Missed Innovate MIA? Check out this video recap done by the Knight Foundation! The LAB Miami was proud to be a part of such an exciting week for Miami.
17 startups gathered in our new space to perfect their pitches for the first Wayra Demo Day in Miami. Check out how these entrepreneurs from all over the world gathered here in Wynwood to collaborate and innovate together.
“the ultimate goal is not only fostering a greater culture of innovation but also deepening resident engagement, creating a greater sense of purpose and possibility, and developing a much more strongly-felt attachment to our young and still rapidly-evolving city.” At The LAB Miami we share this goal and vision completely and are so excited to move forward together with the Knight Foundation. Our new partnership and home will allow us to further bring art and tech together under the same roof and provide both an innovative space and collaborative community for people in Miami to learn, act and build together.
Read more about this exciting news here.
“Wifredo Fernandez’s The LAB Miami is helping recreate Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood as a hub of creative companies”
Read the full article at Upstart Business Journal!
NewME popping up at The LAB Miami!
NewME is bringing its accelerator to Miami for the first time ever and we are beyond excited to be able to house their pop-up.
Check out the full agenda, details on the guests and registration info here.
This coming Monday at The LAB Miami, IdeaMensch stops by on their 48 state-road trip to have entrepreneurs share their ideas. Register here.
“Miami is for me a great laboratory,” says Richard Florida, the urban thinker and founder of the ‘creative class’ concept. This great article in The Miami Herald today talks about how Florida’s theories apply to Miami and how he will be involved in this city in the future. He has made Miami his winter home. His move and having such a great mind around is an undoubtedly amazing asset. We look forward to seeing how he will engage the community. Welcome to Miami, Florida.
We champion collaboration as an efficient way of growing start-ups. From product development to logistical obstacles, collaboration allows problems to be solved through the perspective of different point of views. This article shows the advantages collaboration has on business and the sacrifices that go along with it.
Take it from these guys. Sam Calagione worked in brewing and Shamus Jones had a pickling company. When they joined forces they collaborated on a beer-infused pickle product!
Check out the new way to make business plans. The Business Model Generation is a great resource, providing a hub to discuss business models, helpful tips and a blank business model canvas to get your own started. This new model suits everyone from the lone entrepreneur to a tech startup. They also have an app to test out your plan. It makes business models look easy, pretty and even fun.
We just picked up a copy of their book for our LAB library
Want to travel AND change the world? Apply for Unreasonable at Sea, a nautical tech accelerator program for entrepreneurs looking to solve our globe’s greatest challenges. (via Unreasonable Institute)
Why cowork? Here is a straight-to-the-point breakdown on the changing nature of work. (via Turnstone)
Hear this: Collaborative Coworking can lift an entire group of local creative people to new levels of their work-from-home careers. Oh, I know what you’re thinking. Why wouldn’t small business people like me just stick to my home office? Simple: 1. It’s lonely, and 2. Two brains (or three or four…
Great array of savvy entrepreneurs under the age of 30.
![“The magic of coworking is [having the access to] an ecosystem of innovation, learning, and support.”
This article describes the top five reasons coworking is valuable for social entrepreneurs, but we think the reasons can apply to anyone trying to do anything outside the traditional corporate world. So, freelancers, artists, entrepreneurs, everyone trying to make things happen, here are some reasons why coworking is the way to do it.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyztmnjfkK1qmxv9jo1_500.jpg)
“The magic of coworking is [having the access to] an ecosystem of innovation, learning, and support.”
This article describes the top five reasons coworking is valuable for social entrepreneurs, but we think the reasons can apply to anyone trying to do anything outside the traditional corporate world. So, freelancers, artists, entrepreneurs, everyone trying to make things happen, here are some reasons why coworking is the way to do it.
It’s not about what you do but why you do it. This #TEDtalk is a LABrats favorite. We are driven by purpose, not profits. We are here to bring together a community, to help foster innovation in a city that is near greatness. We are looking for like-minded people that can share a vision for a better street, block, neighborhood, city, state, country and world.
Be Love. Be Art. Be Business. Be a LABrat.
