Photo credit: Flickr user wyntuition. Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine turned heads at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting this week when he said that trying to make Miami Beach a technology hub is the “dumbest idea in the world.” “As much as it sounds great—it’s sexy—that’s not who we are,” said Levine, according to […]
Article · January 24, 2014 by Matt Haggman
Endeavor from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Related Links “Endeavor announces managing director, founding board” in the Miami Herald “Endeavor Officially Launches Miami Affiliate: Local Board and New Managing Director Named” on endeavor.org When Knight Foundation announced a $2 million investment to bring Endeavor to Miami, there remained important hurdles to overcome before the global entrepreneurship nonprofit […]
Article · September 4, 2013 by Matt Haggman
For some eight years, Refresh Miami has toiled away to connect Miami’s startup community. But in the last year, as the Miami startup community has become increasingly energized, so has Refresh Miami. Monthly meetups that drew, say, a dozen people in the early years are now regularly bringing in an excess of 300 and 400 […]
Article · May 23, 2013 by Matt Haggman
Above: Photos from previous Kaboom! builds in South Florida For the third Saturday in a row an under-utilized patch of land in South Florida is set to be transformed. Kaboom! is building a new playground at the Church of the Open Door in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood this Saturday. The April 6 effort will be […]
Article · April 5, 2013 by Matt Haggman
EVENT VIDEO See video from StartupCity Miami with Knight Foundation and The Atlantic here. A key component of Knight Foundation’s effort to help strengthen and propel Miami’s startup community is creating better opportunities for entrepreneurs to connect and learn together. Toward that end, today we’re having our biggest gathering yet. In partnership with The Atlantic and author Richard Florida, we’re […]
Article · February 13, 2013 by Matt Haggman
Despite a high rate of entrepreneurial activity across Miami, it remains difficult for doers and innovators to build their ideas here. It is harder than it should be for people launching new ventures to connect with others, find mentorship opportunities and obtain quality support services. To address this challenge, today we’re announcing a $2 million […]
Article · January 15, 2013 by Matt Haggman
HackDay Miami from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Earlier this year, when we announced Knight Foundation’s push to increase community engagement by strengthening Miami’s startup community, we said the effort builds upon our ongoing work in the arts. Now, that’s literally the case. Knight Foundation is investing $250,000 into a new co-working space in Miami’s Wynwood […]
Article · December 13, 2012 by Matt Haggman
abc*Foundation 2012 from Abc* Foundation on Vimeo. Thinkers and doers from throughout the Americas will gather this week in Miami for the 2012 abc* Continuity Forum. Hosted by the Americas Business Council Foundation, the event begins today with an address by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The three-day gathering brings leaders together to confront the most pressing social and […]
Article · November 12, 2012 by Matt Haggman
The ongoing effort to turn a large swath of downtown Miami’s bayfront into a center of science, art and learning has taken another important step. Knight Foundation announced a $10 million challenge grant to the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. To be paid, the funds must be matched by an additional $20 million […]
Article · January 5, 2012 by Matt Haggman