Matt Haggman – Knight Foundation
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Matt Haggman

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    The New Tropic relaunches Startup.miami to connect region’s entrepreneurs and innovators with needed resources

    A version of this post was originally published on The New Tropic website. We are thrilled that The New Tropic is launching the next version of Startup.miami today, an effort supported by Knight Foundation that began in 2015 to help better connect South Florida’s burgeoning community of innovators and entrepreneurs. With this next take on Startup.miami, the […]

    Article · February 7, 2017 by

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    Join us for these upcoming October events in Miami

    We have a terrific lineup of events set for this month in Miami that are supported by Knight Foundation. I want to especially highlight the Knight Cities Challenge information session happening this Wednesday Oct. 14 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at The Idea Center at Miami Dade College. The challenge is offering a share of […]

    Article · October 13, 2015 by

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    Join us for these upcoming July Miami events

    We have a terrific lineup of events set for this month in Miami that are supported by Knight Foundation. They include: • July 6, 13, 20, 27: Code for MIA hosts its weekly Civic Hack Night. • July 6, 13, 20, 27: Hacks/Hackers hosts OpenHack Miami at The LAB Miami. • July 8: Digital Grass […]

    Article · July 6, 2015 by

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    Join us for these upcoming Miami events

    We have a terrific lineup of events set for this month in Miami that are supported by Knight Foundation. They include: June 1: The Idea Center @ Miami Dade College hosts “Exponential Organizations – A Transformative Single Day Course with Salim Ismail”. June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Every Monday, Hacks/Hackers hosts OpenHack Miami at […]

    Article · May 29, 2015 by

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    Join us for these upcoming Miami events

    We have a terrific lineup of events set for this month in Miami that are supported by Knight Foundation. They include: •       May 13, 20, 27: Live Ninja holds #WaffleWednesday, its weekly tech and creatives morning meetup in Wynwood.  •       May 13: Accelerated Growth Partners hosts the fourth installment of their Angel Education Series, taught by […]

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    Smart City Startups, eMerge Americas conference and more on the horizon in Miami

    Photo by Flickr user Timothy Valentine.  This post has been updated. We have a terrific lineup of events this month in Miami that are supported by Knight Foundation, including Smart City Startups, which just added more $15 tickets for its showcase and demo. Also, please join us for the second annual eMerge Americas global tech conference from May 1-5 […]

    Article · April 13, 2015 by

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    Miami in March: PreMoney Miami, 2015 Startup City and other events…

    Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Credit: Robertson Adams. March brings another terrific lineup of events supported by Knight Foundation, including the inaugural PreMoney Miami (use promo code “KNIGHT”), the return of Startup City: Miami (use promo code “Knight79”) and MIA Music Summit.  I want to especially highlight the Singularity Global Impact Challenge Miami information session on Wednesday, March […]

    Article · March 11, 2015 by

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    Media Party Miami one of a dozen Knight-backed events packed into February 


    Photo of downtown Miami by Flickr user Xynn Tii. Several new Knight-supported events have landed on the February calendar, so we’re sending an update. Whether you’re connecting with Latin American and U.S. media innovators at Media Party Miami  or hacking for civic change at Code Across 2015, there are plenty of opportunities to learn and […]

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