The Launch Pad

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2017-11-30 16:00 - 21:00, 2017-12-07 16:00 - 21:00, 2017-12-14 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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!

Weekly Open Hack Night
2017-12-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-12-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-12-18 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.

Office Hours @ the MIC
2017-12-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2017-12-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2017-12-19 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.

Breakfast with the Arts and Technology
2017-12-06 08:00 - 10:00 | History Miami Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, FL, 33130, United States
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Machine Learning Office Hours
2017-12-07 10:30, 2017-12-14 10:30, 2017-12-21 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

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs Meetup
2017-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | 1951 NW 7th Ave., Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Finance is an integral part of ANY business. It’s not surprising, then, that poor financial management is the leading cause of business failure. We believe that education can make a world of a difference.
Our team is here to help you gain the knowledge you need to avoid common financial pitfalls in your business venture.
Come and join us the second Thursday of every month @ Venture Café Miami, and be part of the local community of financially intelligent entrepreneurs.

Princeton Start-Up Competition Open Now
2017-12-15
TigerLaunch, the nation’s largest student-run entrepreneurship competition, is accepting applications until December 15th
All you need is an idea.

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If you’ve already started or want to start a company, TigerLaunch wants you. We’ll connect you with our extensive mentor network of founders, designers, and investors, and provide you resources for success. Winners will present their ideas to VCs and win thousands in prizes.

There is no stereotypical entrepreneur. Anyone, with the right amount of creativity and determination, can come up with a concept for a viable business.
Have questions? Visit our website or e-mail us at team@tigerlaunch.com

Timeline

Round 1:
Teams across the country submit applications detailing their ideas or existing products/services. Winners are paired with mentors and resources and invited to regional competitions. Deadline: Dec 15

Round 2:
12 teams are invited to each of 3 regional events to present their products and any updates since December, pitching their MVPs and pitching business plans. Winners are invited to the final Demo Day at Princeton campus. Date: February to March

Round 3:
In April, finalists from each region network with VCs and entrepreneurs and compete for prizes and exclusive opportunities. Date: April 13-14

2017 Student Partners
