The Launch Pad

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2017-04-20 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!

MentorDay
2017-04-21 | Select a Country:
Mentor Day is a movement that strives to bring back the pay-it-forward culture. Mentor Day happens every 3rd Friday of the month in different venues across the city. It’s an opportunity for everyone in the community to receive one on one mentorship from some of the top leaders in their respective industries. The high impact mentorship consists of 45 minute sessions with a success driven formula. Mentorship can range from best marketing practices, to law, to business development and beyond. Mentors are volunteers and it’s FREE for mentees.

Attorney Marketing Annex™ Networking Breakfast April 21, 2017
2017-04-21 07:00 - 09:00 | 3255 Northwest 87th Avenue, Doral, FL, 33172, United States
Attorney Marketing Annex™ Networking Breakfast
April 21, 2017 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
www.AttorneyMarketingAnnex.com
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ Doral Chapter will host its inaugural event in Doral. Attorneys and non-attorneys*
are invited to network and enjoy breakfast with other attorneys and professionals at our monthly meeting of the AMA.
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ is designed for attorneys to share referrals from other attorneys, share professional and legal knowledge and grow their practice. The attorney referral network is different from other networking groups because it is comprised of attorneys from various fields of legal practice but with only three attorneys from each legal specialty.
Non-attorney professionals are invited to attend and greet and welcome our AMA members to the organization. Membership is available for non-attorney, professionals on a limited basis, subject to approval by the existing members.
Networking Meeting includes hot breakfast, networking, free parking and presentations.
We look forward to seeing you at this amazing event!
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ Doral Chapter is sponsored by 1BC Consulting, Doral Family Journal
and the Doral Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speaker Attorney Marketing Annex™
Yajaira Huertas
220 licensed insurance agent-Commercial and Residential. Real Estate licensed realtor-currently at Kurz Real Estate with RYS team. President of BNI Masters Doral chapter and founder. Proud member of the Doral Chamber. Coral Gables Chamber trustee (BNI group). Former Kiwanis of Coral Gables Member. Former member of the National Association of Professional Women. Former BNI business leaders in Coral gables for 2 yrs
FREE for Attorney Marketing Annex™ Member (Call for Promo Code)
$25 for Non-Member Attorney
$35 for Non-Member/Non-Attorney Guests
*In Advanced – Additional $10 at the Door. Members Please Call for Your Membership Promo Code: (786) 408-0700
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ has the following seats available:
Admiralty & Maritime Law Adoption Law Antitrust & Trade Regulation Law Appellate Law Aviation Law Bankruptcy Law Business Litigation City County and Local Government Law Civil Trial Law Condominium & Planned Development Law Construction Law Criminal Appellate Criminal Trial Law Education Law Elder Law Environmental Law Family & Marital Law Foreclosure Defense Law Health Law Immigration & Nationality Law Intellectual Property Law International Law Juvenile Law Labor & Employment Law Mediation Real Estate Law Sports Law State & Federal Government & Administrative Practice Tax Law Wills Trusts, Probate & Estates Workers’ Compensation Law
Professional, non-attorneys can be members of the Attorney Marketing Annex™ , subject to approval by the existing Attorney Marketing Annex™ members.
Become a member today and register for Attorney Marketing Annex™ at: www.AttorneyMarketingAnnex.com
AMA Membership:
$69 per Month (12-Month Commitment) + $50 Enrollment Fee
or
$649 per Year + Enrollment Fee Waived
Contact:
Sara W. Vallejo
1BC Consulting
Director, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources Solutions
(786) 408-0700
svallejo@1bcconsulting.com
www.1bcconsulting.com
Holiday Inn Miami-Doral Area
3255 Northwest 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172
Visit Us At: https://attorneymarketingannex.com/attorney-networking-breakfast/

