Partner Event - StartUp Surge Day

StartUp Surge powered by Brighthouse

March 28th, 1:00pm-5:00pm @ Tampa Bay WaVE

One of your organizers of this Meetup, Sylvia Martinez, has been asked to participate as one of the experts during the free day session!

Both starting a business and growing a business comes with 1,000 questions. If you are an entrepreneur with an idea or you have already started buiding your startup, join us for Startup Surge and get a 1,000 answers. Not only will we be helping local startups surge ahead, helping them leapfrog to success, but we are also creating a surge of entrepreneurial momentum in Tampa Bay. What is Startup Surge? It's our Expert Office Hours on fire! Or perhaps we should call it "Speed Mentoring". Dozens of our mentors, advisors and funding coaches will be on hand for 20-minutes of one-on-one coaching and counseling.

Surge topics will include: Idea Validation - Social Media Strategy - Team Development - Raising Capital Product Development - Customer Development - UI/UX - Mobile Strategy Online Payments =B2B Sales - Affiliate Marketing - Legal/HR/Accounting

'Surge Ahead tracks' will be provided to help you navigate. There is a track for everyone. Which will you take?

Idea Stage - Getting to Launch - To Launch & Beyond - Growth Surge

Startup Showcase - Powered by the Tampa Bay Lightning

March 28th, 6:00pm-8:30pm Tampa Bay Times Forum - Firestick Grill $35pp in advance; $45 at the door

Join us for an evening where we will showcase some of the area's most promising tech startups.

Special guests include Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and our keynote speaker Dr. Peter Mansoor, Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired), former executive officer to General David Petraeus during the surge in Iraq. Now a professor at the Ohio State University, Dr. Mansoor will be sharing his story and insights on strategic planning and perseverance. Meet and mingle with the best and brightest of Tampa Bay, and join in the live voting and share the crowd's favorites.

To view the full schedule along with the official registration page, please click here (http://www.startupsurge.co/index.html)