The Launch Pad

Design Disruptors Movie Screening
2016-12-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Join us for an exclusive screening of the InVision-produced documentary DESIGN DISRUPTORS, brought to you by Takt Digital and Ironhack.
DESIGN DISRUPTORS reveals a never-before-seen perspective on the design approaches of 15+ industry-shaking companies, and how they’re using the power of design to disrupt billion dollar industries.
Grab a drink, some movie treats, and be first to see the film.
Seating is limited—reserve your seat today!

SFST Networking/Learning Event
2016-12-07 07:00
The goal of this meetup is to allow those interested in incorporating software testing into their organization and/or building out their existing team to interact with the members of our group in an informal environment.

WaffleWednesdays with LiveNinja
2016-12-07 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.

Miami made. // Thrive Together Tuesdays
2016-12-08 07:00 - 21:30
Invite-only special event for the official launch of Miami made. (www.miamimade.org).
Miami made is a new collaboration of Miami’s leading founders dedicated to helping each other succeed collectively.
To inquire about joining as a guest at a monthly event or becoming a new member, please email barry@miamimade.org

WEBCONGRESS MIAMI 2016
2016-12-08 08:00 - 2016-12-09 17:00 | 400 SE Second Ave, Miami, FL, 33131, United States
WebCongress Miami 2016 – 5th Edition – Hotel Hyatt Regency + Venture Hive – Dec. 8th & 9th 2016
¡Get ready for another great digital experience! WebCongress is closing the Americas Tour with its 5th edition in Miami, a great opportunity to get the latest digital marketing insights from industry experts.
An event taking place in over 13 countries. Thousands of Marketers, Agencies, Businesses & Entrepreneurs coming together to learn and network. Come and join us for the 5th Edition of the most exciting digital marketing event in Florida.
Speakers from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, NBC Universal and many more amazing brands!
You will get inspiring Conferences, Workshops, Round Tables and Networking with the brains behind the most successful digital marketing strategies in the U.S. #WebCongress #WCMIA
Thursday Dec. 8th : 6 hands-on workshops with experts 9am – 5pm
Friday Dec. 9th : 10 keynote conferences and round-tables. 9am – 5pm
follow facebook.com/webcongress visit: webcongress.com/miami

VLP - IP Attorney Consulations
2016-12-08 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.

VLP – IP Attorney Consulations
2016-12-08 08:30 - 12:30 | 123 NW 1st Avenue, Miami, FL, 33128, United States

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2016-12-08 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!

Wyncode Pitch Day XI Miami's 11th Cohort
2016-12-08 18:00 - 21:00 | 400 Northwest 26th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
Can you learn to code and build your own web application in 10 weeks? Even better, can you land a job as a developer? Yes! Come see for yourself on Thursday, August 11th from 6-9pm at the LAB Miami.
What is Pitch Day?
On October 3, 30 individuals started their first class in learning how to code. Ten weeks later, on Thursday, December 8th from 6-9pm at The Lab Miami, they will be inducted as alumni and presenting their web apps to 200+ individuals in the South Florida tech scene and you can be a part of it.
Wyncode’s Pitch Days have in our two years brought together over 1500 people from all over South Florida tech scene. This is a can’t miss event- where you witness our Wyncoder’s present their skills through innovative projects.
Our alumni are now leading the charge as web developers in South Florida tech scene coding with a diverse array of innovative companies including MDLIVE, EarlyShares, Cloud Logistics, Kipu Systems, and more! Miami’s 10th will follow in their footsteps and become the new fleet of Ruby developers.
Join us to see the web apps created, get involved in the growing South Florida tech scene, and meet your next developer or even co-founder!
Schedule for the Evening
6:00-7:00 Pre-Pitch Social Hour: Drinks & Food
7:00-9:00 Presentations
9:00pm Closing remarks and winner announced
9:00pm-9:45pm: Meet Wyncoders and South Florida’s community leaders after the Pitches!

