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SUMMARY:Social Media Marketing August 1
DESCRIPTION:Social Media Marketing August 1\n(SMM) Mastery Basic & Advanced Strategies\nImplement a real\, practical Social Media Marketing Strategy that provides positive Return On Investment (ROI) for Small\, Medium and Large businesses\, Entrepreneurs\, Franchisees\, and Local Business owners. Students will be able to immediately apply proprietary formulas such as G.A.S. and C.C.E.\, along with understanding Social Media M-Levels and how it applies to the implementation of practical Social Media Marketing strategies. Students will learn conventional Social Media tools along with non-conventional but powerful ones!\nThis Social Media Marketing course in meant for business owners\, managers and entrepreneurs who are looking for ways to effectively market their business and achieve positive Return On Investment (ROI). Whether you have prior experience or not\, this course will educate you on practical usage of Social Media Marketing tools such as Facebook\, Twitter\, LinkedIn\, Pinterest and others. This course is for you if you are looking to grow your business.\nYou should place a hold on all your Social Media Marketing spending until you take this course. Prepare an Excel spreadsheet and list all of your Social Media Marketing accounts\, including logins and passwords.\nUnderstand why you must start using Social Media Marketing. Participants will learn what is Social Media (SM)\, Social Book Marking (SB)\, Blogs\, Microblogs and how to effectively use Google\, Twitter\, Facebook\, MySpace\, Linkedin\, YouTube\, blogs\, PR releases and other social media tools to build a powerful online brand.  This is a practical course with real\, working Social Media Strategies.\nRegister Now: \nDigital Marketing: Social Media Marketing for Business / Miami / Doral \n\nFEE:\n3 Hours – $97.00\nDoral Chamber Members FREE (Use Promo Code)\nLocation:\nDoral Chamber of Commerce\n2900 NW 112th Ave\nDoral\, FL 33172\nSchedule:\n8:30 am to 9:00 am – Networking and Check-In\n9:00 am to 12:30 pm – Workshop
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/social-media-marketing-august-1/
LOCATION:2900 NW 112th Ave\, Doral\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
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SUMMARY:Social Media Marketing August 1
DESCRIPTION:Social Media Marketing August 1\n(SMM) Mastery Basic & Advanced Strategies\nImplement a real\, practical Social Media Marketing Strategy that provides positive Return On Investment (ROI) for Small\, Medium and Large businesses\, Entrepreneurs\, Franchisees\, and Local Business owners. Students will be able to immediately apply proprietary formulas such as G.A.S. and C.C.E.\, along with understanding Social Media M-Levels and how it applies to the implementation of practical Social Media Marketing strategies. Students will learn conventional Social Media tools along with non-conventional but powerful ones!\nThis Social Media Marketing course in meant for business owners\, managers and entrepreneurs who are looking for ways to effectively market their business and achieve positive Return On Investment (ROI). Whether you have prior experience or not\, this course will educate you on practical usage of Social Media Marketing tools such as Facebook\, Twitter\, LinkedIn\, Pinterest and others. This course is for you if you are looking to grow your business.\nYou should place a hold on all your Social Media Marketing spending until you take this course. Prepare an Excel spreadsheet and list all of your Social Media Marketing accounts\, including logins and passwords.\nUnderstand why you must start using Social Media Marketing. Participants will learn what is Social Media (SM)\, Social Book Marking (SB)\, Blogs\, Microblogs and how to effectively use Google\, Twitter\, Facebook\, MySpace\, Linkedin\, YouTube\, blogs\, PR releases and other social media tools to build a powerful online brand.  This is a practical course with real\, working Social Media Strategies.\nRegister Now: \nDigital Marketing: Social Media Marketing for Business / Miami / Doral \n\nFEE:\n3 Hours – $97.00\nDoral Chamber Members FREE (Use Promo Code)\nLocation:\nDoral Chamber of Commerce\n2900 NW 112th Ave\nDoral\, FL 33172\nSchedule:\n8:30 am to 9:00 am – Networking and Check-In\n9:00 am to 12:30 pm – Workshop
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/social-media-marketing-august-1-2/
LOCATION:2900 NW 112th Ave\, Doral\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T170000
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UID:3870-1501581600-1501606800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Office Hours @ the MIC
