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Inaugural I-Corps Class Graduates

Congratulations to the inaugural NSF I-Corps class. Teams from FAU Tech Runway, Adams Center for Entrepreneurship and FAU Wave participated in the 5-week intensive course.

I-Corps is a program that helps entrepreneurs launch their businesses and covers specialized topics, including customer discovery and lean startup methodology. Applications for the second class will open Summer 2019.

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Alumni Brings Artificial Intelligence to FIFA 19

Gaming Frog Week-Day Invitational Tournament

Gaming Frog, an FAU Tech Runway alumni, has hit the big leagues of gaming. The student track venture company is partnering with Rival.AI, to organize the first FIFA 19 competitive event to use artificial intelligence. Rival's technology allows Gaming Frog to validate scores, display post-match data and provide full tournament automation.

Gaming Frog is a platform that connects video gamers, allowing them to play their favorite games for cash and prizes.

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How I Funded My Way to the Top

Learn how to bootstrap your business to success with the MIT Enterprise Forum of South Florida, 7 – 10 p.m. Dec. 6 at FAU Tech Runway.

Attendees will hear from an expert panel of bootstrappers, including Luis Duco, director of operations at Starsky Robotics; Candice Saffer, CEO at Zing Rides; Marty Schulz, co-founder of Objective Ed; David Spector, partner at Tambourine and Howard Gitten, partner at Lewis Brisbois.

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2018 ITPalooza

The SFTA invites you to the 7th annual ITPalooza 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. Enjoy an all-day technology conference with more than 200 innovative technology companies and 50 subject-matter experts.

For $40 off, use code ITP18GA59.

For $100 off, use code ITP18VIP199.

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Miami Healthcare Hackathon

Dec. 1 – 2

CIC Miami

Lean Business Planning Seminar

8:30 – 10 a.m. Dec. 4

Chamber Boardroom, West Palm Beach

Small Business Innovation Research Workshop

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 4

BDB, West Palm Beach

Practical Usability Testing

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4

Cendyn Spaces, Boca Raton

vBeers | Palm Beach North

6 – 8 p.m. Dec. 5

Yard House, North Palm Beach

Unflipping the Table with Portfolio for Jira

5:30 – 8 p.m. Dec. 5

Modernizing Medicine, Boca Raton

Brainfood Speaker Series Featuring Joe Furst

6:30 – 9 p.m. Dec 11

The Lab Miami

MIT Enterprise Forum Holiday Happy Hour

6 – 9 p.m. Dec. 12

Tap 42, Miami

Palm Beach Tech Holiday Party

6 – 8 p.m. Dec. 18

Voltaire, West Palm Beach

Product Hunt South Florida Pitch Night

6 – 8 p.m. Jan. 24

General Provision, Fort Lauderdale

GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch

6 – 9 p.m. Feb. 9

Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

InternetCoast Events

IT Expo Idea Showcase

Applications Open: Dec. 1

Western Union Accelerator

Applications Open: Dec. 3

Hult Prize Powered by: StartUP FIU

Competition Day: Dec. 7

Google Cloud for Startups

Now Accepting Applications

L'Oréal Brandstorm 2019

Applications Due: Jan. 18

1 Million Cups

Now Accepting Applications

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