by Head-Banana | Dec 11, 2014 | Market Strategy, Startups, Tech Rant, Technology-based Economic Development
We started Tech Rant back in late ’07 as a supplement to the workshops hosted by TBTF’s Emerging Companies Academy program. These weekly coffee chats were structured as an informal support group for start-up founders and early stage tech companies. They...
by Head-Banana | Nov 17, 2014 | #EDI2, Startups, Tech Rant, Technology-based Economic Development
In his final Startup Tampa Bay video as a @HillsboroughFL Commissioner, @MarkSharpeFL discusses his successful EDI2 program and how it has helped the local tech ecosystem grow in both activity and visibility. A few recurring topics came up in this video that are...
by Head-Banana | Oct 24, 2014 | #EDI2, Startups, Tech Rant, Technology-based Economic Development
Last week marked Tampa Bay’s 7th annual BarCamp, a day long conference for Geeks, about Geeks and hosted by Geeks. In the tradition of the #unconference style, the crowdsourced agenda of topics and speakers provided an eclectic mix of technical and startup tech...
by Head-Banana | May 16, 2014 | #EDI2, Startups, Technology-based Economic Development
Hillsborough County is working with the folks that organized last year’s National Day of Civic Hacking to host a combined Hack-a-thon focused on projects that will benefit our community. The Tampa / Hillsborough Hack-a-thon will run from Friday May 30th thru...
by Head-Banana | Apr 21, 2014 | Technology-based Economic Development
Startup Tampa Bay devoted this entire webcast to the discussion of transit in the Bay area and the many starts, stops, detours, and bright shiny objects that continue to delay our progress. Joining the host Commissioner Mark Sharpe @MarkSharpeFL were guests:Kevin...
by Head-Banana | Mar 15, 2014 | #EDI2, Startups, Tech Rant, Technology-based Economic Development
This week’s webcast celebrated the successful completion of another StartupBus competition and return of the team from #StartupBusFL which traveled from Tampa to the annual SXSW tech / music fest in Austin. Joining Commissioner @MarkSharpeFL this week: Stephanie...
