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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T090000
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SUMMARY:MentorDay
DESCRIPTION:Looking for advice on a specific problem for your startup? You are in luck. MentorDay is back! This is a chance for entrepreneurs and innovators to have one-on-one sessions with top mentors. Define your problem\, get help\, for free! Happening on October 21st in various locations around the city. Applications close October 10th. Apply for FREE mentorship at mentorday.co!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/mentorday-2-2/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T103000
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SUMMARY:Machine Learning Office Hours
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/machine-learning-office-hours-16/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T103000
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SUMMARY:Machine Learning Office Hours
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/machine-learning-office-hours-16-2/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161022T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161023T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
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SUMMARY:NBCUniversal Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:NBCUniversal is hosting a hackathon for 150 developers and innovators\, taking place October 22-23 inside the Idea Center at Miami-Dade College. You will have 24 hours to build a prototype in response to the four business challenges from Telemundo\, GolfNow\, and NBC News.\nMore details on the challenges\, please visit: https://bit.ly/nbcumiami.\nTo meet these challenges\, participants will have access to content\, platforms\, APIs and SDKs from Amazon\, Api.ai\, IBM\, WireWax\, and IVA at this free event. The overall grand prize for the NBCUniversal Hackathon is $10\,000!\nTo view the details of each challenge and to apply\, please visit https://bit.ly/nbcumiami. You must apply or your spot will not be guaranteed!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/nbcuniversal-hackathon/
LOCATION:315 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Hackathon
ORGANIZER;CN="BeMyApp":MAILTO:louisa@bemyapp.com 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161022T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161023T190000
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SUMMARY:NBCUniversal Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:NBCUniversal is hosting a hackathon for 150 developers and innovators\, taking place October 22-23 inside the Idea Center at Miami-Dade College. You will have 24 hours to build a prototype in response to the four business challenges from Telemundo\, GolfNow\, and NBC News.\nMore details on the challenges\, please visit: https://bit.ly/nbcumiami.\nTo meet these challenges\, participants will have access to content\, platforms\, APIs and SDKs from Amazon\, Api.ai\, IBM\, WireWax\, and IVA at this free event. The overall grand prize for the NBCUniversal Hackathon is $10\,000!\nTo view the details of each challenge and to apply\, please visit https://bit.ly/nbcumiami. You must apply or your spot will not be guaranteed!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/nbcuniversal-hackathon-2/
LOCATION:315 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Hackathon
ORGANIZER;CN="BeMyApp":MAILTO:louisa@bemyapp.com 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161024T093000
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SUMMARY:#OpenHUB Mondays
DESCRIPTION:Join us for #OpenHub day at StartHub Miami\nCome 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.\nYou 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!)\nWork and create at our space and enjoy the perks of a great coworking community.\nWe look forward to working with the Miami innovative community and getting together for this NOW WEEKLY event!\n09:30-10:30AM  Breakfast\n10:30AM-12:30PM  #OpenHub\nParking Instructions:\nCultural Arts Garage\n90 SW 1 Street\, (at SW 1 Avenue)\nMiami\, FL 33130\nhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/eojs77fnpwss6d7/BestParkingAvailable.pdf?dl=0\nOR Get here: Metrorail or Metromover to Government Center or Miami Ave.\nInterested in learning more? Email Hector at hector@finaben.com.\nShare this event on Facebook and Twitter!\nLet’s get your week started off right\, bright and early with a full stomach and new contacts!\nCheers!\nThe StartHub Team
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/openhub-mondays-11/
LOCATION:Protected: Order – November 13\, 2017 @ 03:34 PM
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161024T093000
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SUMMARY:#OpenHUB Mondays
DESCRIPTION:Join us for #OpenHub day at StartHub Miami\nCome 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.\nYou 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!)\nWork and create at our space and enjoy the perks of a great coworking community.\nWe look forward to working with the Miami innovative community and getting together for this NOW WEEKLY event!\n09:30-10:30AM  Breakfast\n10:30AM-12:30PM  #OpenHub\nParking Instructions:\nCultural Arts Garage\n90 SW 1 Street\, (at SW 1 Avenue)\nMiami\, FL 33130\nhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/eojs77fnpwss6d7/BestParkingAvailable.pdf?dl=0\nOR Get here: Metrorail or Metromover to Government Center or Miami Ave.\nInterested in learning more? Email Hector at hector@finaben.com.\nShare this event on Facebook and Twitter!\nLet’s get your week started off right\, bright and early with a full stomach and new contacts!\nCheers!\nThe StartHub Team
