🚀 The Buzz on FAU Tech Runway

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2020 Maverick Reception is Now on YouTube!

View our 5th annual Maverick Reception, which honors six years of innovation and launching of the next generation of global entrepreneurs. Celebrate all of the award winners, hear our fantastic keynote presentation, laugh along with our co-moderators' banter, jokes and so much more! Watch the video here.

Improving Technology and Safety

STRAX Intelligence Group, a Venture Class 1 company, announces the integration of their services with Evolve Dynamics Ltd. technology called Sky Mantis, an all-weather unmanned aerial vehicle, left. The two companies work together to bring cutting-edge solutions to Evolve Dynamics aircrafts and flight software with the real-time streaming and platform capabilities from STRAX Intelligence Group.

STRAX Platform was recently adopted by the Port of Palm Beach to increase its safety and security. STRAX Platform offers multiple features for the Port of Palm Beach including access to real-time camera feeds, traffic movements, weather and aviation alerts, panic alarms and critical response plans. READ MORE.

FAU Business Plan Competition

Applications are now being accepted for the FAU Business Plan Competition, open to FAU students, faculty, staff and recent graduates, to pitch their game-changing idea for a chance to fund their new ventures.

Deadline to submit is Monday, Feb. 1.

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What is TRIN?

The FAU Tech Runway Investor Network (TRIN) is an organization that provides privileged access to investment opportunities for return-driven investors who are financially motivated to back talented FAU-connected entrepreneurs.

Learn more about this opportunity and the membership benefits you can enjoy below.

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Small Business Executive Program and Nonprofit Executive Program

Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship has a Small Business Executive Program and Nonprofit Executive Program for CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, executive directors and presidents of small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Apply for the four-month, nine-session, training program, which focuses on growth, leadership expertise and financial success. Sessions begin in January.

To learn more and to apply to the program, view the three program options below:

Turning Data Science Into Business Value Workshop

It Labs presents Turn Data Science Into Business Value To Your Customers. This one-on-one workshop is held in two one-hour sessions, bringing together leaders, data scientists, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) experts to discuss the key value of data science, AI and ML.

To learn more and reserve a spot for this free workshop, click below.

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Hubspot for Startups is hosting From Startup to Scaleup: Tactics and Frameworks to Create a Successful Company at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 16. This event features global experts to discuss the top three frameworks and tools that founders use for a successful transition from startup to scaleup.

CS50x Miami is offering a free adaptation of Harvard University's CS50 course available from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 7 and 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Jan 12.

The course provides a better understanding of computer science and programming. It will teach you how to design and implement solutions to problems, along with thinking critically, methodically and algorithmically.

Brainfood Speaker Series is featuring Scott Harris, founder and CEO of DeliverLean, a healthy gourmet meal delivery service and large-scale food service manufacturer, from 5 to 6 p.m., on Dec. 15.

Learn from Harris' success, lessons from his failures and startup experiences to better understand the opportunities and challenges of launching and growing a business.

To learn more about Harris and to register, click the link below.