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/office-hours-the-mic-41/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T170000
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UID:7410-1501581600-1501606800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Office Hours @ the MIC
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/office-hours-the-mic-41-2/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T183000
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UID:3919-1501612200-1501612200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Leo Hernandez Presents: Functional Programming using Javascript
DESCRIPTION:Leo Hernandez will be presenting Functional Programming in Javascript \nOver the last several years\, Functional Programming (FP) has taken the development world by storm\, and JavaScript has been at the vanguard of this revolution. The proliferation of FP based frameworks like React\, Ramda\, and JsRx\, among others\, are forcing developers to think functionally instead of simply procedural or object oriented. JavaScript\, with its functions as first class citizens\, is inherently functional and a great language to explore FP. In this talk\, we’ll be looking at why you want to embrace the functional paradigm and into simple patterns to ensure your everyday code is functional.\n Leo Hernandez is one of BocaJS’ most asked for past presenters. He is a master of all Javascript and a ReachJS best advocate having presented at the UX Dev Summit and many other conferences including the up-coming Buzzjs.com \n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/leo-hernandez-presents-functional-programming-using-javascript/
LOCATION:980 N Federal Highway Ste 200\, Boca Raton\, FL\, 33432\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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UID:7453-1501612200-1501612200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Leo Hernandez Presents: Functional Programming using Javascript
DESCRIPTION:Leo Hernandez will be presenting Functional Programming in Javascript \nOver the last several years\, Functional Programming (FP) has taken the development world by storm\, and JavaScript has been at the vanguard of this revolution. The proliferation of FP based frameworks like React\, Ramda\, and JsRx\, among others\, are forcing developers to think functionally instead of simply procedural or object oriented. JavaScript\, with its functions as first class citizens\, is inherently functional and a great language to explore FP. In this talk\, we’ll be looking at why you want to embrace the functional paradigm and into simple patterns to ensure your everyday code is functional.\n Leo Hernandez is one of BocaJS’ most asked for past presenters. He is a master of all Javascript and a ReachJS best advocate having presented at the UX Dev Summit and many other conferences including the up-coming Buzzjs.com \n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/leo-hernandez-presents-functional-programming-using-javascript-2/
LOCATION:980 N Federal Highway Ste 200\, Boca Raton\, FL\, 33432\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T103000
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UID:3871-1501664400-1501669800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Waffle Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Waffle Wednesday is a local Miami community event hosted at the LiveNinja offices in Wynwood\, Miami. Every Wednesday morning (except for the last Wednesday of the month – check out our Waffles After Work event) we cook up delicious waffles in our office and host local entrepreneurs\, artists\, activists\, and more to mingle over breakfast and some brief presentations by our weekly featured guests. We are sponsored by the Knight Foundation\, and are honored to be considered a staple in the Miami entrpreneurial and tech communities.\nAs always\, we want this to be an open conversation! Bring your ideas\, questions\, and we will bring waffles\, coffee\, juices and fruits.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffle-wednesday-11/
LOCATION:120 Northwest 25th Street Loft 301\, Miami\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T090000
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UID:7415-1501664400-1501669800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Waffle Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Waffle Wednesday is a local Miami community event hosted at the LiveNinja offices in Wynwood\, Miami. Every Wednesday morning (except for the last Wednesday of the month – check out our Waffles After Work event) we cook up delicious waffles in our office and host local entrepreneurs\, artists\, activists\, and more to mingle over breakfast and some brief presentations by our weekly featured guests. We are sponsored by the Knight Foundation\, and are honored to be considered a staple in the Miami entrpreneurial and tech communities.\nAs always\, we want this to be an open conversation! Bring your ideas\, questions\, and we will bring waffles\, coffee\, juices and fruits.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffle-wednesday-11-2/
