Monthly Archives: August 2009

IdeaField Coworking & StartupMonkey

Our friends and supporters @Ad2 Tampa Bay and Tampa Digital invited the co-founders of IdeaField – Tampa’s first official Coworking destination to take part in their weekly AdCast Web program. If you haven’t checked out our facility in Tampa Heights yet, then make plans to join us for FreeFridays and see why Coworking is taking off all over the world.

Tech Jam – A party w/ a purpose, but no soul

Last night was the was sixth TBTF Tech Jam that I have attended since I moved to Tampa and while I thoroughly enjoyed the first three, I can safely say that each of the last three years have progressively gotten more disappointing. Let me say first that I have nothing but the greatest respect for the TBTF Foundation, I appreciate and support the great work it has done in providing opportunities, equipment and scholarships to local youth in need. Unfortunately, the desire to make the event exponentially bigger and better is killing the community’s interest and the personal involvement that made this annual fundraiser matter.

Marketing Rule #1 – Don’t Suck!

As part of my on-going rant on why public policy matters to emerging companies, I like to point to various surveys and informal studies that measure the more qualitative factors such as how quality of life impacts the individuals that are the force responsible for the sustainable economic gain. I’m not referring to the manufactured metrics and accolades from the AEA, Enterprise Florida or other lobbyist-driven organizations that paint the picture of Florida as thriving technology mega-region (insert cynical laughter here). I am talking about the analysis that reports on the walk-ability of neighborhoods, urban lifestyle and other quality of life issues that separate the fun, growing cities from the ones that roll up their sidewalks every night at 6PM.