Photo by Rori Kotch

By Susan Amat

The Launch Pad presented Startup Weekend Miami in the gorgeous 600 Brickell building!

70+ participants including global Startup Weekend sponsors .Co Internet founder Juan Diego Calle, leaders of both of Miami’s top development shops – Andrej from New Frontier Nomads and Nabyl and the whole Rokk3r Labs team, Steve McKean, founder of Acceller, and many more, including our generous host Loretta Cochran, the visionary behind 600 Brickell. Startup Weekend Miami was facilitated by Global Master Facilitator Tom Nagle.

The highlights:

OpenFund: Kickstarter for the rest of us! The market should decide if your idea will work – not Kickstarter! Lower fees. They are now supporting a screening of The Startup Kids in Miami.

DocuHub: tracking and storage of legal documents.

Introfit: virtual personal trainer to keep your workouts challenging with unique gaming features.

Trendscend: suggestions and styling in this fashion and design genome – Pandora for fashion.

FlyBy: matchmaking for business leads and partnerships during your wait at the airport.

Grand prize winners: FlyBy is now a finalist for the Launch Pad Accelerator! FlyBy's team was: Arnoldo Reyes, team leader and founder, Guillaume Lellouche, Daniel Ramos, Javier, Russell Rosario, Vanessa Kuljis, Jake Wengroff and Ryan Wenger.

Attendees reported a lot of great personal highlights, but during the BBQ dinner directly following the judge’s decision, each team had a 15-minute coaching session with the entire judging panel. Every team came out of the conference room inspired and excited about their experiences and being part of the Miami startup community. Our next event is Nov. 17-19 as we host Lean Startup Machine in partnership with the Miami Lean Startup Circle group and New Frontier Nomads (Super Early Bird prices available until Oct. 18). Hope to see you there! Attendees reported a lot of great personal highlights, but during the BBQ dinner directly following the judge’s decision, each team had a 15-minute coaching session with the entire judging panel. Every team came out of the conference room inspired and excited about their experiences and being part of the Miami startup community. Our next event is Nov. 17-19 as we host Lean Startup Machine in partnership with the Miami Lean Startup Circle group and New Frontier Nomads (Super Early Bird prices available until Oct. 18). Hope to see you there!

Susan Amat is executive director of the Launch Pad at the University of Miami, founder of the Launch Pad Tech Accelerator and chair of Startup Florida.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/the-starting-gate/2012/10/miami-startup-weekend-inspiring-weekend-concludes-with-personal-coaching-sessions-for-all-participan.html#storylink=cpy

more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/the-starting-gate/2012/10/miami-startup-weekend-inspiring-weekend-concludes-with-personal-coaching-sessions-for-all-participan.html#storylink=cpy