LOCATION:120 Northwest 25th Street Loft 301\, Miami\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T180000
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UID:3921-1501696800-1501696800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:An introduction to Datomic
DESCRIPTION:Datomic\nDaniel will introduce the Datomic database system\, discuss how it differentiates itself from other Database systems and demonstrate its usage. This will cover schema creation\, entity transaction\, Datalog queries and the different APIs that are available for interacting with Datomic.\nDaniel De Aguiar is a seasoned software developer and architect with over ten years of consulting experience. He has worked in various technical capacities\, from software developer to CTO\, helping organizations grow their technical competency. Daniel has been applying Clojure to his consulting practice for the last three years and feels that functional programming languages coupled with the JVM provide extensive leverage in the construction of resilient systems that are highly modifiable.\nDaniel was formally trained as a Geneticist and holds a doctoral degree in Biology from Harvard University.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/an-introduction-to-datomic/
LOCATION:5200 Blue Lagoon Drive\, Suite 900\, Miami\, FL\, 33137\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T195242Z
UID:3923-1501696800-1501696800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:SQL Server on Linux and within Containers
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the SFSSUG (South Florida SQL Server Group)  meetup on Wednesday\, August 2\, 2017:\n6:00 PM to 8:00 PM\nMicrosoft Building Fort Lauderdale\nhttps://www.meetup.com/South-Florida-SQL-Server-User-Group/events/238489170/\n“Our speaker for this session is Pankaj Satyaketu\, who is a Technical Solutions Specialist at Microsoft! He has presented at our SQL Saturday Precon\, SQL Saturdays around the state\, as well as supporting our Local SFSSUG Chapter as a regular session speaker!”
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/sql-server-on-linux-and-within-containers/
LOCATION:6750 N. Andrews Ave. Suite 400\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T180000
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UID:7454-1501696800-1501696800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:An introduction to Datomic
DESCRIPTION:Datomic\nDaniel will introduce the Datomic database system\, discuss how it differentiates itself from other Database systems and demonstrate its usage. This will cover schema creation\, entity transaction\, Datalog queries and the different APIs that are available for interacting with Datomic.\nDaniel De Aguiar is a seasoned software developer and architect with over ten years of consulting experience. He has worked in various technical capacities\, from software developer to CTO\, helping organizations grow their technical competency. Daniel has been applying Clojure to his consulting practice for the last three years and feels that functional programming languages coupled with the JVM provide extensive leverage in the construction of resilient systems that are highly modifiable.\nDaniel was formally trained as a Geneticist and holds a doctoral degree in Biology from Harvard University.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/an-introduction-to-datomic-2/
LOCATION:5200 Blue Lagoon Drive\, Suite 900\, Miami\, FL\, 33137\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T180000
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CREATED:20170731T195242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T195242Z
UID:7455-1501696800-1501696800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:SQL Server on Linux and within Containers
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the SFSSUG (South Florida SQL Server Group)  meetup on Wednesday\, August 2\, 2017:\n6:00 PM to 8:00 PM\nMicrosoft Building Fort Lauderdale\nhttps://www.meetup.com/South-Florida-SQL-Server-User-Group/events/238489170/\n“Our speaker for this session is Pankaj Satyaketu\, who is a Technical Solutions Specialist at Microsoft! He has presented at our SQL Saturday Precon\, SQL Saturdays around the state\, as well as supporting our Local SFSSUG Chapter as a regular session speaker!”
