The Big Idea Box

Eddy Prado is one of the most innovative Latin American entrepreneurs. A key part of Miami's technology ecosystem, he is the Co-founder of Fastmind, a marketing tool that helps large enterprises improve their digital ads’ conversion and creator of Apensar/Wordie, one of the Top 50 Best Games of Google Play in 2015. Led by Juan Pablo D'Alessandro, the Head of Entrepreneur Selection & Growth at Endeavor Miami, this conversation is rich in perspective, encouragement, and ways to keep moving against the current during COVID-19. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 00:00:50 Introductions, Background of Endeavor Miami, Eddie's Previous Experience 5:01 Fastminds Proposition, How it Works, Working Relationship with Family 11:04 Venezuelan Immigrant to US Entrepreneur, Learning Experiences 21:28 Handling Adversity and Doubt 23:53 Fastminds Growth During COVID19, Impacts and Learning Moments 33:55 Q & A

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Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.

This episode is part 4 of the Conquering Crisis Webinar Series focusing on brick and mortar business. Moderated by Aryan Rashed, owner of Tremble pilates studio, featuring Veronica Menin, co-founder of Love Life Cafe; Max-Antonio Burger, CEO of Veza Sur Brewing Co.; and Alvaro Nunez, Owner of Little Swimmers. Aryan leads a conversation on the impact of COVID-19 and how stay-at-home mandates have affected business. The panel shares effective measures taken to adjust and pivot their business models. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 00:00:56 Introductions, Reactions to COVID, Engaging customers & employees 10:40 How Industries Face Fear & Uncertainty Build Community Viturally as Brick & Mortar 20:05 Supply Chain Challenges and Shifts, Partnerships and Relationships within Competitors 33:12 Cost Reductions Negotiations, Challenges Regarding Retail Space Market, Q&A  46:18 Long term changes and Advice 

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Show Notes:

Aryan Rashed - Tremble - Veronica Menin - Love Live Cafe - Max-Antonio Burger - Veza Sur Brewing Co - Alvaro Nunez - Little Swimmers - LAB Ventures - The LAB Miami - The New Tropic - The Knight Foundation - Refresh Miami - Miami Angels - Endeavor Miami - Emerge Americas

In this episode, our host Sebastian sits down with Suzanne Jewell, The Mindful Entrepreneur, to explore the 4th Pillar of your start-up. As every start-up requires an MVP, Proof of Concept and a strategic plan on how to reach the ROI for investors, few leaders look at themselves as the 4th Pillar of their business plan. Top leadership schools from Stanford to Yale are training graduates on the practices of mindful attention training. Microsoft’s CEO has said that in five years or less, the #1 skill for leaders, as well as employees, will be the ability to focus the most valuable asset they have; their attention. The #1 most downloaded content during these times on LinkedIn has been about mindfulness, resilience and stress reduction. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:20 Introduction and Understanding Mindfulness 19:30 Breathing Practice and Pause, Breathe, Smile 28:00 Suzanne Jewell's background 33:18 How and why mindfulness is useful for entrepreneurs 37:57 Guided Meditation 46:45 Understanding Resilience 51:04 Q&A 56:09 Leadership in the Future

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Show Notes: Sebastian Arrubla; The LAB Miami; Suzanne Jewell; Dan Harris; Grupo Cisneros Venezuela; Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation; Mindful Mornings Miami; Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella; Auroville; Conscious Capitalism; Jacinda Arden Prime Minister of New Zealand; Bhutan; Gross National Health Index; Davos World Economic Forum; Black Rock Ventures; The LAB Miami