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/openhub-mondays-11-2/
LOCATION:Protected: Order – November 13\, 2017 @ 03:34 PM
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T210000
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SUMMARY:(10/25) Brainfood Speaker Series with Endeavor Feat. Frank Azor
DESCRIPTION:Schedule:\n6:30-7:00pm – Registration & Networking\n7:00-7:30pm – Keynote Interview\n7:30-8:00pm – Audience Q&A\n8:00-8:30pm – Wrap-up & Networking\n \n(Speaker) Frank Azora\nHired in 1998 as Alienware’s fourth employee\, Frank Azor now oversees Dell’s premium consumer business units under the brands of Alienware and XPS.\nFrank joined Alienware as a quality engineer and later held executive roles in sales and marketing before creating the Alienware Product Group organization in 2003-after helping to pioneer the industry’s first high-performance gaming notebook\, the Area-51M. Later that year\, he was credited with the successful launch of Alienware’s first self-designed desktop case (Predator) which immediately made industry headlines and has defined the look of Alienware’s products ever since.  Prior to Dell’s acquisition of Alienware in 2006\, Frank held the positions of Senior Vice-President of Product Group and Marketing and Executive Vice-President managing the global executive leadership team and reporting directly to the President and CEO.  Shortly after helping lead Alienware’s successful integration into Dell\, Frank assumed the role of worldwide general manager for the Alienware business unit.  Under Frank’s leadership\, Alienware’s brand has become the worldwide leader in its industry and has earned over 200 editor’s choice awards for its products including multiple best of CES product awards.\nIn 2014\, Frank’s role was expanded to include global responsibility for Dell’s XPS business unit\, one of the company’s most innovative and valued brands.  Since assuming responsibility for the XPS business unit for Dell\, Frank instituted a new product and business strategy that led to the successful introduction of the highly acclaimed XPS 13 notebook which has won over 100 awards since its introduction at CES 2015 and has been deemed the best 13” notebook on the market from numerous outlets including Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.  On top of the product accomplishments\, Frank’s leadership has reinstated rapid growth for Dell’s XPS business.\n(Moderator) Thomas “Tigre” Wenrich \nTigre recently joined The LAB Miami family as CEO of LAB 305\, the new Incubator created to build new products\, test them in the market\, and leverage our corporate partners to turn them into businesses.\nTigre is also an active angel investor and a mentor to several local emerging technology companies\, having invested in more than two dozen startups. He is the Lead Director at LiveNinja\, an enterprise software platform for video chat\, and serves on the Board of Pecan Grove Farms\, an Austin\, TX-­‐based ranch and nursery. He is also a mentor for Endeavor Global.\nIn 2009 Tigre joined Andres Moreno as the Founding COO and CFO of Open English\, growing the company from commercial launch to over $50M in annual revenues and creating a massive consumer brand. Today Open English is the leading on-­‐line language school in the Americas\, having helped nearly 500\,000 students to learn English over the internet. Under Tigre’s\nleadership\, Open English raised over $120M of Venture Capital in four rounds of investment from firms including Redpoint\, Insight\, and Technology Crossover Ventures.\nTigre began his career as a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group\, where he spent 16 years as a partner in the US\, Spain and Mexico. Later\, from 2006 to 2009\, he built a chain of 20 check cashing and PayDay Loan stores in Miami\, which he purchased in an MBO and subsequently sold to a larger competitor. He was also a founding investor and Board member of Proteak\, a large Latin American forestry business which listed on the Mexican stock exchange in 2010.\nTigre holds a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University and is fluent in Spanish and English.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/1025-brainfood-speaker-series-with-endeavor-feat-frank-azor/
LOCATION:400 Northwest 26th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T210000
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SUMMARY:(10/25) Brainfood Speaker Series with Endeavor Feat. Frank Azor
