Are you interested in starting more than one business in the span of your
lifetime?

Do you spend every waking hour gaming (or thinking about gaming) and want
to learn more about the business aspect behind it?

If so, come out to this weeks meeting where TEC will be hosting serial
entrepreneur Augi Lye.

He’s dabbled in a bit of everything: from playing violin & cello in a rock
band to being lead engineer in a camera-based vision processing system. He
currently acts as CEO of ToneRite, a company whose device, which Augi
invented, ages any string instrument as well as CEO of Trendy
Entertainment. (As described on TE’s website.)

In addition to sharing his story, Lye will also be speaking about the
release of Trendy Entertainment’s newest game product, Dungeon Defenders,
which came out on PS3 and X-Box on October 24th. (for more info, visit
www.dungeondefenders.com)

***Still haven’t signed up to be a member of TEC? No worries!
Bring dues only $20 for the semester and meet with our CFO Harrison Bard.

See you Tuesday at 6:30 in Hough 250!

Gavin and Chase Doran put together a beautiful video of our first social of the semester!

Save the dates:

• February 10: Startup Hour
• March 1: TEC Social
• March 16: TEC Startup Walk/Hub Crawl
• March 23-25: Startup Weekend Orlando
• March 29: University of Florida Venture Pitch Competition
• April 6: All-State Venture Pitch Competition
• April 6-8: Startup Weekend Gainesville
• April 13-15: Startup Weekend Tampa

LAST TEC MEETING OF THE SEMESTER

This week, we will be hosting Alexa Carlin and Angela Ribler of Hello Perfect.

Hello Perfect (www.helloperfect.com) was founded by Alexa Carlin, 20,
a junior business administration major at the University of Florida.
She currently runs the company with Angela Ribbler out of their
Gainesville apartment.

Hello Perfect works to spread the message that the challenge in life
is not to become perfect, it’s accepting that you already are. The two
recently launched a radio talk show, Hello Perfect radio, which airs
on w4cy.com. Hello Perfect is working to turn this company into a
worldwide movement that transforms the way perfection is perceived in
society, especially the fashion and beauty industries.

As always, come out and listen to the stories who have taken that
first step towards making their vision a reality.

See you Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Hough 340! Until then, study hard.

This week, TEC will be hosting Rob Castellucci of RoomSync!

Rob Castellucci is co-founder and VP of Marketing at RoomSync, the
leading Facebook app for roommate self-selection at universities across
the country.

Prior to founding RoomSync, Rob was Associate at Synogen, a
seed-stage venture fund that invests in medical device startups spun out
from UF patented technologies.

He is active in the local Gainesville community, serving on several entrepreneurial and economic development initiatives including Innovation Gainesville, Young Entrepreneurs forLeadership and Change, and Envision Alacuha. He also dances salsa and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Marketing and Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida in 2008.

Come out this week to listen to Rob share his story and answer any questions you may have.

Come hungry. Come foolish.
Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

See you Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Hough 340!

This week TEC will be hosting Joshua Rothburd, VP of Business
Development at Convert Marketing!
Convert is a division of Digi-Net Technologies, Inc., a leading
privately-held software company focused on conversion marketing
solutions for online merchants and websites interested in dramatically
increasing the number of leads and sales they get from their existing
website.
In other words, they’re a technology company focused on helping online
marketers turn more of their existing visitors into paying customers.
Currently, Convert is:Launching a series of web-based marketing tools
for online retailers.Looking for the best and brightest to join their
team. Namely, full time software account executives.
Come out to the meeting to meet and listen to what Rothburd has to say
about marketing, their mission and getting involved.
If you are looking for an opportunity to join a growing start-up with
a lot of momentum and believe that online marketing is the next
frontier, email your CV and resume to join@convertolution.com.
Visit the first of many sites scheduled to launch
soon:(http://retarget.us/) or (http://convert.us/)
See you Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Hough 340!

And as always, you can find minutes from the meeting attached! We
really hope that you use them to your advantage. If you use them,
please email us to let us now

Each meeting, TEC aims to bring in speakers from all areas of the
entrepreneurial landscape to share, inform and most importantly
INSPIRE you to act on and execute your ideas. At some point,
inspiration must turn into action to serve its purpose.

Which is why we’re changing things up this week.

Have an idea you’re itching to share but aren’t sure what to make of
it? Are you looking to partner up? Need assistance with development?

