essence Magazine, Entrepreneur, Inc, BET, Black Enterprise, and the Miami Herald.

Startup Funding 101: How to raise capital for your idea
2016-07-12 18:30 - 21:30 | 5790 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL, 33143, United States
Do you have a business idea or product that needs funding? Do you want to learn how startup funding works, what you need to do before trying to raise funding, and where you can go to get it? Then join us for this beginner fundraising workshop, which will provide practical, step by step advice, and feature talks from entrepreneurs who have successfully raised money for their businesses, and investors actively funding businesses. Learn expert tips, big pitfalls to avoid, what investors are looking for, how equity works, and more. Join us for a great event!

WaffleWednesdays with LiveNinja
2016-07-13 09:00 - 10:30
#WaffleWednesday is a weekly breakfast networking event for Miami’s tech and creative community to come together. Each week we offer up gourmet waffle creations, bulletproof coffee, fruit, and Caribe Juice. Come introduce yourself to the community and get the chance to hear from local startups and businesses as they pitch their app, demo new projects, and share upcoming events with the room.

VLP - IP Attorney Consulations
2016-07-14 08:30 - 12:30
Do you have an Intellectual Property question? Every second Thursday of the month an Intellectual Property Law attorney provides Pro Bono consultations for local early-stage startups and eligible entrepreneurs at Dade Legal Aid from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. The consultations are available to discuss patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, drafting and negotiating agreements, trade secrets, and internet issues. Walk-ins are welcome! However, due to the limited number consultations available, we encourage you to reserve a spot for our next clinic.

StartUP FIU Speaker Series: Textile Edition
2016-07-14 18:00 - 21:00
StartUP FIU will be holding a series of Summer seminars and workshops conducted by creative professionals prior to its official launch this Fall. This is an excellent opportunity to meet StartUP FIU’s creative community while acquiring the skills needed to build a successful application to our program. For this Speaker Series edition, we are partnering with PRISA USA, a leader in the athletic apparel industry, to bring you a conversation between two successful entrepreneurs. Bob Hacker, the Director of StartUP FIU, and Sara McDevitt, a co-founder of PRISA USA, will discuss their experiences as industry leaders, as well as the unprecedented growth and future of the startup community here in Miami. After this enlightening conversation, join us for a cafecito break followed by a Student Showcase with student guests Hendrick Tousant and Ari Sernik. Agenda: 6:00 PM – Networking 6:30 PM – Speaker Series: Sara McDevitt, PRISA USA 7:30 PM – Cafecito Break 8:00 PM – Student Startup Showcase: Hendrick Tousant and Ari Sernik Who is Sara McDevitt? Sara has worked in the apparel industry for more than 25 years. She currently serves as president of PRISA USA, an athletic brand which she co-owns with her husband. PRISA supplies custom apparel and accessories to polo players and teams around the world. PRISA has established itself as a design innovator and purveyor of top quality, dependable products to meet the demands of a high intensity sport such as polo. PRISA is headquartered in Miami but maintains an office in Buenos Aires as well. Prior to launching the brand, Sara gained domestic and international experience in the business world working at adidas. Her positions at their US headquarters in Portland, OR included apparel development and product line management. While stationed in Buenos Aires, she served as regional manager of apparel and accessories for adidas Latin America. Sara’s comprehensive knowledge of the apparel industry also includes manufacturing and retail. This variety of experiences is necessary as she is deeply involved with operations and wears many hats on a daily basis. Who is Bob Hacker? Bob has taught traditional and social entrepreneurship at FIU for eleven years. As the former CFO of One Laptop per Child, Bob has first-hand knowledge of building a company centered around social entrepreneurship. Earlier in his career, he built a publicly-traded billion dollar company in Indonesia. He is the author of two books on entrepreneurship and a frequent speaker on the subject. Bob believes that StartUP FIU will introduce entrepreneurial concepts to the entire South Florida community and lead to the creation of local, high-growth companies to support economic development. What is StartUP FIU? StartUP FIU is a collaborative entrepreneurship hub for FIU students, faculty, and early-stage startup entrepreneurs in South Florida. We help to create and grow traditional companies, high-tech ventures, and social enterprises. Who should attend? The summer seminar series is open to students, faculty, and community members who are interested in learning about startups and entrepreneurship. It is also an excellent opportunity for early-stage startups to familiarize themselves with StartUP FIU before applying for the Fall cohort.