DESCRIPTION:Schedule:\n6:30-7:00pm – Registration & Networking\n7:00-7:30pm – Keynote Interview\n7:30-8:00pm – Audience Q&A\n8:00-8:30pm – Wrap-up & Networking\n \n(Speaker) Frank Azora\nHired in 1998 as Alienware’s fourth employee\, Frank Azor now oversees Dell’s premium consumer business units under the brands of Alienware and XPS.\nFrank joined Alienware as a quality engineer and later held executive roles in sales and marketing before creating the Alienware Product Group organization in 2003-after helping to pioneer the industry’s first high-performance gaming notebook\, the Area-51M. Later that year\, he was credited with the successful launch of Alienware’s first self-designed desktop case (Predator) which immediately made industry headlines and has defined the look of Alienware’s products ever since.  Prior to Dell’s acquisition of Alienware in 2006\, Frank held the positions of Senior Vice-President of Product Group and Marketing and Executive Vice-President managing the global executive leadership team and reporting directly to the President and CEO.  Shortly after helping lead Alienware’s successful integration into Dell\, Frank assumed the role of worldwide general manager for the Alienware business unit.  Under Frank’s leadership\, Alienware’s brand has become the worldwide leader in its industry and has earned over 200 editor’s choice awards for its products including multiple best of CES product awards.\nIn 2014\, Frank’s role was expanded to include global responsibility for Dell’s XPS business unit\, one of the company’s most innovative and valued brands.  Since assuming responsibility for the XPS business unit for Dell\, Frank instituted a new product and business strategy that led to the successful introduction of the highly acclaimed XPS 13 notebook which has won over 100 awards since its introduction at CES 2015 and has been deemed the best 13” notebook on the market from numerous outlets including Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.  On top of the product accomplishments\, Frank’s leadership has reinstated rapid growth for Dell’s XPS business.\n(Moderator) Thomas “Tigre” Wenrich \nTigre recently joined The LAB Miami family as CEO of LAB 305\, the new Incubator created to build new products\, test them in the market\, and leverage our corporate partners to turn them into businesses.\nTigre is also an active angel investor and a mentor to several local emerging technology companies\, having invested in more than two dozen startups. He is the Lead Director at LiveNinja\, an enterprise software platform for video chat\, and serves on the Board of Pecan Grove Farms\, an Austin\, TX-­‐based ranch and nursery. He is also a mentor for Endeavor Global.\nIn 2009 Tigre joined Andres Moreno as the Founding COO and CFO of Open English\, growing the company from commercial launch to over $50M in annual revenues and creating a massive consumer brand. Today Open English is the leading on-­‐line language school in the Americas\, having helped nearly 500\,000 students to learn English over the internet. Under Tigre’s\nleadership\, Open English raised over $120M of Venture Capital in four rounds of investment from firms including Redpoint\, Insight\, and Technology Crossover Ventures.\nTigre began his career as a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group\, where he spent 16 years as a partner in the US\, Spain and Mexico. Later\, from 2006 to 2009\, he built a chain of 20 check cashing and PayDay Loan stores in Miami\, which he purchased in an MBO and subsequently sold to a larger competitor. He was also a founding investor and Board member of Proteak\, a large Latin American forestry business which listed on the Mexican stock exchange in 2010.\nTigre holds a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University and is fluent in Spanish and English.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/1025-brainfood-speaker-series-with-endeavor-feat-frank-azor-2/
LOCATION:400 Northwest 26th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T170000
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SUMMARY:QuickBooks for Business
DESCRIPTION:QuickBooks for Business\nSaturday\, October 8\, 2016\nQUICKBOOKS for Business Course\nBONUS: Attendees will receive:\n tFREE “QuickBooks 2016: The Missing Manual” Book on PDF\n tFREE “QuickBooks Small Business Accounting Users Guide”\n tFREE Retake*\n tFREE QuickBooks Mug\nSeminar Presented by an experienced QuickBooks Instructor. Our goal is to prepare you with the tools and understanding you need to take advantage of the power QuickBooks offers.\n These are some of the topics covered in this workshop:\nGENERAL: Upgrade vs Update\, Navigating through QuickBooks: Home Screen / Menu Bars / Modules Navegación\, Cash vs Accrual method of accounting\nQUICKBOOKS 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\nACCOUNTS 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\nCHECKING ACCOUNTS & REPORTING: Open Register\, Reconcile Bank account(s)\, Imperative for Business Decision Making\, Preset Reports\, Daily / Weekly Review of most common Reports Fee:\nSPACE IS LIMITED TO 18 STUDENTS\nCLICK BELOW TO REGISTER NOW\n8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration\n9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Course\n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch break\nCourse Fee: $147.00\nRegister Now!\n*Free Retake expires 6 months from date of original class taken. Subject to space being available in class. Student must email or call the day before Retake date to confirm space.\nRefunds will be given only if we cancel a class or a force of nature. If you cannot attend your scheduled class you may use the credit for future class. Please call before the beginning of the class in order to qualify for reschedule!\nContact:\nCarmen Lopez\nNew Media New Marketing\, Inc./ Doral\nChamber of Commerce\ncarmen@nmx2.com\n(305) 450-4344 \nWhere\nDoral Chamber of Commerce\n8181 NW 36 Street\, Suite 21-A\nMiami\, FL 33166 \nhttps://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed77ark0b9cb568c&llr=niazh9cab
