The Launch Pad

CANCELED - GEW at UM - Featuring DeepBlocks and EveryMundo
2017-11-16 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Korach Gallery at UM School of Architecture, 1225 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Thursday November 16th, 2017
Schedule:
6:30-7:00PM – Reception (Food & Drinks provided)
7:00-8:00PM – Deep Blocks
8:00-9:00PM – EveryMundo

Note the UMiami Men’s Basketball team will be playing at the Watsco Center at the same time so be aware of traffic and parking issues that may occur.
Join us on Thursday November 16th, as we round out the Global Entrepreneurship Week with some great entrepreneurs who are taking on both the real estate and travel industries head on.
EveryMundo is one of the fastest growing companies working in the marketing technology space. EveryMundo is a member of the Endeavor Global Network and employs over 40 people in the Miami area.
Deep Blocks is pairing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high performance computing to transform the real estate investment market. Deep Blocks is using technology to overhaul the real estate investment decision making process making investors smarter, faster, and reducing their overall risk profile
Olivia Ramos
Olivia Ramos is an inventor and entrepreneur who was born in Havana, Cuba and educated at Columbia University (Master of Architecture), University of Miami (Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism), and University of Florida (Bachelor in Design). Olivia is co-founder and CEO of Deep Blocks Inc. a young startup coming out of Silicon Valley leveraging artificial intelligence for real estate development. She is a graduate of Singularity University’s 2016 Global Solutions Program, SU Incubator, and SU Accelerator as well as an inventor in residency at the DARPA’s Innovation House 2012. At DARPA, her design for a multisensory Big Data navigation software won first place in innovation and second place overall. Olivia co-founded Work Untitled magazine in 2014 and was awarded an artist residency at Cannonball Miami in 2013, while holding a graduate level adjunct professorship of architecture and finance at Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University.

Seth Cassel
Seth Cassel has had a long career in the media and entertainment industry having worked with major record labels like SonyBMG and Universal records. Seth studied at Harvard for both his undergraduate degree and his MBA. Seth is the co-founder of EveryMundo, one of the fastest growing travel focused technology and marketing companies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethcassel/

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2017-11-16 16:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-02 16:00 - 21:00, 2017-10-26 16:00 - 21:00 | 1951 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Connect with hundreds of Miami’s amazing innovation and startup community every week. Gather to enjoy, engage and learn from each other at our free Thursday Gathering @ Venture Café.
The Venture Cafe Thursday Gathering serves as a physical nexus for helping innovators and entrepreneurs find one another and collaborate to bring their dreams to reality. Through connections and scheduled programming, Venture Cafe Miami is working to strengthen the growth of our innovation community. Please check our calendar for more information on weekly programs.
No need to RSVP, and parking is free!

GEW - Into the Blockchain - Smart Contracts + ICOs
2017-11-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Student Lounge, University of Miami School of Law, 1311 Miller Dr, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Intro to Blockchain featuring Joe Dewey of Holland and Knight, Sanjay Kamlani of 1991 Group, Sam Goldberg (https://www.kr8os.com/), representatives of Kairos, and more.
Join us as we learn how blockchain technology underlies and enables smart contracts, ICOs, tokens, and a variety of new business models across the legal and business spectrum.
Reception from 6:30 – 7:00, programming begins at 7 p.m.

Location
School of Law Student Lounge
1311 Miller Drive
Coral Gables Fl 33146

GEW - Palmpress Coffee + Ironhack
2017-11-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Toppel Career Center Loft, 5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join us as we celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Building the future of computing education + Bringing a product to life

Join us as we kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week at the U. We will be featuring two great speakers from the community here in South Florida. Ariel Quiñones and Jessica Do Tully will be sharing their respective stories of building products and companies. Learn how they took an idea, and turned it into reality.

IronHack is bringing computer programming and design skills to the masses through their innovative programs in Europe and South Florida.

Palmpress Coffee is transforming how people brew and enjoy their coffee.

Jessica Do Tully
Jessica Do Tully is founder of Palmpress, which makes and sells a craft coffee press for hot and cold brew coffee. Prior, she was a project manager for J.P. Morgan in New York and London. From building operating models and trading platforms to apps and consumer goods, Jessica has a passion for running large and challenging projects. Jessica is also on a junior board for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.

Ariel Quiñones
Ariel Quiñones is co-founder of IronHack, a multinational coding school company with campuses in Spain, France, and Miami. Prior to founding IronHack, Ariel studied at Harvard and Wharton, and spent a few years working for Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch.

Reception from 6:30 to 7:00 pm, followed by presentations and programming from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

LaunchCode CodeCamp Graduation
2017-11-02 18:00 - 20:30 | 1951 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Come join us for an evening celebrating our newest South Florida LaunchCode graduates at Venture Cafe Miami! Guests will have the chance to enjoy refreshments and see the projects our outstanding graduates have made!

