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 | Sep 9, 2013 | #EDI2, Startups, Technology-based Economic Development
The Friday morning @BuddyBrewCoffee group is back and ready for another season of productive discussions about building a stronger tech ecosystem and the need for more technology-based economic development. The group discusses the goals and guidelines for the...
by Head-Banana | Oct 12, 2009 | Startups
With apologies to Sir Isaac … The first law for start-ups = an idea at rest stays at rest Whatever your plans are for the next big thing, be it software, hardware, service or other – you cannot just sit on your idea waiting and hoping for something to...
by Head-Banana | Sep 15, 2009 | Startups, Tech Rant
The Eric Schoenfled TechCrunch article on Top VC Blogs got a fair amount of play on Twitter last week, but the background for this post originates on Larry Cheng’s site where there is a much more comprehensive listing of 100+ VC Bloggers (ranked by number of...