PROUD TO BE MIAMI MADE: The Official Miami Startup Holiday Party
2016-12-08 18:00 - 22:00 | 56 Northwest 29th Street, FL, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
Get Up! Startup! Celebrate 2016 with all those making amazing things in Miami. It’s one big awesome collective Holiday Party for the whole startup ecosystem. ————- RSVP REQUIRED! ————–
To the founders, freelancers, investors, partners and employees of new and established startups in South Florida, we invite you all to join us in celebrating the innovation and achievements of us all this year.
For those that cannot yet throw your own holiday parties, we invite you to bring your entire company (even if that is just you) and celebrate together and collectively with other local startups.
For the big shots who have had years filled with fundraising and/or rising revenues, we invite you to join and let us celebrate with you, all that you have achieved and to highlight your success to other aspiring Miami entrepreneurs.
Enjoy a night of live music, drinks, delicious food trucks, suprises and some festive smoozing with a who’s who of the Miami startup ecosystem. Rock out with one of Miami’s top bands, Brothers of Others* , including a special guest performance by Gorammy Award Winning Artist, Jorge Moreno.
Together, we will celebrate how far the Miami startup scene has come and share in the excitement for what’s ahead in 2017 and beyond. Trust us, you do not want to miss it!
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This event is brought to you by Miami made. – The Founder Powered Movement for a Thriving Miami Startup Scene. Miami made. brings together the top founders in South Florida in creating a supportive environment dedicated to collective success.
If you are a full-time founder of a high growth startup in South Florida, you can visit miamimade.org for more info or e-mail us at weare@miamimade.org to learn how to join.
Huge Thanks to Our Sponsor:
Knight Foundation – For their continued support and funding throughout the year in making Miami made. happen
To Our Spirits Sponsor:
Toast Vodka – The-ultra premium vodka is the official vodka of the 35th America’s Cup. Let’s all Toast together!
And to Our Special Partners:
Startup Bootcamp* – For helping build great startups in Miami
New Tropic* – For telling Miami what’s up in the startup world and beyond
Refresh Miami* – For bringing together Miami’s tech scene with great events and content
MIA Collective* – For creating and supporting amazing inspirational events around Miami
Creative Glue – For creating amazing networking opportunities for the creative and business industry
The Wynwood Yard*- For building such a magical community driven place in Miami and hosting us all in it
*denotes a Miami made. member
———————– RSVP REQUIRED ————————–

Machine Learning Office Hours
2016-12-09 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

Hult Prize Competition Day
2016-12-09 12:00 - 18:00 | 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33199, United States
We at StartUP FIU invite you to our Inaugural Hult Prize @ FIU local competition. The day will include student teams pitching their proposed solution to the 2017 Hult Prize challenge, a social entrepreneurship showcase, the selection of the team to represent FIU at the Boston Global Regional Finals in March 2017 and a networking reception.
This event will take place on Friday, December 9th at 10.30 a.m. in the MARC building at FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus. For more information about Hult @ FIU click here.
What is Hult Prize:
The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition for social good. Undergraduate and graduate students from the best universities are invited to propose the best solution for a large global problem affected the disadvantaged. This annual competition aims to create and launch the most compelling social business ideas – start-up enterprises that tackle grave issues faced by millions of people. Winning team will receive $1 Million in seed capital, as well as mentorship and advice, from the international business community.
Every year, the Hult Foundation releases a challenge to be tackled by teams of 3-4 students (+1 alum) in order to create sustainable and scalable social enterprises that can reach 10 million people by year 5.
What is the 2017 Hult Prize Challenge:
This year’s challenge is: Refugees – “Reawakening Human Potential” and will focus on restoring the rights and dignity of people and societies who may be or are forced into motion due to social injustices, politics, economic pressures, climate change and war.
Agenda
12.00 p.m. Registration, Startup Showcase, & Lunch
1.30 p.m. Competition: Team Pitches
3.00 p.m. Break & Cafecito Time
4.00 p.m. Final Pitching & Closing Ceremony
5.00 p.m. Reception
What is the Hult Prize Foundation:
The Hult Prize Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to launching the world’s next wave of social entrepreneurs. It encourages the world’s brightest business minds to compete in teams to solve the planet’s biggest challenges with innovative ideas for sustainable start-up enterprises. Annual Hult Prize winners can make their ideas reality with the help of USD1 million in seed funding.
About StartUP FIU
StartUP FIU is an initiative focused on developing traditional and social entrepreneurship among students, faculty/staff, alumni, and the South Florida community. Its Empower Accelerator Program is a 14-week accelerator program, consisting of a robust curriculum, critical mentoring and business advice, and weekly team deliverables. Each week of the program is based on a theme around which lectures and events are scheduled. Successful entrepreneurs from the Miami community provide mentorship to each team. Teams meet with their mentors on a weekly basis to discuss the strategies and skills needed to advance each team’s vision. Those who successfully complete the program are given the opportunity to pitch their startups to potential investors in week 14.