This episode is part 3 of the Conquering Crisis Webinar Series focusing on capitalizing opportunity as a business owner. Moderated by Matt Haggman, featuring Andres Moreno, CEO of Open English; the leading company in teaching English in Latin America and the Hispanic market in the US. The robust platform offers personalized, live classes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with teachers whose native language is English. Matt led the conversation on accelerated adoption of new business practices including online learning, managing a global team working from home, and keeping up with unprecedented demand for online products. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 00:00:55 Introductions and Open Education COVID remote work response 11:17 Transitioning Global Teams, Challenges, and Opportunities 20:48 Effective Changes due to COVID19 30:42 Projection and Marketing Shifts 34:40 Online Education Growth 42:12 Q & A and Personal Shifts

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Show Notes:

Matt Haggman - Andres Moreno - Open English - Endeavor Scale Up - Escala - Andressen Horowitz - a16z Podcast - Why We Sleep Book - Peter Attia - Peter Attia Drive Podcast - Peter Attia Zero App - LAB Ventures - The LAB Miami - The New Tropic - The Knight Foundation - Refresh Miami - Miami Angels - Endeavor Miami - Emerge Americas

In times of crisis, as we are facing now, it's crucial to unite as a community and share key insights, advice, and resources. Conquering Crisis is a series of free online webinars for the startup and entrepreneur community of Florida. This episode is part 2, focusing on the Investor Perspective,  presented and moderated by Tigre Wenrich, CEO of LAB Ventures, a Miami-based startup studio and venture capital firm investing in disruptive startups in the real estate and construction technology. This panel features Chris Fountas, partner at Arsenal Growth; Patty Wexler, co-founder of Starlight Ventures; and Nico Berardi, partner at AMINO Ventures.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 00:00:50 Introductions and Past Investor Crisis Experiences 10:10 Expectation for Investor Volumes and Valuations 19:50 Negotiating Valuation With Limited Resources 23:46 Changes in Investment Process 30:48 Advice to Minimal Runway Investment Firms, Shifts in Investment Thesis & Opportunities 37:22 Q & A and Investor Advice

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Show Notes:

Tigre Wenrich; LAB Ventures; The LAB Miami; Chris Fountas; Arsenal Growth; Patty Wexler; Starlight Ventures; Nico Berardi; AMINO Ventures; The New Tropic; The Knight Foundation; Refresh Miami; Miami Angels; Endeavor Miami; Emerge Americas

With the effects and shifts of COVID19, your favorite cast is back with a message that may help ground you during uncertain times and that is resilience! Sebastian leads the cast on our first Zoom call through a conversation on shifts as a co-working space, servicing our community, and our human approach to overcoming this pandemic.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:21 Intro and COVID19 LAB Miami Operations 8:36 Local Miami Business Effects and Changes 15:48 Helpful Local Resources and From The LAB Miami  23:42 Personal Reflections from The LAB Team

Here are the questions we shared for you to reflect on as well: 1) How have you turned this crisis into personal growth and greater purpose? 2) If anxiety or fear have manifested in the last couple of days, how have you coped with them? 3) How would you like the new reality to look like? 4) Are you optimistic about the future?

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Show Notes:

Zoom; The LAB Miami; Road to Resilience Podcast; Dennis Charney; Rebecca Danta; Michelle Abbs; Mana Tech; Endeavor Miami; Punch Bowl Social; Cracker Barrel; Grubhub; Tremble; Max Tuchman; Caribu

In times of crisis, as we are facing now, it's crucial to unite as a community and share key insights, advice, and resources. Conquering Crisis is a series of free online webinars for the startup and entrepreneur community of Florida. You will gain firsthand expertise and advice from a panel of Florida Founders who have experienced and successfully overcome crisis. This episode is presented and moderated by Marco Giberti, CEO of Vesuvio Ventures, an investment company focusing on early stage technology, media investments, advisory services, and company building. This panel features Johanna Mikkola, Co-founder and CEO of Wyncode, Miami's #1 coding bootcamp; and CEO of Insightec, Maurice Ferre, a global medical technology innovator transforming patient lives through incisionless surgery. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 00:00:55 Intros, Overview, Advice from Last Crisis 13:21 Key Actions To Take During a Crisis 26:02 What Should We Avoid As Founders, Survival Plans 31:40 Opportunities for Capitalizing Growth 38:59 Current Projections of COVID19 45:31 Q & A 51:23 Partners, Web Series Programming, and Founder Advice