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/sql-server-on-linux-and-within-containers-2/
LOCATION:6750 N. Andrews Ave. Suite 400\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T200000
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CREATED:20170701T195337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170701T195337Z
UID:3872-1501698600-1501704000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Visual Storytelling Xperience
DESCRIPTION:The Visual Storytelling Institute (VSI) in partnership with The Idea Center\, Miami-Dade College is offering Visual Storytelling Xperience (VSX) – a next-generation summer workshop for forward-thinking entrepreneurs and marketers.\nWHAT IS VISUAL STORYTELLING?\n“Visual Storytelling is a marketing strategy that communicates powerful ideas through a compelling story arc\, with your customer at the heart of the story\, and delivered through interactive and immersive visual media – in order to create profitable customer engagements.”\n– Shlomi Ron\nWHY VISUAL STORYTELLING?\nTransforming an idea into a business success requires excelling in many areas: business strategy\, visual production\, and marketing strategy. Imagine taking only 8 weeks to convert your new startup idea or existing product into an impactful business proposition.\nWith our VISUAL STORYTELLING XPERIENCE workshop\, you can learn how to articulate\, visualize and distribute your business idea – to empower your customers’ lives.\nRegistration is now open for our July-August 2017 workshop at the Idea Center Miami Dade College.\nCLASS SCHEDULE\nSummer 2017: Class starts on July 5th and ends on August 23rd\, 2017.\nWe’ll meet Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\n$597 – Class number 14117\nPeople Don’t Care about Your Product Features\,\nThey Connect With Your Story!\nSEATS ARE LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!\n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/visual-storytelling-xperience-5/
LOCATION:315 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events,Seminar Or Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170701T195337Z
UID:7417-1501698600-1501704000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Visual Storytelling Xperience
DESCRIPTION:The Visual Storytelling Institute (VSI) in partnership with The Idea Center\, Miami-Dade College is offering Visual Storytelling Xperience (VSX) – a next-generation summer workshop for forward-thinking entrepreneurs and marketers.\nWHAT IS VISUAL STORYTELLING?\n“Visual Storytelling is a marketing strategy that communicates powerful ideas through a compelling story arc\, with your customer at the heart of the story\, and delivered through interactive and immersive visual media – in order to create profitable customer engagements.”\n– Shlomi Ron\nWHY VISUAL STORYTELLING?\nTransforming an idea into a business success requires excelling in many areas: business strategy\, visual production\, and marketing strategy. Imagine taking only 8 weeks to convert your new startup idea or existing product into an impactful business proposition.\nWith our VISUAL STORYTELLING XPERIENCE workshop\, you can learn how to articulate\, visualize and distribute your business idea – to empower your customers’ lives.\nRegistration is now open for our July-August 2017 workshop at the Idea Center Miami Dade College.\nCLASS SCHEDULE\nSummer 2017: Class starts on July 5th and ends on August 23rd\, 2017.\nWe’ll meet Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\n$597 – Class number 14117\nPeople Don’t Care about Your Product Features\,\nThey Connect With Your Story!\nSEATS ARE LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!\n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/visual-storytelling-xperience-5-2/
LOCATION:315 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/training/workshop,Community Events,Seminar Or Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T203000
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CREATED:20170725T195314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T195314Z
UID:3918-1501698600-1501705800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:How Facebook and Google build great products
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to build great products?\nIn today’s competitive landscape\, great design\, rapid iteration\, a nice onboarding flow\, etc. are all considered basics. The challenge that we now face is much deeper\, and also more difficult to address. In this talk\, Ayush Agarwal\, Facebook’s current Head of Enterprise Products\, will take us through three important questions:\n tWhat are the emotional needs of your customers? How can you meet them?\n tWhich metrics should you ignore\, and which metrics should you watch like a hawk?\n tHow do you build the right team?\nBonus: How to transition into product management\nAbout the Speaker:\nAyush Agarwal is a product executive\, advisor\, and angel investor. He has led major initiatives at world-class tech companies\, managed large teams\, and shipped many high impact technology products.\nCurrently\, as Head of Enterprise Products for Facebook\, Ayush is responsible for Facebook’s vision and execution in the enterprise space. Prior to joining Facebook\, he was Head of Products for Local Ads at Google\, a multi-billion dollar business built on monetizing Google Maps and Local Search. Before jumping into product management\, Ayush was a VC with Madrona Venture Group and a consultant with McKinsey.\nOutside of his day to day work routine\, Ayush serves on the Technology Advisor Board for Spencer Stuart\, is a Techstars mentor\, and an advisor to many startups. He is also an active angel investor with investments in more than 20 companies\, including Funders Club\, Caspar\, UpCounsel\, Virool\, and DilMil. He has guest lectured at Harvard Business School\, MIT\, Stanford\, and has also served as a judge at many pitch competitions.