The Launch Pad

How to Leverage Social Media Branding and Linkedin for Your Business
2016-10-26 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Protected: Order – November 13, 2017 @ 03:34 PM
Did you know that engaging social media content has the power to generate more leads and more sales? Learn from Creative Content Marketing Strategist Jill Pavlov how you can create engaging social media content that will get your business noticed.
You will also hear from Branding & Marketing Expert Rey Perez on how to create an effective brand for your business with consistency across all social media platforms.
Lastly, Top LinkedIn Strategist Gary Kissel will train you to use LinkedIn in the most efficient way for your business.

Waffles After Work with LiveNinja
2016-10-26 18:30 - 20:00
Join LiveNinja for the evening edition of their long-running weekly event, WaffleWednesdays. Hear from an up-and-coming startup while enjoying custom-crafted waffles alongside local brews and Caribe Juice, all supported by the Knight Foundation.

Brett Reed, CEO of COHEALO - Feldman Lecture
2016-10-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Toppel Career Center Loft, 5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, US

Feldman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series - Brett Reed
2016-10-26 18:30 - 20:00 | 5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
While Brett was a Student at UM and with some help from The Launch Pad, Brett cofounded Cohealo and is its current CEO. He drives the company’s innovation forward on behalf of clients. Cohealo helps health systems turn unused equipment capacity into profit. Their tech platform + logistics enable hospitals to share and optimize their assets.
To date, Cohealo has raised over $13MM in financing and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Join us for light refreshments, a presentation by Brett and Q&A session. The gathering is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Sam at 305.284.2789 or via email at um@thelaunchpad.org

Free Coding for Beginners Workshop: Build Your First Webpage!
2016-10-26 18:30 - 21:00 | 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Ever tried learning to code on your own but couldn’t manage to wrap your head around it? You’re not the only one.
Code is the foundation of all marketing campaigns, websites, apps and graphics used to build the ultimate customer experience. So why aren’t more creative people adding this flair to their skill set?
In 2 hours, you’ll learn some very basic + important hacks and how being a little versed in HTML and CSS can take you a long way! In fact, by the end of the course, you’ll have built your very first webpage!!
Here’s what we’ll cover in this workshop:
• How to build a webpage from scratch.
• The most basic coding skills in HTML + CSS that all developers know (and need).
• An intro on how the web works and where your code fits in!
Come in with little to no experience, and leave with your authentic contribution to the Internet built with a couple lines of code.
Please bring your fully-charged laptop with a downloaded version of Sublime Text, and a most recent copy of your resume (you’ll see why in class!)
Event is free, but you must RSVP to reserve your spot. Questions? E-mail our Community Manager at marisa@ironhack.com.

Going Serverless with Node.js and AWS
2016-10-26 19:30 | 1951 NW 7th Avenue, 1st Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
What if you didn’t need to run a server all month waiting for a few hits to your website each day? Or if you didn’t have to worry about a sudden flood of traffic to that site when your link unexpectedly hits the Reddit home page?
Amazon Lambda is a new cloud service that allows you to deploy Node.js API endpoints in the cloud and compose them into back ends that are highly available, infinitely scalable, and dirt cheap. I’ll show you how it works (spoiler: it involves servers), its many benefits, and how to use open source tools to easily build various types of back end solutions using cloud-based services.
Pizza and drinks as usual.

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2016-10-27 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!

Knight Cities Challenge - Miami Public Information Session II
2016-10-27 17:00 - 20:00 | 1951 NW 7th Avenue, 1st Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join Matt Haggman and Chris Caines, the Miami program team for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, for a community information session and office hours on the Knight Cities Challenge. The information session will run from 5pm-6pm in the Everglades Room and be followed by small group office hours from 6pm-8pm in the McLeod Room.
The Knight Cities Challenge seeks new ideas from innovators who will take hold of the future of our cities. We’re looking for projects at the city, neighborhood and block level – and all sizes in between – that can be put to work in one of the 26 Knight communities. Winning ideas, which will be announced in spring 2017, will share in $5 million. Ideas, which can be submitted by anyone, from anywhere, must focus on one or more of these three key city drivers: attracting and retaining talented people, expanding economic opportunity and creating a culture of civic engagement.
Learn why Knight cares about these three areas, how to craft your applications, and the challenge time line and review process.
For more information on the challenge, which is open Oct. 10-Nov. 3, visit knightcities.org and follow @knightfdn and #knightcities on Twitter.

