Dear Refresher,
Fall is quickly upon us, and we want you to come join us at the end of this month for a great Refresh meetup focused on starting a business. Many of us are looking for work, looking to start something new, or just looking for a change, and entrepreneurship can be the solution to those issues. So this month we are all about starting something, and we’ve got some excellent speakers to help get you on your way.
Hopefully you can join us this month at the Hotel in the Grove (formerly known as Doubletree Coconut Grove).
Please remember you can always email us or contact us via twitter or facebook if you’ve got something you would like us to share with the community
When & Where:
Wednesday September 30, 2009 @ 7:30PM
The Hotel in the Grove @ 2649 S Bayshore Dr Miami, FL 33133
RSVP Here: http://j.mp/L27Fj
September Refresh Agenda
This month’s we’ll be answering three questions: I’ve got an idea, now what? I’ve got a company, who can fund it? I’m up and running, now what? We have 2 great attorneys from Gunster who will be giving us some basic answers to those questions & from Worsterer.com we’ve got the founders talking about their new business and the things they are learning along the way.
Yes, this discussion could take months, but in the hour or so that we have, we will give you a broad overview of legal items to keep in mind when you begin ask yourself those questions. To get you started, we’ll discuss forming an entity, getting funded, working with angel investors and venture capital (and what they look for in a start up), ownership, compensation and equity incentives, your business name, and much more. We’ll also discuss important things to keep in mind once you’re up and running, such as protection of intellectual property and confidential information, employee matters, licensing agreements, end-user agreements, privacy issues, terms and conditions of use, user generated content issues, and sending and responding to cease and desist letters.
Presenters:
Gaida Zirkelbach, is an attorney within the Technology and Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group of Gunster, Florida’s Law Firm for Business. Gaida provides strategic counseling and negotiates transactions in the areas of technology, Internet, interactive marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and privacy and security. She advises large companies and start-ups and has vast experience in negotiating deals with technology and Internet industry leaders, including the largest online media properties and Fortune 500 companies.
Nicholas Robbins, a shareholder in the corporate and technologies practice groups at the law firm Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, works closely with entrepreneurs and investors with the financing, building and selling of business enterprises. He began his legal career at the Boston-based law firm of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, a global leader in venture capital and technology and Internet law. He was recently highlighted by Palm Beach Post as “the attorney to go to for venture capital, merger and acquisitions, as wells as corporate and strategic guidance for South Florida technology, Internet and emerging growth companies.”
Worsterer
URL : http://Worsterer.com
Worsterer is a community blog where people can post funny or embarrassing stories on particular topics.
In their words: Have you ever been to a party and someone starts telling a story about something bad happening? Then before you know it, everyone is telling a story, trumping one another? Well, that’s our site, Worsterer.com, and we can’t wait to hear what you have to say!
Social Media Calendar
The New New Journalism: Blogging and Social Media with Alex de Carvalho. This class will cover the technical and marketing aspects of launching yourself or your business online through a blog, Twitter, and related social tools. The class is highly participatory; between the weekly scheduled class meetings, this course’s discussion continues in a variety of online environments.
8 weeks: Tuesdays, September 15 – November 3, 2009, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/new/pages/class/fall_09/adecarvahlo.htm
Mozilla Add-ons meetup: 9/15/09 – http://bit.ly/efErJ
Tech Tuesday: 9/15/09 – http://j.mp/11lWF
SMCSF Tweetup: 9/16/09 7pm, @ Off The Hookah, 300 SW 1st Ave, Ft. Lauderdale – http://smscsf.com
Mobile Monday Miami : 9/17/09 – http://im.ly/8c3bf/
Refresh Miami: 9/30/09 – http://j.mp/L27Fj
South Florida WordPress Meetup : 10/14/09 – http://www.meetup.com/SF-WordPress-Users/
LessConf: 10/17/09 – Jaxhttp://LessConf.com
Special thanks to our sponsors:
The Hotel in the Grove for giving us a place to meet.
If you are interested in sponsoring our meetup, please contact Angelique Swann @ Angelique@refreshmiami.org
Thanks & have a great month!
Mike Cuesta applies his experience in strategic design to drive innovation to CareCloud’s products, marketing communications, and brand. He is also charged with managing the information architecture, visual integrity and usability of all of the CareCloud systems and web properties.
Jonathan is one of the two brothers who founded Hii Def, inc. the developers of Flavors.me
Jonathan is the CEO & Co-Founder of Afzet, Inc. a Social Media compnay based in Plantation Florida that operates Studdr.com. He currently works at IT Management as the Lead Developer of the MDS 3.0 project at the company for Long Term Care Facilies Assessments.