How to Create a Website Fast and Easy WordPress Website Training
2016-12-10 08:30 - 16:30 | Protected: Order – December 22, 2017 @ 07:22 AM
How to Create a Website Fast and Easy
WordPress Website Training
In this WordPress Website Training Course you will learn how to use one of the easiest, most popular and practical website building tools available.
Wordpress is a simple yet powerful website building program that allows you to build and manage your own website with a small amount of training and effort.
In this day-long, instructor-led, hands-on, training workshop you will:
• Learn how to build a high quality, functional website in no time at all!
• Save time and money by building your own website and managing changes.
• Market your products and services on a professional website you build yourself!
You will be able to edit and modify your website yourself without depending on others, and without spending tons of time and money.
It’s EASY!, but there are important prerequisties:
1. If you know how to use a computer and are a fast learner.
2. Have some experience managing Microsoft Office Tools like Word,
Power Point, and Excel.
3. Have your business ready, a clear idea of why you will like to have a
website and what for.
4. You have your business logo and/or a clear idea of your business image.
Thanks to our 8-module, 1-day hands-on “WordPress Website Training” Course, you will learn and master how to build your own website.
• We cut the theoretical and complicated aspects of programming, and bring you
an easy to use content management system that will help you accelerate the
process.
• We will help you learn how to do it in a totally practical and simple way, step by
step, directed by an expert.
REGISTER TODAY FOR THIS PRACTICAL PROGRAM at:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07edcooyii347a27dc&llr=niazh9cab
Cost: $197* (Registration Fee Includes a Complimentary WordPress Mastery
DVD Training Course Valued at $197)
BRING YOUR LAPTOP with Wi/Fi Capabilities
Contact:
Carmen Lopez
Doral Chamber of Commerce, Inc. / New Media, New Marketing, Inc.
(305) 477-7600
Location:
Doral Chamber of Commerce Training Center
8181 NW 36th Street, Suite 21-A
Miami, FL 33166

Lady Problems Hackathon Miami
2016-12-10 09:00 - 2016-12-11 17:00 | 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Want to hack problems that prevent female entrepreneurship?
Join AngelHack’s “Lady Problems” hackathon series here in Miami, December 10th-11th at BUILDING! We’re calling on all of you barrier-breakers and problem-solvers, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, men, and women. Let’s challenge ourselves to hack solutions to support female entrepreneurs through health, safety, economic empowerment and cultural change!
Sign up today!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lady-problems-hackathon-miami-tickets-28517811542
Free tickets? Use: “MIA4FREE”

Lady Problems Hackathon - Miami
2016-12-10 09:00 - 2016-12-11 18:00 | Building.CO 120 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33130, United States
We talk a lot about the lack of women in technology. What’s keeping them out? The Lady Problem Global Hackathon Series, presented by AngelHack, is launching in a city near you!
The Lady Problems Global Hackathon Series is setting out to answer that question. We’re challenging our community of 100,000+ women and men, developers, designers, entrepreneurs to create technology that will address the problems that prevent female entrepreneurship.
And course, male allies are welcome too!
Why is this an issue?
Women represent half of the global population, reinvest 90% of their income into their families and communities, but earn just 10% of the world’s income. Studies have shown that advancing women’s equality can add between $12-28 trillion to global economic growth.
According to UN Women, companies with 3 or more women in senior management functions score higher in all dimensions of organizational effectiveness, yet just 4% of Fortune 500 companies are led by women. In startup-land, you’ll find the same results. First Round Capital’s analysis of 300 portfolio companies over ten years showed that startup teams with at least one female founder performed 63% better than all male teams, yet around only 4% of women are backed by VC funding.
It’s proven that investing in women creates a better world, and yet they’re not even close to meeting their potential. So what can we do to solve these problems?

Hack a solution that will help women access health resources to ensure that they can have successful careers, regardless of whether or not they choose to have children.Hack a solution that ensures that women can be safe when they go to, are at, and come home from work.
Hack a solution that helps women gain access to the financial resources, training and support they need to grow their businesses.Hack a solution that helps women succeed and feel confident in the workplace and that they are supported in their careers by their families and communities.

Social Good Accelerator: The winning team from each city will be inducted into AngelHack’s first-ever social good accelerator, a 12-week mentorship and acceleration program.

Women Who Code: The winning team from each city in an Applaud Her spot in the CODE Review, a featured placement in their global community newsletter.

Challenge:Best use of HPE Haven OnDemand in any of the main Lady Problems challenges.

Prize:
The winning team of this challenge will receive the following:

Invitation to promote their app/solution and tell the world how they are tackling Lady Problems on the HPE Haven OnDemand blog and LinkedIn group, with promotion via various HPE social media channels.
Submitted as candidates for an upcoming press article and could also feature in a video production.

All participating teams are also being invited to apply to participate in the HPE Haven Startup Accelerator, with participants benefiting from free/substantially discounted software access to help teams take their solutions to market with fewer technology barriers.

