It's date night and you're all ginned up, when suddenly you realize that no one made reservations to get some eats. Not to worry in the land of Teburu! Thanks to the creative minds of USF students, you'll soon be able to click into a mobile app named after a Japanese table and quickly make a reservation or even place your order. Then all you'll have to do is show up and eat!
Thomas Friedman's op-ed in the New York Times "Startup of You'' borrows the title from a forthcoming book authored by LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman. Together, they make the case that entrepreneurship is the new corporate ladder and that the IT revolution, coupled with globalization, is forcing people to constantly reinvent themselves and to re-load their skill sets toward thinking and acting more entrepreneurially. Enter StartUp Weekend Tampa.
The acquisition and departure from Florida of Wufoo and its Tampa founders is causing the larger entrepreneurial ecosystem to ask some tough questions about what more is needed to foster a critical mass that will enable successful tech companies to startup and thrive in the Tampa Bay region.
Consider yourself an entrepreneur? Got a great idea that just needs a little help to get off the ground? Looking for some feedback? In search of capital? Pitch away at StartUp Weekend Tampa July 8th through 11th when the Tampa Bay region's technology ecosystem comes together to separate the wannabes from the real deals.
How to create a communications network among federal, state and local U.S. government employees scattered around the globe? Welcome to GovLoop, an online social media network founded by Steve Ressler, a young professional now living in Tampa. GovLoop is designed to increase efficiency and share best practices by enabling better connections among public employees and agencies that spend tax dollars. Gov-up, anyone?
Ten young professionals from the Tampa Bay region were on board the StartUpBus as it made its way from Miami to Austin in early March. Nathan Schwagler, creative in residence at USF-St. Pete, was among them as part of a winning team called MyNewman.
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