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27 January 2013

 

StartupBus is an invitation-only community of hackers, hustlers and hipsters passionate about startups. Teams compete in an annual hackathon-style competition on buses traveling across America at 60 mph towards Austin in time for SxSW, where they will pitch to top-tier angels and VCs. The competition is intense, the constraints are challenging and the bonds forged are testament to the experience Buspreneurs share.

 

iStart Jax is pleased to partner with StartupBus. Director of iStart Jax, Sheena Koshy will be on the Startup Bus. Sheena will be also helping the Startups on the Startup Bus for the social media support.

 

Buses depart respective cities March 3rd and arrive in San Antonio, TX for a welcome reception hosted by Rackspace and then on to SXSW Austin, TX on the 8th.

 

Applications are open! 

 

There is just four weeks until StartupBus leaves for Austin, TX but there are a few seats still open. We're looking for the best hackers, hustlers and hipsters to represent our region in the hackathon-roadtrip. We will be going head to head with some of the best tech cities around the US and Mexico. Let's show them what the Southeast has! 

We are pleased to inform you iStart Jax is a proud partner of StartupBus. Entrepreneurs should apply now at http://startupbus.com, for more information send us an email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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08 January 2013

Florida Venture Forum, Florida's oldest, largest and most prestigious statewide support group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, has invited the top ideas from Jacksonville Startup Weekend to present at their 2013 Florida Venture Capital Conference. The Jacksonville Startup Weekend, a highly anticipated event in the Northeast Florida region is being held January 25-27 at UNF. iStart Jax, Northeast Florida’s business accelerator is excited about bringing this opportunity to first coast entrepreneurs and innovators by leveraging its relationship with the Florida Venture Forum. The Florida Venture Capital conference will be held from January 31^st – February 1^st 2013 at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach attracts hundreds of venture capitalists.

The 22nd Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference will feature expert panel discussions, exclusive networking opportunities, featured speakers and many of Florida’s top companies presenting to a national audience of venture capitalists, investment bankers and private equity investors. Past Presenters have attracted more than $2.7 billion in investments. For additional information and to register for the Conference, please call 813-335-8116 or visit the web site at http://www.floridaventureforum.org

MJ Charmani, lead organizer of the Jacksonville Startup Weekend and founder of iStart Jax said “This is a win-win opportunity for the region. We are delighted about the fact that we are able to leverage our relationships for the benefit of the aspiring entrepreneurs in Northeast Florida”. Daniel Fanger, newly appointed director at iStart Jax along with Directors Sheena Koshy and Yash Nath will be coordinating the startup teams participation at the conference.

Early bird offer is expiring on Friday, January 11^th 2013. You can register at http://jacksonville.startupweekend.org/.  Pre-event of the Startup Weekend is on Saturday, January 12^th, which offers an opportunity to network with the fellow participants, sponsors, mentors and event organizers and learn more about the event. Venue: Room B. Southeast Regional Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32256

About The Florida Venture Forum:  The Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is Florida's oldest, largest and most prestigious statewide support group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. As an entrepreneurial networking group, the Florida Venture Forum educates entrepreneurs and assists them in identifying sources of venture capital.  Created in 1984 by a group of high-level business leaders and academicians, the Florida Venture Forum helps ensure the success of Florida-based entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel and educational advice. Each year, the Florida Venture Forum presents the Florida Venture Capital Conference, now in its 22nd year. Florida's only statewide later stage Venture Capital Conference, the event has attracted more than $2 .7 billion dollars in venture capital funding for Florida-based companies since its inception. For additional information and to register for the Conference, please call 813-335-8116 or visit the web site at http://www.floridaventureforum.org

About Startup Weekend: Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event during which developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. Startup Weekends has been conducted in 300+ cities worldwide; it has helped launch 5000+ businesses; and engaged more than 57,000+ entrepreneurs. It is a premier education experience for entrepreneurs. www.Jacksonville.StartupWeekend.org