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/quickbooks-for-business/
LOCATION:Protected: Order – December 22\, 2017 @ 07:22 AM
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T170000
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SUMMARY:QuickBooks for Business
DESCRIPTION:QuickBooks for Business\nSaturday\, October 8\, 2016\nQUICKBOOKS for Business Course\nBONUS: Attendees will receive:\n tFREE “QuickBooks 2016: The Missing Manual” Book on PDF\n tFREE “QuickBooks Small Business Accounting Users Guide”\n tFREE Retake*\n tFREE QuickBooks Mug\nSeminar Presented by an experienced QuickBooks Instructor. Our goal is to prepare you with the tools and understanding you need to take advantage of the power QuickBooks offers.\n These are some of the topics covered in this workshop:\nGENERAL: Upgrade vs Update\, Navigating through QuickBooks: Home Screen / Menu Bars / Modules Navegación\, Cash vs Accrual method of accounting\nQUICKBOOKS 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\nACCOUNTS 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\nCHECKING ACCOUNTS & REPORTING: Open Register\, Reconcile Bank account(s)\, Imperative for Business Decision Making\, Preset Reports\, Daily / Weekly Review of most common Reports Fee:\nSPACE IS LIMITED TO 18 STUDENTS\nCLICK BELOW TO REGISTER NOW\n8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration\n9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Course\n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch break\nCourse Fee: $147.00\nRegister Now!\n*Free Retake expires 6 months from date of original class taken. Subject to space being available in class. Student must email or call the day before Retake date to confirm space.\nRefunds will be given only if we cancel a class or a force of nature. If you cannot attend your scheduled class you may use the credit for future class. Please call before the beginning of the class in order to qualify for reschedule!\nContact:\nCarmen Lopez\nNew Media New Marketing\, Inc./ Doral\nChamber of Commerce\ncarmen@nmx2.com\n(305) 450-4344 \nWhere\nDoral Chamber of Commerce\n8181 NW 36 Street\, Suite 21-A\nMiami\, FL 33166 \nhttps://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed77ark0b9cb568c&llr=niazh9cab
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/quickbooks-for-business-2/
LOCATION:Protected: Order – December 22\, 2017 @ 07:22 AM
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T173000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161019T195324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T195324Z
UID:2842-1477470600-1477503000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Visual Storytelling Summit
DESCRIPTION:Why is business storytelling more important  now than ever to connect with customers?\nParticipate in the inaugural Visual Storytelling Summit 2016 in partnership with The Idea Center at Miami-Dade College\nThe Summit features six leading speakers sharing actionable tips you can apply to your business\nThe Internet has experienced a shift toward visual communication\, through the quick rise of video and photo sharing\, infographics\, data visualization\, virtual and augmented reality\, and more.\nVisual storytelling taps into our natural preference for visuals over text.\nThis is especially important as our attention spans decrease in today’s crowded communications landscape.\nThis first-of-a-kind event will offer you the educational and networking opportunities to get you started and help you improve your marketing online\, for your business and for yourself.\n \nJoin us for our inaugural Visual Storytelling Summit and start to redefine your story!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/visual-storytelling-summit/
LOCATION:300 NE 2nd Ave.\,  Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T173000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161019T195324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T195324Z
UID:6787-1477470600-1477503000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Visual Storytelling Summit
DESCRIPTION:Why is business storytelling more important  now than ever to connect with customers?\nParticipate in the inaugural Visual Storytelling Summit 2016 in partnership with The Idea Center at Miami-Dade College\nThe Summit features six leading speakers sharing actionable tips you can apply to your business\nThe Internet has experienced a shift toward visual communication\, through the quick rise of video and photo sharing\, infographics\, data visualization\, virtual and augmented reality\, and more.\nVisual storytelling taps into our natural preference for visuals over text.\nThis is especially important as our attention spans decrease in today’s crowded communications landscape.\nThis first-of-a-kind event will offer you the educational and networking opportunities to get you started and help you improve your marketing online\, for your business and for yourself.\n \nJoin us for our inaugural Visual Storytelling Summit and start to redefine your story!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/visual-storytelling-summit-2/
LOCATION:300 NE 2nd Ave.\,  Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161024T195420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161024T195420Z
UID:2855-1477504800-1477513800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:How to Leverage Social Media Branding and Linkedin for Your Business
