by Steve Earle | Jan 12, 2015 | Marketing, Newsletters
Brad Harrison is a venture capitalist, business development executive, and professional networker. He is the founder and managing partner of
Scout Ventures, a venture capital firm that enables entrepreneurs to build great businesses by providing the strategic support and capital necessary to grow and reach new markets thatÂ
recently established a Miami office. Harrison specializes in early stage companies with a focus on media, technology, and entertainment. He holds three US patents in the search space, is a Distinguished Honor Graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and has an MBA in New Product and Venture Development from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Brad has a great deal of experience launching new ventures. While attending MIT, he worked as a Partner in a seed stage venture fund, ITU Ventures, and helped launch a joint MIT-Harvard incubator. During this experience, Brad worked at the earliest stages with many dynamic companies including Endeca Technologies.While serving as Director of Media Strategy and Development at AOL, Brad co-authored 3 patents in search, geo-tagging, and personalization, with Edmund Fish, Senior Vice President and General Manager at AOL. Following AOL, Brad helped raise $40M in venture funding for a contextual online advertising network. Prior to launching his business career, Brad served in the United States Army for five years, earning both Airborne and Ranger qualifications and retired as Captain. – See more at: http://startupgrind.com/event/startup-grind-miami-presents-brad-harrison-scout-ventures/#sthash.avbCNVPZ.dpuf
by Steve Earle | Jan 5, 2015 | Marketing, Newsletters
Welcome to 2015! If you thought 2014 was a blur, wait until you see what’s in store for 2015.
Perhaps more than any other company in our sector, we are deeply committed to the promotion of Technology and Marketing in South Florida. Each year SherlockTalent participates in local South Florida events that attract more than 15,000 attendees. Because of this dedication we are uniquely positioned to assist your company with specialized hiring needs.
by Steve Earle | Jan 5, 2015 | Job Opportunities, Marketing, Newsletters
Are you interested in providing Cloud Engineering Services to a firm with their own Private Cloud? Our Ft Lauderdale based client-that offers a SaaS product is looking to add a Cloud Operations Engineer.
MUST Have Skills include: Experienced network engineer with some F5, load balancing & firewall experience, Juniper experience; experience in data center environments (hosting environments).
Responsible for: routers, switches, firewalls, network taps, tools, and load balancers; both physical and virtual
Will be accountable for data infrastructure, providing problem determination and resolution, and always working towards continuous improvement
by Steve Earle | Dec 29, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters
Dive into 2015 with The Paragons 1967 version.[1]
If you’ve had time to catch the news over the holidays, you’ll no doubt have heard that confidence in our economy is high. This is due in part to good jobs numbers, the decreasing price of gas and increasing wages across many sectors. This energy is very present in the South Florida community as we see billions of investment dollars flowing our way to boost construction, infrastructure, tourism and technology.
Here are the top 13 business stories that are shaping our region, courtesy of Miami Herald
13. Miami Beach Convention Center renovation plans gain steam
12. Condo boom — again
11. Cash remains king
10. Virgin Cruises announcement makes a splash
9. Design District value rises to $1.4 billion
8. Lincoln Road properties sell for record $342 million
7. Downtown takes center stage
6. Uber, Lyft ride in anyway
5. A Magic Leap onto VC Map
4. Norwegian acquires upscale Prestige Cruises
3. Beckham shut out — for now
2. The show goes on, with tech in the spotlight
1. Burger King buys Tim Hortons
[1] “The Tide Is High” is a 1967 song written by John Holt, originally performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons, with John Holt as lead singer. The song went mainly unnoticed in the rest of the world, until it was rediscovered in 1980, when it became a US/UK number one hit for the American band Blondie. The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, and it was also a hit for Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall in 2008. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
by joshuapiller | Dec 29, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters
Dive into 2015 with The Paragons 1967 version.[1]
If you’ve had time to catch the news over the holidays, you’ll no doubt have heard that confidence in our economy is high. This is due in part to good jobs numbers, the decreasing price of gas and increasing wages across many sectors. This energy is very present in the South Florida community as we see billions of investment dollars flowing our way to boost construction, infrastructure, tourism and technology.
Here are the top 13 business stories that are shaping our region, courtesy of Miami Herald
13. Miami Beach Convention Center renovation plans gain steam
12. Condo boom — again
11. Cash remains king
10. Virgin Cruises announcement makes a splash
9. Design District value rises to $1.4 billion
8. Lincoln Road properties sell for record $342 million
7. Downtown takes center stage
6. Uber, Lyft ride in anyway
5. A Magic Leap onto VC Map
4. Norwegian acquires upscale Prestige Cruises
3. Beckham shut out — for now
2. The show goes on, with tech in the spotlight
1. Burger King buys Tim Hortons
[1] “The Tide Is High” is a 1967 song written by John Holt, originally performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons, with John Holt as lead singer. The song went mainly unnoticed in the rest of the world, until it was rediscovered in 1980, when it became a US/UK number one hit for the American band Blondie. The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, and it was also a hit for Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall in 2008. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
by Steve Earle | Dec 29, 2014 | Job Opportunities, Marketing, Newsletters
Our Boca Raton based client is ramping up their IT staff. They are a Microsoft shop using the latest tools with a team composed of some of the best & brightest in S FL. They have an immediate need for a SharePoint 2013 Admin & Developer –Responsible for the administration of the company’s on premise Microsoft SharePoint 2013 environment. They are interviewing and ready to hire.
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