\nHe attended the Institute for General Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business\, and studied Computer Science Engineering at the University of Michigan. Ayush grew up in India\, Nepal\, Singapore\, and the US\, and calls San Francisco home\, where he lives with his wife and son.\nPhoto/Video Disclaimer:\nRefresh Miami will be taking digital photography and/or videography throughout the event. The photographs and/or video may be used across our platforms\, including our website\, email newsletters\, social media channels\, Youtube channel\, media releases\, and marketing materials. Refresh Miami does not intend to use these photographs/videos in any manner other than for the purposes stated above.  By registering for this event\, you grant permission for Refresh Miami to use your photograph/video in this manner. \n \n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/how-facebook-and-google-build-great-products/
LOCATION:78 SW 7th St\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event,Refresh Miami,Seminar Or Talk,Slider Home
ORGANIZER;CN="Refresh Miami":MAILTO:Team@RefreshMiami.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170802T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170725T195314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T195314Z
UID:7452-1501698600-1501705800@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:How Facebook and Google build great products
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to build great products?\nIn today’s competitive landscape\, great design\, rapid iteration\, a nice onboarding flow\, etc. are all considered basics. The challenge that we now face is much deeper\, and also more difficult to address. In this talk\, Ayush Agarwal\, Facebook’s current Head of Enterprise Products\, will take us through three important questions:\n tWhat are the emotional needs of your customers? How can you meet them?\n tWhich metrics should you ignore\, and which metrics should you watch like a hawk?\n tHow do you build the right team?\nBonus: How to transition into product management\nAbout the Speaker:\nAyush Agarwal is a product executive\, advisor\, and angel investor. He has led major initiatives at world-class tech companies\, managed large teams\, and shipped many high impact technology products.\nCurrently\, as Head of Enterprise Products for Facebook\, Ayush is responsible for Facebook’s vision and execution in the enterprise space. Prior to joining Facebook\, he was Head of Products for Local Ads at Google\, a multi-billion dollar business built on monetizing Google Maps and Local Search. Before jumping into product management\, Ayush was a VC with Madrona Venture Group and a consultant with McKinsey.\nOutside of his day to day work routine\, Ayush serves on the Technology Advisor Board for Spencer Stuart\, is a Techstars mentor\, and an advisor to many startups. He is also an active angel investor with investments in more than 20 companies\, including Funders Club\, Caspar\, UpCounsel\, Virool\, and DilMil. He has guest lectured at Harvard Business School\, MIT\, Stanford\, and has also served as a judge at many pitch competitions.\nHe attended the Institute for General Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business\, and studied Computer Science Engineering at the University of Michigan. Ayush grew up in India\, Nepal\, Singapore\, and the US\, and calls San Francisco home\, where he lives with his wife and son.\nPhoto/Video Disclaimer:\nRefresh Miami will be taking digital photography and/or videography throughout the event. The photographs and/or video may be used across our platforms\, including our website\, email newsletters\, social media channels\, Youtube channel\, media releases\, and marketing materials. Refresh Miami does not intend to use these photographs/videos in any manner other than for the purposes stated above.  By registering for this event\, you grant permission for Refresh Miami to use your photograph/video in this manner. \n \n 
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/how-facebook-and-google-build-great-products-2/
LOCATION:78 SW 7th St\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event,Refresh Miami,Seminar Or Talk,Slider Home
ORGANIZER;CN="Refresh Miami":MAILTO:Team@RefreshMiami.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T083000
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CREATED:20170710T195235Z
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UID:3890-1501745400-1501749000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Trademark Law Fundamentals: Create and Protect Your Brand | AXS Law
DESCRIPTION:Creating a strong brand can be crucial to the success of your business\, and your company’s trademark can become one of its most valuable assets. If you don’t take the right steps in choosing and protecting your trademark\, your company may face serious legal battles after having invested significant time and money in its brand. This workshop is geared towards local start-up businesses and entrepreneurs who are interested in trademarking their brand\, and will teach fundamental considerations in creating and protecting a strong trademark for your company.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/trademark-law-fundamentals-create-and-protect-your-brand-axs-law/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Ave\,  Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Seminar Or Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="AXS Law Group":MAILTO:info@axslawgroup.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T083000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170710T195235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170710T195235Z
UID:7429-1501745400-1501749000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Trademark Law Fundamentals: Create and Protect Your Brand | AXS Law
