Hub of the Caribbean's Tech Scene
Archive for February, 2011
For the Caribbean Girl Geeks: 25 Women-Run Startups to Watch
Feb 23rd
Think women don’t launch startups? 1) You’re not alone, and 2) Think again! As Fast Company the compiler of this list said… ” it’s easy to complain that it’s hard to find women run startups–or to provide excuses. But instead, let’s focus on 25 women running kick-ass startups. Will they change the world? I don’t use crystal balls, but I sure do think that they have huge potential to make a serious mark.” Check them out the list here. This is great to have, since we started compiling a list of Caribbean Girl Geek Entrepreneurs too and watch for their interviews on SiliconCaribe.TV which will be launched on March 1, 2011.
When is the next Kingston BETA? FourSquare co-founders tell you
Feb 23rd
FourSquare co-founder and lead developer shout out Kingston BETA and we announce the new date for the next Kingston BETA.
Kingston BETA January 2011 Presentations
Feb 1st
Last week Thursday, Kingston BETA kicked off the first in its series of bimonthly events in Kingston, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel with “SHOW ME THE MONEY” will be an interactive panel-led discussion on How Jamaican and Caribbean technology/internet entrepreneurs can develop profitable business models for their ideas and startups. Our 3 guest panelists were O’Neal Campbell- Discountsja.com ( Jamaica’s Groupon.com), Alex Morrissey Songwrita/Jamaicansmusic.com and Marc Gayle- Compversions.com.
Marc Gayle kicked off the discussions with his presentation called “Ideas are Cheap:
Ideas are Cheap by Marc Gayle, Kingston BETA
Additionally, we had Alex Morrisey the founder of Jamaicansmusic.com, who as of today has the biggest fan base of any Caribbean based brand, by beating Digicel, the leading telecommunications provider in the Caribbean. Here’s his presentation on how his website, his social games and online studio makes money.
