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[Press] What’s Next For Tampa? Technology Hub Plus

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Daniel James Scott recently met with 20 other leaders in Tampa Bay to generate ideas on bringing technology and innovation into the area through entrepreneurs, academicians, innovators and city planners!

What’s Next For Tampa? Technology Hub Plus

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Credit: 83 Degrees Media

Read any history about the Tampa Bay region’s economic growth and you’ll see colorful images from the past of cigar makers, citrus groves, beef cattle, real estate deals, sea shells and tourists flocking to Florida’s sandy shores.  ….

Here are some of the suggestions that emerged in response to Buckhorn’s question:  ….

Daniel James Scott, entrepreneurship expert with USF St. Pete’s Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Alliance: Put less emphasis on creating incubator space for entrepreneurs and more on the process of becoming a successful entrepreneur. “The fun part is the process,” Scott says. “Tell more success stories.”

Our favorite idea came from Marvin Scaff!

Marvin Scaff, software entrepreneur/technology innovator at Gazelle Lab in St. Petersburg and former venture capital fund CEO: Build strong educational programs and ensure greater accessibility to community resources and capital for creative and non-traditional thinkers and doers.

 Hey! sounds like us!
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