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Jacksonville’s very own Startup is being featured at the Oscars. Fighter Energy® is the proud energy drink sponsor of the 2013 Academy Awards Gifting event.
The Academy Award’s Celebrity Gift Suite, hosted by Connected, will be held at the world famous Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Saturday, February 23rd. The event begins at 11am and expects a large crowd of red carpet nominees as well as Hollywood’s top celebrities. Fighter Energy® is proud to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our favorite stars, with a healthy boost and Fighter’s new sports apparel in each bag. Fighter Energy® is a superior effervescent energy drink developed to give you an intense and healthy boost anytime, anywhere... healthy energy means appropriate dosing. We use less than half the Caffeine of our competition (37.5mg), with a B-vitamin complex, and other world class ingredients to achieve an instant boost without dehydration or “crash”. - www.FighterEnergy.com
CEO of Fighter Energy Brian Smith prepping for the Oscars (left) – photography by Ryan Smolka.
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Have you heard of Global Entrepreneurship Congress? The Global Entrepreneurship Congress is an inter-disciplinary gathering of startup champions from around the world—where entrepreneurs, government officials, investors, researchers, thought leaders and policymakers work together to bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.
The 2013 Congress takes place from March 18 – 21, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is hosted by Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Kauffman Foundation and Endeavor Brazil and made possible by Dell and NYSE Euronext Foundation. Over the past three years, the Congress has contributed to the expansion of an entrepreneurial ecosystem, connecting people across borders and sectors to unleash their ideas and transform innovation into reality.
iStart Jax will be attending global entrepreneurship congress in 2013, so that we can build new relationships and leverage resources from these relationships for the benefit of Startup enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in Northeast Florida. Stay tuned!
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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 –
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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 31st – February 1st 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 11th 2013. You can register at http://jacksonville.startupweekend.org/. Pre-event of the Startup Weekend is on Saturday, January 12th, 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