VC in Residence Fireside Chat with Rodney Williams Presented by Blacktech Week
2017-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 | 350 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL, FL, 33139, United States
Come join us for our final Fireside Chat with Marlon Nichols co-founder of Cross Culture Ventures and Rodney Williams, Founder of LSNR at WeWork South Of Fifth from 6:30pm-8:30pm on April 21st. Join us as Marlon and Rodney share insights on their careers, varying expertise and journeys as founders with you. This event is part of our weekly fireside chat series of Code Fever & BlackTech Week’s first-of-its-kind VC in Residence program, where America’s top VC’s spend a month in Miami advising and guiding Black,
Join us as Marlon and Rodney share insights on their careers, varying expertise and journeys as founders with you. This event is part of our weekly fireside chat series of Code Fever & BlackTech Week’s first-of-its-kind VC in Residence program, where America’s top VC’s spend a month in Miami advising and guiding Black, Latinx and Caribbean entrepreneurs begins April 3, 2017. Sponsored by The Knight Foundation.
The program’s first VC in Residence is Marlon Nichols, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Cross Culture Ventures, former investment director at Intel Capital, and one of our nation’s trailblazers in culture and inclusion in tech investing. Entrepreneur-in-residence programs are commonly hosted at universities, tech accelerators, corporations and VC firms and serve to support entrepreneurs, solve problems, and help innovate. Code Fever believes that borrowing from this model, and inviting VC’s to spend a month in residence in communities where there’s little access to funding, can completely reshape the way Black communities are valued in the innovation sector. -Office Hours with Rodney Williams available via phone upon request on 4/22
About Cross Culture Ventures (www.crossculturevc.com) Cross Culture Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm headquartered in Los Angeles, CA with a presence in Palo Alto, CA. Cross Culture Ventures seeks to invests in entrepreneurs creating next generation technology and consumer products. Through a strategic partnership with Atom Factory, Cross Culture Ventures works to discover, invest in and develop companies that fuel shifts in cultural trends and consumer behavior within an increasingly diverse global marketplace. About Rodney Wiliams: Rodney Williams, Founder/CEO of LISNR, leads one of the most disruptive companies in the IoT space and the world of mobile connectivity with a new communication protocol that is the most efficient way to connect any device with a speaker or microphone. Fresh off of their $10M Series B raise lead by Intel Capital, LISNR took the stage in 2015 racking some the world’s most coveted awards such as a Gold Lion @ Cannes for Most Innovative Mobile Technology and being selected at #12 on 2015’s CNBC Disruptor 50 to just name a few. Williams is an innovative and out-of-the-box strategic thinker who is obsessed with the ways technology will touch and improve our everyday lives. Prior to LISNR, Williams spent over 4 years at Procter & Gamble as a brand manager and is most noted for being the first marketer there to co-write digital patents. Williams holds 4 degrees but most notably two masters, one of which is an M.B.A. from Howard University.
About Rodney Wiliams: Rodney Williams, Founder/CEO of LISNR, leads one of the most disruptive companies in the IoT space and the world of mobile connectivity with a new communication protocol that is the most efficient way to connect any device with a speaker or microphone. Fresh off of their $10M Series B raise lead by Intel Capital, LISNR took the stage in 2015 racking some the world’s most coveted awards such as a Gold Lion @ Cannes for Most Innovative Mobile Technology and being selected at #12 on 2015’s CNBC Disruptor 50 to just name a few. Williams is an innovative and out-of-the-box strategic thinker who is obsessed with the ways technology will touch and improve our everyday lives. Prior to LISNR, Williams spent over 4 years at Procter & Gamble as a brand manager and is most noted for being the first marketer there to co-write digital patents. Williams holds 4 degrees but most notably two masters, one of which is an M.B.A. from Howard University.