The HUBB Tank
2016-10-27 17:30 - 20:30 | 9675 NW 117th Ave, Miami, FL, 33178, United States
If you have ever watched Shark Tank you know that there’s a TON of million dollar ideas out there that go undiscovered every day. For that reason we want to discover yours this October 27th from 5:30-8:30pm!
Winners Will Go Through a 12 week Bootcamp powered by Retail Juggernauts, Tech Innovators and the Local Government who have teamed up for the first time with Entrepreneurs where graduates will be put in front of Investors and Venture Capitalists. How Much Would You Raise If You Knew The Answer Was Yes?
If you are a startup, ready to go from Lab to Market,
Apply Today (Deadline: 25th of October, 2016): https://hubb.net/app16/
Finalists will win entry into our Accelerator Program ($30k Value)

Speed Dating for Business Networking
2016-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | 56 Northwest 29th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
We had such a great time at our last business networking event in May that we have decided to host another! But, this time around we are changing things up. Are you ready for Round 2 at the Wynwood Yard – this time featuring musical chairs networking? There are a limited number of tickets available for this event – so register now to make sure that you don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet compelling and engaging people and build your professional network!
In case you missed it last time, here is what we’re all about: If you are a business professional working or living in Wynwood, Midtown or the Design District, this event is a great opportunity for you to make real-life connections in order to build your professional network, while enjoying delicious food and killer drinks.
This session will be led by the dynamic Patricia De La Torre, a leading positive psychology and happiness-at-work expert who is deeply passionate about how we can spread happiness, resilience, compassion, and energy into organizations and our communities. Patty works with finance and insurance companies in Latin America as a happiness consultant, and is the Co-Founder of Leda, a women’s empowerment organization that hosts events and delivers engaging content to help women succeed in business and in life.
Powered by Pacific54, The Wynwood Yard, and Bank United Midtown Miami

WIN Lab Demo Night
2016-10-27 18:00 - 21:00 | 1951 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Come see Miami’s brightest female entrepreneurial talent in action as they showcase their companies and products. Vote for the fan favorite and see five WIN Lab companies pitch for prizes! Get inspired by Miami’s innovative startup ecosystem and network with the women founders of Miami!
Register here: winlabmiamidemonight.eventbrite.com

Start-Up Funding & Growth
2016-10-27 19:00 - 21:00
The highly anticipated October Office Hours will be about Start-up FUNDING & GROWTH! We will cover everything you should know about: Angel Investors, VC’s, Crowdfunding, the Ramen Noodle Budget, & much more! You don’t want to miss this Office Hours panel!! Reserve your seat!

Machine Learning Office Hours
2016-10-28 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

'The Pitch' Workshop: How to Effectively Raise Capital from Angel Investors
2016-10-29 09:00 - 12:00 | 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Refresh Miami is joining forces with local angel group, AGP, to host ‘The Pitch’ Workshop: How to effectively raise capital from angel investors.
The Pitch workshop guides entrepreneurs through the fundraising process for early stage ventures. While raising capital may seem daunting and a big draw on an entrepreneur’s time, for most startups it is a reality that is best confronted head on and armed with best practices. The most effective pitches come from entrepreneurs that understand what angel investors are looking for and are ready to weather the ups and downs of the fundraising process.
The worksop covers best practices around:
tThe fundraising landscape in South Florida
tFinding the right kind of capital
tPresenting your idea
tThe most common mistakes when pitching
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 9am – 12pm
Location: BUILDING.co, 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33130
Tickets: $40 (includes breakfast)

BitFiniti | The Blockchain Experience
2016-10-30 13:00 - 2016-11-03 12:00 | 4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach , FL, 33140, United States
Thought leaders, strategic thinkers, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators, IT professionals, or any combination thereof…BitFiniti – The Blockchain Experience is the blockchain conference where you will find the most applicable, insightful, and visionary ways to apply this revolutionary technology to your line of business or cause. BitFiniti’s mission is to elevate blockchain technology and innovators into the mainstream with real blockchain solutions for industry thought leaders and investors around the world.
BitFiniti showcases blockchain tech use cases as told by 50+ leading edge blockchain companies at center stage for 10 minutes each to explain, demonstrate, and pitch their blockchain innovations to a broad spectrum of investors and industry leaders. These presenting companies are folded into use case-based panels and Q&As featuring high profile, well-regarded, and proven blockchain and industry experts. The panels and Q&As on healthcare, supply chain, financial services, digital rights, and others. BitFinitipresents a highly attractive environment for unique face-to-face networking opportunities for more than 1,000 thought leaders, innovators, high-tech investors, analysts, entrepreneurs, and startups.

#OpenHUB Mondays
2016-10-31 09:30 - 12:30 | Protected: Order – November 13, 2017 @ 03:34 PM
Join us for #OpenHub day at StartHub Miami
Come and enjoy a French catered breakfast along networking from 9:30am to 10:30am. Afterwards, stay to bang out some work until noon anywhere in our facility. All ammenities included of course.
You could choose from a high desk, Personal Stations all the way to our Executive Private suites based on availability. (first come, first serve. Eat fast!)
Work and create at our space and enjoy the perks of a great coworking community.
We look forward to working with the Miami innovative community and getting together for this NOW WEEKLY event!
09:30-10:30AM Breakfast
10:30AM-12:30PM #OpenHub
Parking Instructions:
Cultural Arts Garage
90 SW 1 Street, (at SW 1 Avenue)
Miami, FL 33130
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OR Get here: Metrorail or Metromover to Government Center or Miami Ave.
Interested in learning more? Email Hector at hector@finaben.com.
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Let’s get your week started off right, bright and early with a full stomach and new contacts!
Cheers!
The StartHub Team