One Month is giving away a free 30-day trial to all attendees:
Go to: https://onemonth.com/?free_trial_code=LadyProblems
Select “Enroll Now”Select membership levelAt checkout, receive a 30-day free trialEnjoy!

Day 109:00 AM : Doors Open to Attendees / Breakfast of Champions10:30 AM : Opening Ceremony and Sponsor Talks11:30 AM : Team-building and networking session 12:00 PM : Coding Begins01:00 PM : Lunch06:30 PM : Dinner07:00 PM : CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap documentary screening, sponsored by Capital One
Venue will be open if you choose to hack overnight.
Day 208:00 AM : Breakfast12:00 PM : Lunch01:00 PM : Hackathon Ends / Submissions due on hackathon.io.02:00 PM : Demos Begin / Demos only / No Slide Decks(If your demo doesn’t work, take us through the code of what you did and where you got stuck. It’s about showing what you’ve learned and not about pitching an idea)04:00 PM: Winners are Announced / Prize-a-thon!
Schedule subject to awesome changes. Stay Tuned!

Not-So-Fresh Code:
You are welcome to start working on your hack before the event. You can present pre-existing projects, but they must be relevant to the hackathon challenges. You also must demo live at the hackathon on Sunday in-person, or via Google Hangout.
We highly encourage all participants to attend the hackathon in-person, to meet other like-minded hackers and gain valuable insights from our sponsors about building amazing products!

Ownership and IP:
Teams have full ownership of everything they build at our events and are free to do with it as they wish.

Team Size:
Teams of up to 5 humans are allowed. You can also add 1 Cyborg, Furby, drone, or Sphero.

Submission:
Each hackathon has its individual hackathon.io page, which projects should be submitted on. Submissions take place after 24 hours of pure hacking.

Demo Your Hack:
You must demo your hack in order to present. No slide-decks or Powerpoint will be allowed. Two minute presentation and one minute Q&A from Judges, live during the event in-person or via a Google Hangout.

Code of Conduct:
You must abide by the Code of Conduct. We have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment. If you’re making others feel unsafe in anyway, we’ll kick you out. End of story

Let’s be honest, y’all can do better than Powerpoints. Which is why we rock with live DEMOS only! No exceptions. To win an AngelHack hackathon, you will have to demo your product for at least 30 seconds, but no more than 2 minutes. Don’t worry if your project is still not 100% perfected. Projects will be judged based on the following criteria:
Impact: How impactful will this solution be for its target audience? Is it scalable?
Creativity: How original is this solution?
Design: How well designed is this solution, from front end through to UI/UX?
Execution: How well executed is this solution from start to finish?
Related to Challenge: Is the solution relevant to the themes of lady problems around supporting female entrepreneurs through health, education, safety and culture?

Pamela Simon Nancy Dahlberg Felecia Hatcher-
Pearson
Director, LAB.ID Entrepreneurship Economic Development & Founder of Writer x Inclusive InnovationLatam Founders Network

Maria Derchi Jennifer Lannon

Are all genders welcome?
Yes! We invite everyone from across the gender spectrum to this hackathon.

How much does it cost to attend?
It costs $10 to attend the Lady Problems hackathon. Discounts are available for nonprofits, students and other local advocacy groups. All ticket proceeds will be donated to a local nonprofit supporting girls and women in your city.

Who is attending?
Anyone and everyone! Our attendees typically consist of junior developers looking to improve their skills, senior developers looking to expand their horizons, designers of all skill-sets, and serious entrepreneurs that can add value to teams. Bring your idea and let’s go! If hackathon has sold out, we’ll allow in those with tickets first, and waitlisters IF there is still room.

How are teams formed?
Teams can be formed prior-to the event on hackathon.io, via a dedicated event slack community, or onsite at the event. Team-building activities and networking will be provided at each hackathon.

What should I build?
Let your gut guide you! We usually like to see projects that are innovative, and have the potential to improve or influence people’s lives. Try to build a hack that people can use, enjoy, and potentially scale. Most importantly, have fun with it and try to finish on time. We know you can only do so much in 24 hours, so it’s ok if your project is not perfect (yet).

Are there travel stipends?
Unfortunately, we cannot provide travel stipends for this series.

Do I need to attend in-person?
We strongly recommend that you attend the event in person. If you cannot attend, you are allowed to pitch via a google hangout in the city nearest to you, but you must submit a project to hackathon.io in that city by approximately 1pm local time to be eligible and indicate in your project description that you will pitch via the Google Hangout. Please check your event page for the exact submission time.