Apache Spark Workshop
2017-04-22 08:00 - 12:30 | 0910 SW 17th St, Miami, Florida, 33199, United States
Half day Apache Spark from the Scratch. We will look at:
0. Getting Spark ready on your computer.
1. Apache Spark Computation Model RDDs (Resilient Distributed Datasets).
– Lazy nature of RDDs.
– RDD transformations vs actions.
– How to create RDD from different sources (let’s play with some datasets).
– RDD API. How to bend it to our needs.
2. Spark SQL
– Interoperability with RDDs.
– SQL on top of RDDs.
– Accessing to Tabular Data Sources.
– Data Frames optimization on top of RDDs.
– Distributed SQL Engine case of study.
3. Spark Streaming. – Streaming API.
– Streaming Sources.
– Extending the API. – Twitter case of study
– Interoperability with SQL and RDDs
Your are expected to follow along with code examples, so we will be helping you to install Spark locally as the first part of the sessions. More details coming soon.

SEO Workshop for Entrepreneurs and Startups
2017-04-22 09:30 - 13:00 | 1951 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join our SEO workshop to find out what you need to know about maximizing your visibility on Google. Learn the latest SEO techniques and algorithm updates to design a winning game plan for your online business – on time and on budget.
Workshop takeaways include:
tUnderstanding of the key SEO principles and ranking factors
tRecent Google changes and updates that will make or break your online visibility
tHow to audit your website and measure your SEO performance
tHow to perform keyword research and mapping like a pro
tHow to build your credibility online through blogging, self-publishing, personal branding, and posting content on high-authority sites
tHow to use meta tags and tech solutions to optimize content on your website
tHow to attract high-quality backlinks to your content
tHow to monetize your website traffic and make money online
tHow to turn your blog into an SEO machine generating incremental traffic and leads
tWhich SEO tools, resources, WordPress plugins, and platforms to use make your strategies actionable
SPEAKER BIO
Matthew Capala is a self-made entrepreneur, author, speaker and international SEO trainer. A Polish-immigrant who started out on construction sites in Manhattan, he has created opportunities for himself leveraging free Internet tools he wouldn’t have had otherwise. He built his first website in 2006, worked with some of the most iconic brands in the world, lived a digital nomad lifestyle traveling full-time while making six-figure income on the Internet, trained thousands of people around the world, published four books, was appointed Adj. Professor at NYU, built two successful companies, and has spoken on main stages at events in destinations ranging from Swiss Alps to Trindad.
Today, Matthew Capala is running Alphametic, a Miami-based search marketing agency for mid-market to enterprise-level businesses. His clients include L’Oreal, Quest Diagnostics, Novartis, Shopkeep, Hoval, and many more. As the founder of Search Decoder, an SEO training platform, Matthew teaches and inspires entrepreneurs to leverage free online tools to turn their passion into profit and create the life they want. With a mission to make SEO and Internet marketing more accessible, he published the bestselling “SEO Like I’m 5” book and launched “SEO Online Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs” at IWillTeachYouSEO.com His work and ideas have been featured on eMarketer, Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Mashable, Problogger, The Next Web, and Inc. He has spoken at Internet Summit, Social Media Week, TECHMunch, Search Marketing Day, ePharma, AMA, and Digital Summit.
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A 1-Day Coding Workshop Designed for Beginners
2017-04-22 10:00 - 18:00 | 404 Northwest 26th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
What’s Wyntroduction?:
During our Wyntroduction you will be immersed in a one-day boot camp experience that is designed for individuals who have little to no experience in programming . All you’ll need for this event is a computer that is able to access the internet. Write your first line of code using Ruby, mingle with aspiring developers and technology enthusiasts, and learn from Ed Toro, a self-taught senior developer and Wyncode Head Instructor as well as the rest of our tech team. You will also have the opportunity to engage with alumni and hear from both developer and hiring partner panels. By the end of the day, you will have your first completed project!
A Little Background on Wyncode:
Wyncode is a coding bootcamp teaching Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML and CSS in the Wynwood Art’s District of Miami. We provide an inspiring learning environment engineered to develop successful coders with business acumen.
Students are immersed in learning how to code in South Florida’s up and coming startup ecosystem. You will be given the training to succeed and make an impact in your chosen business or career whether in South Florida or beyond.
Wyncode is proud to be the #3 most reviewed in-person code school in the country on the industry-leading website Course Report with a 4.63/5 star rating. Wyncode is the place tech companies look for developers. Our hiring partner network includes 300+ companies looking for developers. 150+ companies in our hiring network have hired a Wyncoder, with over 45 hiring more than one graduate. Some of our top hiring partners are Carecloud, MDLIVE, Kipu Systems, SATO Global Solutions and Cloud Logistics, all companies that have hired over 5 Wyncoders. Kipu Systems and MDLive, have hired over 7 Wyncoders each. But the company that has hired the most is Carecloud with 9.
In Sum: You will understand how Wyncode can change your life.
We offer the following programs:
tFull-Time Web Development (10 Weeks)
tPart-Time Web Development (12 Weeks )
tHigh School Summer Coding Camp (6 Weeks)
What the Day Will Look Like:
10:00AM Registration
10:30AM Why learn to Code
11:00AM: First Session
12;15PM: Hiring Partner Panel
12:45PM Second Session
1:45PM Lunch
2:45PM Wyncode Alumni Panel
3:00PM Third Session
4:05PM: History of Miami Tech
4:15PM: Session 4
5:15PM: Closing Remarks
5:30PM Group Photo!