DESCRIPTION:Creating a strong brand can be crucial to the success of your business\, and your company’s trademark can become one of its most valuable assets. If you don’t take the right steps in choosing and protecting your trademark\, your company may face serious legal battles after having invested significant time and money in its brand. This workshop is geared towards local start-up businesses and entrepreneurs who are interested in trademarking their brand\, and will teach fundamental considerations in creating and protecting a strong trademark for your company.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/trademark-law-fundamentals-create-and-protect-your-brand-axs-law-2/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Ave\,  Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Seminar Or Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="AXS Law Group":MAILTO:info@axslawgroup.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170701T195337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170701T195337Z
UID:3873-1501756200-1501756200@thelaunchpad.org
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.\nDavid 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-62/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170701T195337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170701T195337Z
UID:7418-1501756200-1501756200@thelaunchpad.org
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.\nDavid 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-62-2/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170701T195337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170701T195337Z
UID:3874-1501776000-1501794000@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-64/
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:20170803T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170701T195337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170701T195337Z
UID:7419-1501776000-1501794000@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-64-2/
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:20170803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170731T195242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T195242Z
UID:3925-1501783200-1501783200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Bitcoin Networking: The Broken Shaker in Miami Beach
DESCRIPTION:It is the first Thursday of the month. Join us at “The Broken Shaker” in Miami Beach to talk bitcoin and all things money and digital currencies. As always\, we expect a wide variety of developers and professionals of all types to attend. Stop by to network and learn about bitcoin and digital currencies in a casual\, networking format. All knowledge levels welcome. Event starts at 6 p.m. and has no fixed end time. We look forward to seeing you soon!\n——-\nAbout the Venue:\nThe Broken Shaker is a restaurant/bar in a large patio area at the Freehand Hotel. The entrance is on the corner of 28th Street and Indian Creek.\n——-\nTransportation and Parking:\nLyft or Uber are always convenient options when visiting the beach. If you do bring your car\, there is street parking in the area\, as well as a city parking lot on 27th Street right behind the bar.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/bitcoin-networking-the-broken-shaker-in-miami-beach/
LOCATION:2727 Indian Creek Dr\, Miami\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170731T195242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T195242Z
UID:7456-1501783200-1501783200@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Bitcoin Networking: The Broken Shaker in Miami Beach
DESCRIPTION:It is the first Thursday of the month. Join us at “The Broken Shaker” in Miami Beach to talk bitcoin and all things money and digital currencies. As always\, we expect a wide variety of developers and professionals of all types to attend. Stop by to network and learn about bitcoin and digital currencies in a casual\, networking format. All knowledge levels welcome. Event starts at 6 p.m. and has no fixed end time. We look forward to seeing you soon!\n——-\nAbout the Venue:\nThe Broken Shaker is a restaurant/bar in a large patio area at the Freehand Hotel. The entrance is on the corner of 28th Street and Indian Creek.\n——-\nTransportation and Parking:\nLyft or Uber are always convenient options when visiting the beach. If you do bring your car\, there is street parking in the area\, as well as a city parking lot on 27th Street right behind the bar.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/bitcoin-networking-the-broken-shaker-in-miami-beach-2/
LOCATION:2727 Indian Creek Dr\, Miami\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170731T195242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T195242Z
UID:3926-1501785000-1501785000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Tear Down of a WordPress Multisite Community (And More Talks TBA)
DESCRIPTION:We are planning on having two talks. We have an OPEN SLOT right now for someone if they want to talk about something related to WordPress. \n1) Tear Down of a WordPress Multisite Community – David Carr (writer\, editor\, and web consultant – author of Social Collaboration for Dummies) will share lessons learned from building a community application that allows chapters of a nonprofit organization (Toastmasters) to create their own “free” subdomain website hosted on WordPress multisite. \nThis is the latest in a series of community-oriented WordPress sites he has created that include event scheduling and registration\,  a custom registration process\, and modifications of the standard WordPress user security roles. Without covering all the programming details\, he will cover key functions\, concepts\, and techniques\, as well as how to find information to solve specific problems for your WordPress applications.\n2) TBA\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO RELATE A STORY OR WHAT YOU LEARNED IN WORDPRESS RECENTLY? PLEASE SHARE WITH US!\nRoom Numbers: TBA\nParking Pass: Check back for the parking pass (btw\, please take time to read the parking pass for instructions on where the parking lot(s) are located.)\nMAP TO DeSANTIS BUILDING:  \nhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Carl+DeSantis+Bldg\,+Nova+Southeastern+University\,+Davie\,+FL+33314/@26.0806116\,-80.2421017\,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88d9a82f6b1a6fdf:0x51d70ab0d7de5f \nIf anyone has any WordPress questions to throw at us\, please bring them… list them in the comments section on meetup.com so we can be prepared. \nFOOD: \nMight be pizza\, might not be. We’ll see 🙂