This Tuesday, TEC will be hosting a brainstorming discussion with
intentions of turning your idea into a reality by taking those first
steps. We’ve got the brainpower. We’ve got the will. This is the way.

Nelson Logan, chair of Vistage Florida
(http://www.vistageflorida.com/) will be present to act as a catalyst
and provide some food for thought.
Amir Rubin, whom we met at last week’s tour of Innovation Hub, will
also be present to facilitate discussion and answer any burning
questions.

If you’re truly serious about being an entrepreneur and already have
an idea that you’d like to get off the ground, you don’t want to miss
this meeting. Even if you do not have a idea, come bounce ideas!

See you Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Hough 340! Come equipped and ready to
contribute to the conversation!

We are proud to announce our very first TEC tour!

This coming Tuesday, we will hold our general body “meeting” at one of
Gainesville’s most ambitious and highly anticipated projects, the
Florida Innovation Hub. (see the flyer attached to this email for more
details.)

Interested in a sneak peek? click this link
http://www.floridainnovationhub.ufl.edu/

In order to participate, you MUST be wearing the organization’s shirt.
For those of you who are not yet members, there will be a limited
amount of shirts available the day of. Come prepared with the proper
amount ($20/semester or 30$/year) and we will be more than happy to
welcome you!

Jane Muir from the Office of Technology Licensing, Amir Rubin from
Shadow Learning and Austin Cooley from Quilt will all be speaking at
the event!

This is a meeting you don’t want to miss.

See you Tuesday at 7 PM! (Please note that this is earlier than usual!)

This week, TEC will be hosting Andy Sherrard, co-founder and president
of O2B Kids.

For the past 16 years Sherrard has managed the day to day operations
of O2B Kids with a primary emphasis in the areas of finance,
marketing, branding, program development, andstrategic planning.
Currently, Andy manages six O2B Kids locations in 3 cities with annual
revenues of $9 million. In 2009 & 2010, Inc.Magazine identified O2B
Kids as one of the fastest growing companiesin America and the 40th
fastest growing education company and the Gainesville Area Chamber of
Commerce selected O2B Kids as Gainesville’s Business of the Year in
2006.

Prior to O2B Kids, Sherrard spent six years with Gainesville Health &
Fitness Center (GHFC), ranked as the number one fitness center in the
world by the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
With over 20,000 active members, GHFC is a customer service legend and
served as the entrepreneurial spark for O2B Kids.

Sherrard has an MBA (2004) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing (1990 –
High Honors), both from the University of Florida. He has served as
a Board Member for the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, the
United Way of North Central Florida, the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua
County, and the Alachua County Public School Foundation. At age
43, Sherrard is married and the proud parent of three children (and a dog).

See you Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Hough 340!

Are you interested in starting more than one business in the span of
your lifetime?

Do you spend every waking hour gaming (or thinking about gaming) and
want to learn more about the business aspect behind it?

If so, come out to this weeks meeting where TEC will be hosting serial
entrepreneur Augi Lye.

He’s dabbled in a bit of everything: from playing violin & cello in a
rock band to being lead engineer in a camera-based vision processing
system. He currently acts as CEO of ToneRite, a company whose device,
which Augi invented, ages any string instrument as well as CEO of
Trendy Entertainment (As described on TE’s website).

In addition to sharing his story, Lye will also be speaking about the
release of Trendy Entertainment’s newest game product, Dungeon
Defenders, which will be coming out on PS3 and X-Box on October 24th.
(for more info, visit www.dungeondefenders.com)

***Still haven’t signed up to be a member of TEC? No worries!
Bring dues of either $20(semester) or $30(year) and meet with our
treasurer Erik Tarrash.

See you Tuesday at 7:30 in Hough 340!

We have the pleasure to welcome *Sarah J. Knight* next Tuesday at *7:30pm*at
*Hough Hall*. Sarah is a registered *Patent Attorney* in Gainesville. With
over 25 years of U.S. and International IP Law, she did not follow the
typical law school path. She studied Electrical Engineering at the
University of Florida for her undergraduate studies and went on to get her
masters and then went to the Levin College of Law at UF. If you have any
interest in technological innovation or you are just curious about patents,
Sarah Knight will be a great person to hear, especially at a time where we
hear a lot about patent wars between big companies (Apple, Microsoft,
Google, Samsung, ..) in the news.

If you want to be a member, *you can still join* at the next meeting! $20
for the semester, $30 for the year. For those who are members already, the
shirts are coming soon!

See you all on Tuesday!