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Show Notes:

Marco Giberti; Vesuvio Ventures; Tigre Wenrich; LAB Ventures; Rachael Bickford; The LAB Miami; Maurice Ferre; Insightec; Johanna Mikkola; Wyncode; The New Tropic; The Knight Foundation; Refresh Miami; Miami Angels; Endeavor Miami; Emerge Americas

This episode highlights the importance of creating businesses with purpose and sustainability as our world shifts for the better! In September 2015, world leaders gathered to officially implement the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which universally set to mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities, and tackle climate change, by year 2030. Your host Rachael leads a phone interview with Ann Rosenberg, Senior Vice President of UN Partnerships at SAP & the Global Head of SAP Next-Gen. Ann also manages a global team of 120 people in 117 countries for the SAP University Alliances. Her main responsibility at SAP Next Gen is partnering with key organizations, world leaders, and supporting the Global Goals for a prosperous, sustainable future for all. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 2:00 Introduction to Ann Rosenberg; Importance of Purpose Driven Business and Technology 8:37 United Nations Global Goals, Current Businesses that Align, How Companies Are Shifting 19:58 Current Sustainable Markets, Shifts in Denmark Compared to U.S., Three Important Changes towards Sustainability 30:01 Causes that Lead to Pivotal Change, Consumer Shifts, and Optimism for the Future

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Show Notes:

Ann Rosenberg; SAP; SAP Next Gen; United Nations 17 Global Goals (SDG); Davos 2020 World Economic Forum; United Nations Global Compact; The LAB Miami

Welcome back to the Future of Transportation where your favorite cast sits down with a guest named Kei Kyu, Future Design Director at Nissan! We discuss some of the tough questions of transitioning, traditional ownership, and subscription models by learning how a leading car manufacturer is presenting new options. According to Business Insider, Nissan has recently released a subscription service called "Nissan Switch," allowing drivers to choose from two tiers, "Select" and "Premium," for $699 and $899 a month. Kyu helps us better understand the significance of offering alternative ways to enjoy getting around. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:34 Introducing Kei Kyu; Car Ownership to Subscription Models 10:40 Preparing for Transportation Transition and Urbanized City Shifts 16:10 Marketing Efforts Towards Autonomous Vehicles; Public vs Private Sectors 21:26 5G Techonology Use, Insurance, and Liability Concerns 27:17 Key Dates for Autonomous Driving for Logistics

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Show Notes:

Nissan

Apple

Atom and Bit

5G Technology

GES

Your favorite cast take a look into the future of transportation!  In this episode, we tackle a steady shift towards autonomous transportation implemented by law in 2017 as the Self Drive Act.  Today, more than ever, we have so many inexpensive options that make up the shared economy with cars, scooters, mopeds, and bikes available to loan almost anywhere in the city. How will we be able to commute or transport goods in 2040? or 2050? 

In this episode, Tami, Rachael, Bryant and Sebastian dig deeper to discuss how these transitions affect various industries, safety, provide alternative options, and require a shift in our mindset. In the next episode, we sit down with Kyu, the Future Design Director of Nissan, to better understand how and why leading car manufacturers are implementing  subscription models and self-driving features. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:42 Introductions, Shared Economy to Subscription Economy 12:57 Affordability, Self-Driving Cars and Functionality 25:52 Industry Disruptions, Levels of Self-Driving 37:22 WWYD In a Self-Driving Car? Why Are Autonomous Vehicles Created? 41:32 Shifts in Auto Insurance Policies and Public Transportation in Miami

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Show Notes:

Otto Motors

Techcrunch

Nissan

Crunchbase

Tesla

Mercedes

BMW

Waymo

The Office - The Work Bus Episode

Netflix

American Transportation Association

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