DESCRIPTION: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.\nYou 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.\nLastly\, Top LinkedIn Strategist Gary Kissel will train you to use LinkedIn in the most efficient way for your business.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/how-to-leverage-social-media-branding-and-linkedin-for-your-business/
LOCATION:Protected: Order – November 13\, 2017 @ 03:34 PM
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event,Seminar Or Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161024T195420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161024T195420Z
UID:6794-1477504800-1477513800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:How to Leverage Social Media Branding and Linkedin for Your Business
DESCRIPTION: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.\nYou 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.\nLastly\, Top LinkedIn Strategist Gary Kissel will train you to use LinkedIn in the most efficient way for your business.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/how-to-leverage-social-media-branding-and-linkedin-for-your-business-2/
LOCATION:Protected: Order – November 13\, 2017 @ 03:34 PM
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event,Seminar Or Talk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20160707T195249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160707T195249Z
UID:6200-1477506600-1477512000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Waffles After Work with LiveNinja
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffles-after-work-with-liveninja-6/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20160707T195249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160707T195249Z
UID:6604-1477506600-1477512000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Waffles After Work with LiveNinja
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffles-after-work-with-liveninja-6-2/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161010T150314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161010T150314Z
UID:2807-1477506600-1477512000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Brett Reed\, CEO of COHEALO - Feldman Lecture
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/brett-reed-ceo-of-cohealo-feldman-lecture/
LOCATION:Toppel Career Center Loft\, 5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd\,  Coral Gables\, FL\, 33146\, US
CATEGORIES:Seminar Or Talk,TLP Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thelaunchpad.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Feldman-Lectures-Brett-Reed.png
ORGANIZER;CN="The Launch Pad":MAILTO:um@thelaunchpad.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161010T150314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161010T150314Z
UID:6769-1477506600-1477512000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Brett Reed\, CEO of COHEALO - Feldman Lecture
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/brett-reed-ceo-of-cohealo-feldman-lecture-2/
LOCATION:Toppel Career Center Loft\, 5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd\,  Coral Gables\, FL\, 33146\, US
CATEGORIES:Seminar Or Talk,TLP Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thelaunchpad.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Feldman-Lectures-Brett-Reed.png
ORGANIZER;CN="The Launch Pad":MAILTO:um@thelaunchpad.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:2847-1477506600-1477512000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Feldman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series - Brett Reed
DESCRIPTION: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.\nTo date\, Cohealo has raised over $13MM in financing and is headquartered in Boston\, Massachusetts.\nJoin us for light refreshments\, a presentation by Brett and Q&A session. The gathering is free and open to the public.\nFor more information\, please contact Sam at 305.284.2789 or via email at um@thelaunchpad.org
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/feldman-entrepreneurial-speaker-series-brett-reed/
LOCATION:5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Seminar Or Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="The Launch Pad at the University of Miami":MAILTO:sam@thelaunchpad.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:6788-1477506600-1477512000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Feldman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series - Brett Reed
DESCRIPTION: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.\nTo date\, Cohealo has raised over $13MM in financing and is headquartered in Boston\, Massachusetts.\nJoin us for light refreshments\, a presentation by Brett and Q&A session. The gathering is free and open to the public.\nFor more information\, please contact Sam at 305.284.2789 or via email at um@thelaunchpad.org
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/feldman-entrepreneurial-speaker-series-brett-reed-2/
LOCATION:5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Seminar Or Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="The Launch Pad at the University of Miami":MAILTO:sam@thelaunchpad.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:2848-1477506600-1477515600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Free Coding for Beginners Workshop: Build Your First Webpage!