Machine Learning Office Hours
2017-11-02 10:30, 2017-10-26 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

StartUP FIU WEST KENDALL Launch Party
2017-11-01 18:00 - 22:00 | 14591 SW 120th St, Miami, FL, 33186, United States
Join us in celebrating the launch of our new tech hub StartUP FIU WEST KENDALL, a community space devoted to the learning, developing, and testing of emerging technologies.
We invite you to discover our community space in a night of great conversation, libation, local startups and much more. The night will include guest speakers from Dell/Alienware, LifeWallet and Topp Solutions, a local Miami tech startups showcase, networking opportunity, food trucks, and the ability to leave your mark on our space…. come make StartUP FIU West Kendall your own.
Schedule of Events:
6:00pm – Registration & Food Trucks
7:00 pm – West Kendall Tech Innovators Panel
8:00 pm – Local Startups Exhibit, Flash Talks and Opportunities to Network.
The “West Kendall Tech Innovators” Panel
Frank Azor, Vice President & General Manager Alienware, Gaming and XPS at Dell
Joe Balerdi, CEO at Topp Solutions
Norberto Menendez, CEO at LifeWallet
Emily Gresham, Assistant Vice President of Research at FIU and Co-Founder of StartUP FIU
Who should attend?
YOU. We want everyone interested in tech to come and join us, share your projects and be part of this launch! Whether you are a gamer, coder, developer, designer, entrepreneur or just curious about what we are doing, we want to meet you and welcome you to the community.
What to learn a little more about us?
What is StartUP FIU West Kendall?
StartUP FIU West Kendall is committed to the learning, developing, and testing of emerging technologies. Open to the community; we will host workshops, hold events and have co-working space free of charge. We aim to foster the tech community and create more opportunity within tech in Miami emphasizing our four pillars: Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Gaming, and Robotics.
What is StartUP FIU?
StartUP FIU is an initiative developing innovation and entrepreneurship to fully leverage the Fourth Industrial Revolution for FIU and the Miami community.
What are Emerging Technologies?
Glad you asked. Emerging Technologies are technologies that have perceived capability of substantially altering the business and social environment. According to the World Economic Forum, we are currently in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a “period of change driven by unprecedented technological development.” Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Autonomous Cars, Blockchain, 3D Printing, and Biotechnology will have a significant and unprecedented impact on society as we know it.
Why West Kendall?
78% of West Kendall residents commute to work outside of the community. With a population of roughly 40,000 living in West Kendall, that’s around 31,000 people driving across Miami every day. We want to fix that problem by fostering an innovative tech community to eventually bring high-paying jobs back to West Kendall making your commute a little more bearable.
Who is in our space?
We share our space with:
Alienware – a computer hardware company, specializing in gaming.
Topp Solutions – a certified repair facility servicing manufacturers, insurance providers, and mobile network operators.
Life Wallet – provides a powerful solution to assess and monitor the health of their population.
Dell – multinational computer technology company.
You – Lastly we want YOU, the community to use our space and learn, grow and develop with us.
Follow us at @StartUPFIU
Got any questions, concerns or fresh ideas? Email us at startupWK@fiu.edu!! We would love to hear from you!

QUICKBOOKS for Business Course - Nov. 1st
2017-11-01 08:30 - 16:30 | 8181 NW 36th Street Suite 21A, Doral, FL, 33166, United States
QUICKBOOKS for Business Course – Nov. 1st
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: $197.00 – Regular Price $249.00
– Free Copy of “QuickBooks 2016: The Missing Manual” Book in PDF
– Free RETAKE – Within 6 Months
– Free QuickBooks Short Cuts Sheet
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://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee7dq17z6e0a1c7d&llr=niazh9cab
Doral Chamber of Commerce
2900 NW 112th Ave
Doral, FL 33172
Contact:
Carmen Lopez
New Media New Marketing, Inc./ Doral
Chamber of Commerce
carmen@nmx2.com
(305) 450-4344

unbound Miami
2017-11-01 | 318 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL, FL 33127, United States
This November 1+2, unbound will bring its globally established platform to Miami, gathering 100+ future-focussed speakers, immersive brand experiences, pitch sessions, hackathons and startup battles. It will showcase the best grassroots technology and reflect the incredible opportunity for South Florida as an innovation hub for the entire LatAm region.
Join the best minds in fintech, adtech, AI, healthtech, eCommerce, robotics and more to make invaluable connections, discover inspirational insight and emerging technologies that will shape the future of your career and your business.

Office Hours @ the MIC
2017-10-31 10:00 - 17:00 | 1010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Microsoft Technical evangelists will be available on site hosting office hours to help answer questions, provide technical guidance on your engineering projects. Need help getting setup with Azure or perhaps developing that tricky SQL query? Come down to the open office hours and be part of the learning community dedicated to helping solve each others problems and growing new skills.

Weekly Open Hack Night
2017-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | 1951 NW 7th Avenue, 1st Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join us for our weekly civic hack sessions @ Cambridge Innovation Center. Anyone interested in civic hacking and engagement is welcome.
You can contribute to an existing Code for Miami Project (see our projects at https://codefor.miami/projects) or come share your idea, and maybe start a new collaboration.
As always, bring a laptop; beginners are always welcome!
We ask that participants at Code for Miami events follow our Code of Conduct to ensure that our group is a safe and welcoming space.

Annual Demo Day Pitch Competition
2017-10-27 18:30 - 20:30 | 300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL, 33132, United States
It’s that time of the year again!
Join us for Demo Day, our annual pitch competition showcasing the incredible talent and entrepreneurial endeavors of South Florida’s top startups. Best pitch, voted on by a panel of investors, receives a host of prizes to drive their business forward!
Agenda:
6:30pm – 7:15pm: Check-in, Meet the Founders & Networking (pizza and soft drinks provided)
7:15pm – 8:15pm: Startup Pitches and Judges Q&A
8:15pm – 8:30pm: Judges deliberate and winners announced!
Selected Startups:
Register below:
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A Big Thanks to Our Sponsors for Supporting #MiamiTech!

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