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🏆 Plus Golden Kitty Awards Voting is Live

I hope you had a great December and are ready for all the blessings headed your way for 2022! Personally I took a 21 day stasis and feel refreshed and ready. A stasis a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium. I highly suggest scheduling one as we move into the new year if you didn’t already take time for yourself. ✅

These brief periods of reflection are known to support your growth. Stories upon stories of founders who took the time and reflected on their failures are documented in this product newsletter.

Keep reading below for upcoming events and information on how you can apply for a scholarship to the Synapse conference!

Besos!

Interview with Founder of Logology

Dagobert is a product designer and software developer. He also does freelance web designing, front-end development, and project management contracts. His company Logology creates high quality logos from for a tenth of the price.

Voting is now open for categories in Ed-tech to Product of the Year!

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Miami Hack Week

MIAMI HACK WEEK IS BACK!

Miami Hack week brings together talented engineers to create something new. Register ASAP since the event is happening January 23rd-30th.

9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit & Awards

Don't miss the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit taking place in Tampa Bay for the first time! This event will feature the top 100 emerging startups from around the US, bringing them all here to Tampa Bay to compete for the top spot including a $50K investment!

Synapse Summit 2022

Looking to get a booth at Synapse? Contact Brett to see if you qualify for a sponsorship rate! Email: brett.maternowski@synapsefl.com

Founders Retreat Miami

Wanna take a break from all your work?

Well Founders Retreat Miami is coming soon! Sign up now to secure your spot.

Check out this amazing and informative post about entrepreneur, Andrew Wilkinson, and how he turns emails into opportunities.

Product Hunt Discussion Boards

Chiming in on the discussion boards and creating collections are a great way to connect with others in the community, showcase your expertise, and get questions answered. Here are a few to check out:

https://www.producthunt.com/discussions/how-did-the-first-week-of-2022-fair-for-you

https://www.producthunt.com/discussions/what-is-your-main-goal-for-this-new-year

Product Hunt South Florida Collection

https://www.producthunt.com/@mdorsett/collections/south-florida-product-hunt-collection

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Self Employed Business Institute

Working in a 9-to-5 job can be tiring and unfulfilling. Do you really want to live your life doing a job you don’t enjoy and working under someone else?

If you want to go on the journey of being self-employed, visit Jeffrey Shaw’s website. Check out his blog, listen to his podcast, or apply for his online institute to help you on your journey of being self-employed.

Tampa Bay Wave

If you are an entrepreneur or planning to be one, Tampa Bay Wave is a great place for you to learn and grow. It offers you start-up support, innovation programs, and a working environment focused on diversity and inclusion. Check out these two programs currently offered by them:

TechWoman Rising Accelerator Program

90-day business accelerator program designed for women-led startups enabled by technology. Participants will benefit from intensive mentoring, peer networking, investor coaching, and establishing business connections.

FinTech|X Accelerator program

Highly specialized 90-day accelerator program exclusively for innovative and disruptive fintech startups. You will get coaching and connections from some of the nation’s leading fintech experts!

a16z Talent x Opportunity

Starting up a company can be hard and excruciating, especially when you aren’t provided with much opportunity and funds.

This program is looking for talented people. Those that are accepted get access to funding, training, and mentors.