DESCRIPTION:Ever tried learning to code on your own but couldn’t manage to wrap your head around it? You’re not the only one.\nCode 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?\nIn 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!!\nHere’s what we’ll cover in this workshop:\n• How to build a webpage from scratch.\n• The most basic coding skills in HTML + CSS that all developers know (and need).\n• An intro on how the web works and where your code fits in!\nCome in with little to no experience\, and leave with your authentic contribution to the Internet built with a couple lines of code.\nPlease 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!)\nEvent is free\, but you must RSVP to reserve your spot. Questions? E-mail our Community Manager at marisa@ironhack.com.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/free-coding-for-beginners-workshop-build-your-first-webpage/
LOCATION:120 SW 8th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ironhack":MAILTO:alia@ironhack.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:6789-1477506600-1477515600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Free Coding for Beginners Workshop: Build Your First Webpage!
DESCRIPTION:Ever tried learning to code on your own but couldn’t manage to wrap your head around it? You’re not the only one.\nCode 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?\nIn 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!!\nHere’s what we’ll cover in this workshop:\n• How to build a webpage from scratch.\n• The most basic coding skills in HTML + CSS that all developers know (and need).\n• An intro on how the web works and where your code fits in!\nCome in with little to no experience\, and leave with your authentic contribution to the Internet built with a couple lines of code.\nPlease 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!)\nEvent is free\, but you must RSVP to reserve your spot. Questions? E-mail our Community Manager at marisa@ironhack.com.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/free-coding-for-beginners-workshop-build-your-first-webpage-2/
LOCATION:120 SW 8th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ironhack":MAILTO:alia@ironhack.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:2850-1477510200-1477510200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Going Serverless with Node.js and AWS
DESCRIPTION: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?\nAmazon 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.\nPizza and drinks as usual.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/going-serverless-with-node-js-and-aws/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Avenue\, 1st Floor\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:6790-1477510200-1477510200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Going Serverless with Node.js and AWS
DESCRIPTION: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?\nAmazon 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.\nPizza and drinks as usual.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/going-serverless-with-node-js-and-aws-2/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Avenue\, 1st Floor\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:2851-1477584000-1477602000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.\nNo need to RSVP\, and parking is free!\n \n \n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/thursday-gathering-venture-cafe-miami-9/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events,Conference,Hackathon,Meeting Or Networking Event,Other,Party Or Social Gathering,Pitch Event,Seminar Or Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="Venture Cafe Miami":MAILTO:info@venturecafemiami.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:6791-1477584000-1477602000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.\nNo need to RSVP\, and parking is free!\n \n \n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/thursday-gathering-venture-cafe-miami-9-2/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events,Conference,Hackathon,Meeting Or Networking Event,Other,Party Or Social Gathering,Pitch Event,Seminar Or Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="Venture Cafe Miami":MAILTO:info@venturecafemiami.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161025T195243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T195243Z
UID:2863-1477587600-1477598400@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Knight Cities Challenge - Miami Public Information Session II
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.\nLearn why Knight cares about these three areas\, how to craft your applications\, and the challenge time line and review process.\nFor more information on the challenge\, which is open Oct. 10-Nov. 3\, visit knightcities.org and follow @knightfdn and #knightcities on Twitter.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/knight-cities-challenge-miami-public-information-session-ii/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Avenue\, 1st Floor\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161025T195243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T195243Z
UID:6796-1477587600-1477598400@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Knight Cities Challenge - Miami Public Information Session II
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.\nLearn why Knight cares about these three areas\, how to craft your applications\, and the challenge time line and review process.\nFor more information on the challenge\, which is open Oct. 10-Nov. 3\, visit knightcities.org and follow @knightfdn and #knightcities on Twitter.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/knight-cities-challenge-miami-public-information-session-ii-2/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Avenue\, 1st Floor\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T182302
CREATED:20161021T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T195252Z
UID:2853-1477589400-1477600200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:The HUBB Tank
DESCRIPTION: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!\nWinners 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?\nIf you are a startup\, ready to go from Lab to Market\,\nApply Today (Deadline: 25th of October\, 2016): https://hubb.net/app16/\nFinalists will win entry into our Accelerator Program ($30k Value)
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/the-hubb-tank/
LOCATION:9675 NW 117th Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33178\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Pitch Event
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