March for Science
2017-04-22 11:00 - 14:00 | 1075 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
The March for Science Miami is to celebrate our enthusiasm and passion for science and to call for support in safeguarding the scientific community.
We will come together on April 22, 2017 to unite, as a community, and to call for science that upholds the common good, and for policies that enact evidence-based science in the publics interest.
Scientists work together to help understand, and build, a better future for us. Science is constantly expanding, and is a continual process that should not be withheld from the public– especially tax-funded research. Without science, we would not have the modern medicine we use today, or the education that teaches children and adults to think critically, ask questions, and evaluate.
We will gather together at Museum Park on April 22, 2017, to stand united for fellow scientists, and science enthusiasts, and to pledge our dedication to open, inclusive, and accessible science!
We have a donation page if you are interested in helping to donate for the cause! All proceeds will go toward funding the cost of preparing for the march, including permitting for the venue!
March for Science Donation Page

04-22-107 GET TO KNOW. Neural Networks, TensorFLOW 101
2017-04-22 14:00 | 100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301, United States
This is the first of a series of sessions where we will get to know new technologies that are being developed and implemented in many cutting edge products in the west coast. There will be a presentation with guidelines however, attendants are encouraged to do their own research and participate.
This session will focus on an introduction to Neural Networks and Tensorflow “TensorFlow™ is an open source software library for numerical computation using data flow graphs. Nodes in the graph represent mathematical operations, while the graph edges represent the multidimensional data arrays (tensors) communicated between them.”
We will discuss on tools, sources for learning, current use cases and possible trends and uses for this technology.
More information about TensorFlow & Neural Networks
https://www.tensorflow.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network ;

IPC Agile Transformation Experience
2017-04-24 08:15 - 16:30 | 9200 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 600, Miami, 33156
IPC CIO Agile Transformation experience has been opened to SFAA members:

Event Details
One day free event at Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC) for Subway, guides you through our agile journey from different perspectives: CIO, Agile Coach, Business Owner, Product Owner, Developer, QA and Infrastructure. All presenters are practitioners and do this on a full time bases. You also get to participate in several non-filtered Agile ceremonies.
This event is hosted by IPC at IPC for 9 to 12 C-level executives, Directors and enterprise change agents. We keep this group small to cater to each attendees specific needs. Through this program, we have seen amazing opportunities for local companies to learn and grow together.
We do not presume to have all the answers, but if any of our lessons learned can be of value to your organization, then we consider it a win. We encourage feedback from attendees to help identify opportunities for further growth among all participants.
What does IPC and SFAA get out of this? Everything, we believe in a GIVING CULTURE.
How do I enroll? Register for the Meetup.
Fill out the form to help us determine your needs or challenges.
We are going to prioritize the attendee list based on needs. If you or your company is at a point where C Level commitment is not there, this is a great opportunity for you and your executives to attend.
Thank you,
Rick Regueira, Agile Coach and Trainer (CEC, PMP, AKT)