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/tear-down-of-a-wordpress-multisite-community-and-more-talks-tba/
LOCATION:3301 College Avenue\, Davie\, FL\, 33314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170731T195242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T195242Z
UID:7458-1501785000-1501785000@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Tear Down of a WordPress Multisite Community (And More Talks TBA)
DESCRIPTION:We are planning on having two talks. We have an OPEN SLOT right now for someone if they want to talk about something related to WordPress. \n1) Tear Down of a WordPress Multisite Community – David Carr (writer\, editor\, and web consultant – author of Social Collaboration for Dummies) will share lessons learned from building a community application that allows chapters of a nonprofit organization (Toastmasters) to create their own “free” subdomain website hosted on WordPress multisite. \nThis is the latest in a series of community-oriented WordPress sites he has created that include event scheduling and registration\,  a custom registration process\, and modifications of the standard WordPress user security roles. Without covering all the programming details\, he will cover key functions\, concepts\, and techniques\, as well as how to find information to solve specific problems for your WordPress applications.\n2) TBA\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO RELATE A STORY OR WHAT YOU LEARNED IN WORDPRESS RECENTLY? PLEASE SHARE WITH US!\nRoom Numbers: TBA\nParking Pass: Check back for the parking pass (btw\, please take time to read the parking pass for instructions on where the parking lot(s) are located.)\nMAP TO DeSANTIS BUILDING:  \nhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Carl+DeSantis+Bldg\,+Nova+Southeastern+University\,+Davie\,+FL+33314/@26.0806116\,-80.2421017\,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88d9a82f6b1a6fdf:0x51d70ab0d7de5f \nIf anyone has any WordPress questions to throw at us\, please bring them… list them in the comments section on meetup.com so we can be prepared. \nFOOD: \nMight be pizza\, might not be. We’ll see 🙂
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/tear-down-of-a-wordpress-multisite-community-and-more-talks-tba-2/
LOCATION:3301 College Avenue\, Davie\, FL\, 33314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170807T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170801T195240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T195240Z
UID:3928-1502132400-1502139600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Weekly Open Hack Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our weekly civic hack sessions @ Cambridge Innovation Center. Anyone interested in civic hacking and engagement is welcome.\nYou 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.\nAs always\, bring a laptop; beginners are always welcome!\nWe ask that participants at Code for Miami events follow our Code of Conduct to ensure that our group is a safe and welcoming space.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/weekly-open-hack-night-32/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Avenue\, 1st Floor\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Code for Miami":MAILTO:danielleungermann@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170807T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170801T195240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T195240Z
UID:7459-1502132400-1502139600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Weekly Open Hack Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our weekly civic hack sessions @ Cambridge Innovation Center. Anyone interested in civic hacking and engagement is welcome.\nYou 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.\nAs always\, bring a laptop; beginners are always welcome!\nWe ask that participants at Code for Miami events follow our Code of Conduct to ensure that our group is a safe and welcoming space.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/weekly-open-hack-night-32-2/
LOCATION:1951 NW 7th Avenue\, 1st Floor\, Miami\, FL\, 33136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Code for Miami":MAILTO:danielleungermann@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170808T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170801T195240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T195240Z
UID:3929-1502186400-1502211600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Office Hours @ the MIC
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/office-hours-the-mic-42/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170808T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024252
CREATED:20170801T195240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T195240Z
UID:7460-1502186400-1502211600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Office Hours @ the MIC
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/office-hours-the-mic-42-2/
LOCATION:1010 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, FL\, 33132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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