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• Is Miami losing its edge?

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  One of the things that stuck out to me on this trip was the idea that Miami has lost its edge and advantage in the quest to become the gateway to the americas. With the advent of internet, the advantage of being in Miami for its role as gateway is [...]

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• LatAm vs Miami: A startup ecosystem comparison

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  One of the purposes of this trip I’m on to Latin America was to learn from the communities down South and figure out how we can apply these lessons to the community in Miami. To say this trip has been eye-opening is the understatement of the century. The people I [...]

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• Geeks On A Plane – Exploring Latin America Tech

  So I’ve been on the road representing RefreshMiami and the Miami tech community since Friday with the 500Startups Geeks On a plane trip. We’ve explored Mexico City so far, now we’re in Sao Paulo, and after this stop we’re heading to Buenos Aires. In each of these cities we’re [...]

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• Does Miami need a tech ambassador?

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  Something that has been on my mind lately has been that of whether or not the local tech community here in South Florida, and more specifically Miami, is in need of a spokesperson. Do we need a face for tech in SFL?

  Lacking any recognizable faces from successful companies here [...]

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• Exploring the Medellin tech community

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  A few weeks back, I had the privilege of going down to Medellin, Colombia to meet with a number of people in the tech/hacker community down there. My overall impression was “wow, imagine what these ‘kids’ could do with more resources.”

  All [...]

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• Tech in South Florida update May 2012

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  I’ve been rather quiet lately on this blog, and there are several good reasons for it. One of the main reasons is that we at Refresh Miami have been working on some bigger projects to benefit the greater good of tech in South Florida.

  Lately there has been a lot of [...]

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• Building blocks of community

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  Recently (the last few months), quite a bit of momentum has been building around the tech community down here in South Florida (mainly Miami). Different actors in the theater that is Miami have started to assume their roles and take part in the act that encompasses the renaissance of tech [...]

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• Can Adam Smith fix coconut grove?

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  I had a long discussion with a dear longtime friend and longtime Coconut Grove resident the other night, asking whether or not the grove could be fixed. This friend has been living in the area since the 1970s, so he’s seen every cycle possible in the neighborhood. I raised the [...]

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• Why your business needs a community

  Over the past few years, I would have most likely focused this post on how your business needs to embrace the online community, however this is aimed more at physical businesses and the hybrid online/offline communities they need to survive in the 21st century.

  For the last 6 months I’ve been [...]

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• Applying to grad school

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  So I’ve decided to apply to graduate school to get an MBA. Its something I’ve been thinking about for maybe 4 years, just decided this was the right time to go about doing it. I also made this decision slightly late in the application process, and am doing everything at [...]

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