About iStart Jax: iStart Jax is a Non-Profit, 501 (C)-(3), Business Accelerator for Technology based Startups in North East Florida. Our goal is to provide world class resources for aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their creative ideas into growing Tech Startups. iStart Jax offers free web applications to Crowdsource and Project Manage Startups. We host programs such as Startup Weekend, Google Boot camp, Monthly workshops to accelerate the growth of Startup community. iStart Jax partners with investors to help fund the startup ideas. Affiliated programs include Microsoft BizSpark, 1M\1M Silicon Valley Incubator, F6S and Startup Florida. www.iStartjax.org

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20 December 2012

Jacksonville Startup Weekend 2013 is pleased to inform the Top 3 winners will receive $20,000 in-kind services. Besides the in-kind services, Top 3 winners will also take home $120,000 worth deals. Thanks to iStart Jax Inc, Business accelerator for leveraging its association with Global Accelerator platform to award each of the winners $120,000 worth deals.

 

In kind Services include

•      Free services for legal and intellectual property(IP) consulting - Akerman Senterfitt

•       Free print and digital media avertisements - Avantage Business Magazine

•       Free strategic marketing services - Kimberly Deas, Business Growth Consultant

•       Free attendance to Startup Series Workshop – Small Business Development Center

•       Media opportunities on television, coverage on the leading local and national publications - SBRN and Sramana Mitra - 1 Million by 1 Million

•      Free office space - CoWorkJax

•      Obtain feedback on your ideas from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs - Sramana Mitra - 1 Million by 1 Million

•      Free Venture Capital Consulting and fund raising assistance - Blue Horizon Venture Capital Consulting

 

Last date for the Registration with the early-bird offer of $75 per person will expire on December 26^th.  Students will be charged $50 with a Student Discount code “STUDENT” and Veterans will be charged $60 with a Veteran Discount code “VETERAN”. Must provide valid access pass. Participating in one event is like getting your MBA in one weekend. Register now @ http://jacksonville.startupweekend.org.

 

Apart from intangible valuable experience gained within 54 hours, here are the tangible benefits for each of the participants.

 

• .CO - All participants get 12 Months free Domain Registration

• Domain.com - 3 Months Webhosting Free and 1 Year Domain Registration free

• Cloudmine - $50 (100,000 API Calls) free to build your Mobile App server side platform. www.cloudmine.me

• SendGrid - Signup for 200 emails/day for free

• Upto 100 Business Cards free from MOO.com

 

In addition to above, more than $50,000 discounts for the Startup Weekend participants. Price also includes 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches and 3 Dinners during the event with non-stop supply of snacks and beverages. We all know it’s not just about the idea – it’s about the team. Startup Weekend is hands down the best way to find someone, or a team of people, with whom you can actually launch a startup. Early bird offer expires Wednesday, December 26^th 2012. Register soon @ http://jacksonville.startupweekend.org

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13 December 2012

Google Boot camp 2012

 

 

Google Boot camp
December 15th 2012 - 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM at UNF
Sign up now - @ http://jaxgooglebootcamp.eventbrite.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only First 50 Registrations will get the Google Imagination Caddy and Many more!

Google Developer Groups and Startup Weekend are joining forces to help developers and entrepreneurs become more successful! We know that during a Startup Weekend event there isn't a lot of time to learn new things. You come in with the tools you have in your belt, and you do the best you can with those. But sometimes those tools aren't enough, which is why we're running this pre-Startup Weekend Technical Boot camp that includes below topics!

Agenda:

9:00 to 9.15 Breakfast

9:15 to 10:00 Introduction - Satya Komatineni (Apprentice, Imitate, Innovate - An innovative approach that is meaningful to You first!!)

10:00 to 11:00 Android 101 – Satya Komatineni/Deepak Nenmini

11:00 to 12:00 App Engine – Jitesh Doshi

12:00 to 1:00 lunch/ted videos

1:00 to 2:00 17 things in Android – Deepak Nenmini

2:00 to 3:00 Sumptuous Visual - Jonathan Riley (VW - Visual Wizard)

3:00 to 5:00 Your apps (List and Design your apps in an hour) - Lead by Satya Komatineni and created by You (Or Custom Components - Heart of Android)