Category Archives: Community
The Point Of Refresh
In the spirit of creating a lively discourse about the South Florida Tech Community, I figure I should revisit where my involvement began. This story begins in 2005. Prior to the creation of RefreshMiami I had been to maybe a … Continue reading
Silicon Beach: Tech in South FL: Support from Investors
In this seemingly interminable series, which has covered everything, then shifted to the government, then local business, most recently the individuals, and now we’re taking a look at the role of the money men in relation to the future of … Continue reading
How NOT to build a developer community
After having organized the second Facebook Developer Garage in Miami this past weekend, it got me thinking about the other developer platforms out there, and why some are successful and some not. One of the key examples that came to … Continue reading
My first speaking gig – refreshmiami august
So I’ve uploaded the 2 videos from refreshmiami august meetup. In the first one I talk about marketing on social networks/the social graph. The second part I discuss the facebook platform, which if you know me is my current obsession … Continue reading
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
So for those of you in Miami this coming wednesday, you might want to check out the August Refresh meeting. I’ll be one of the two featured speakers (the other being my good friend Alex de Carvalho ). I will … Continue reading
The world is small, and its full of photos!
So while walking through the expo part of the SXSW conference today I ran into a guy who I had lunch with randomly a year ago at the 37signals getting real workshop! Turns out this guy, Bryan Zmijewski, has created … Continue reading
Barcamp recap
First off, thanks to everyone for coming out and participating in Barcamp: Miami last night. Also I’d like to thank Alex, Nick, and Kim for doing all the organizing and coordinating, this event wouldn’t have come together if it wasn’t … Continue reading
Central America: the next spot for online growth
So a distant relative of mine, Jorge Arango, in Panama (the country, not the party town in Florida) just posted info about their first usability/IA workshop in the area. UXCamp Panama was probably the first of its kind in all … Continue reading