OpenHub Mondays
2017-04-24 09:30 - 12:30 | 66 W. Flagler St. 9th Floor, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Join us for #OpenHub Monday at StartHub Miami
Mondays have become a really special day for us here at StartHub. Many people have become intrigued by what we do. So in turn, we want to provide a very personal experience with OpenHUB. Come and enjoy breakfast from 9:30am to 10:30am. Afterwards, stay to bang out some work until noon anywhere in our facility. All ammenities included of course. We’re additionally opening up the doors to the companies involved so you can get an inside look at what happens inside a business accelerator and a rare chance to have a 1-on-1 with our Founder & Head of Business Development as well as our Community Director. Here are the perks to enjoy!

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Catered breakfast treats
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Use our entire facilities for work until noon
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Get an inside look at our incubator companies at our workspace
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Speak with our Founder & Head of Business Development
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Meet our community
As always, after breakfast you can choose between 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, enjoy the perks & work side by side with our international members.
We look forward to working with the Miami innovative community and getting together for this 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
OR Get here: Metrorail to Government or or Metromover to Miami Ave.
Interested in learning more? Email Hector at hector@starthubmiami.com.
Share this event on Facebook and Twitter!
Let’s get your week started off right, bright and early with a full stomach and new contacts!
Cheers!
The StartHub Team

eCommerce Waffle Workshop
2017-04-24 09:45 - 12:00 | 175 SW 7th Street, Suite 2009, South Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Are you new in e-commerce or have some experience, but need an advice? Here’s a great opportunity to ask questions and learn the life hacks of our e-commerce Meetup.
The PrestaShop team is ready to share their insights on “How to save time and money in developing and taking your online store to the next level”.
We welcome all agencies, web developers, merchants, SEO/SEM specialists, freelancers and anyone who wants to sell online.
RSVP today for free tickets to this event.
Complimentary drinks and waffles will be served.
Can’t wait to see you there!

Tech + Beats + Bytes
2017-04-24 18:00 - 2017-04-30 22:00 | 56 Northwest 29th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
Monday, April 24th, 2017
6p – 10p
Happy Hour – 5pm-8pm.
Come early… we may have a little suprise for you.
Tech + Beats + Bytes Hosted by World Famous House of Mac at The Wynwood Yard – 56 NW 7th Ave – Wynwood Fl
A social gathering of food, entertainment & technology.
Conversations, libations, music & knowledge over R&B & Old School Hip Hop.
Music by Rahsaan Alexander
Powered by World Famous House of Mac & Digital Grass Innovation & Technology
#TechBeatsBytes
Please RSVP – That’s how we get food and drinks 🙂 Thank you for the support. Please continue to not only attend but to #SHARE the event with your friends.
Supported by Knight Foundation

eMerge Americas RDV #05: Payment Trends in LATAM
2017-04-24 18:30 - 20:30 | 400 Northwest 26th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States

Feldman Lecture – Rick Masterson
2017-04-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Toppel Career Center, 2nd Floor Loft, 5225 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Hear from Rick Masterson, UM Parent & Founder of

A graduate of James Madison University and Harvard Business school, Rich Masterson is a serial entrepreneur, adviser to start ups, NY Giants fan, philanthropist and business owner. His motto is “I am not generous because I am successful, I am successful because I am generous.”
In 2007 he founded Audience Partners, a data driven online advertising platform serving political candidates and causes, healthcare and commercial clients. Just last month, Audience Partners was sold to Altice USA, the fifth largest cable TV operator in the United States. Join us for light refreshments, a presentation by Rich and Q&A session.
The gathering is free and open to the public.

Weekly Open Hack Night
2017-04-24 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.
