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Regensburg KUBISMUS – das Kasernenviertel mausert sich 👍 – hier das neue Entwicklungs- und Technologezentrum TECHSQUARE – Perspektivkorrektur-Übungsobjekt für Fotografen 👍📷 #architektur #architekturfoto #archtitekturfotografie #regensburg #meinRegensburg #kubismus #oberpfalz #meineOberpfalz #bauwesen #techsquare https://www.instagram.com/p/CZJdt-dKMSq/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Killer Mike, former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young and Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover launch a digital bank
A group of Black Atlanta businessmen, politicians and entertainers — including former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, the entertainer Michael Render (better known as Killer Mike) and Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover — have launched a new digital bank focused on developing and promoting local communities and cultivating Black and Latinx entrepreneurs and small businesses. Named […]
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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner
The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups, which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home, has added a new venture partner to its team.
Draper Goren Holm, the firm Draper manages alongside co-founders Alon Goren and Josef Holm, said Rodney Sampson has joined the crew as a venture partner.
Sampson previously founded Multicast Media…
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Scholarship Alert: $100 Million #YesWeCode Fund to Improve Diversity in Tech
Scholarship Alert: $100 Million #YesWeCode Fund to Improve Diversity in Tech
We have found another scholarship that’s looking for women and minority students to apply!!
The partners from the Tech Opportunity Fund and #YesWeCode, announced that applications for the newly renamed #YesWeCode Fundare now open. The announcement was made on Saturday at a luncheon panel hosted by Van Jones, Founder of Dream Corps and #YesWeCode, at the 2017 HBCU@SXSW. Additional panelists…
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LE MANDAT
Partenaire d’épreuve: Andréanne & Co.
Qui: Client oeuvrant dans le commerce de détail de produits pharmaceutiques
Quoi: Événement majeur sur trois jours
Où: L'événement doit avoir lieu à l'étranger (sauf l'Italie)
Qui: Nombre de participant: 100 pharmaciens + 60 conjoint(e)s
Budget global (incluant les frais d'agence): 1,5 million$ CAD
* Penser que le prix par tête est de 9 375$, alors se demander si notre événement vaut 9 375$ par personne (qualité-quantité)
RÉPONSES DE L’AGENCE
- Client actuel d’Andréanne & CO
- Choisir 5-6 villes (sauf l’Italie, la Californie, l’Asie, l’Océanie)
- À nous de recommander la ville et les lieux utilisés
- Pas à inclure le déplacement des pharmaciens (voyagement)
- Hôtel, nourriture, transport à payer mais pas inclure à votre budget → doit inclure direction artistique et logistique
- Pharmaciens propriétaires - employés de la compagnie organisatrice (ont payé pour assister)
- Fort possible qu’on puisse remettre une programmation papier aux juges
- VALEURS DE L’AGENCE/CLIENT: service client attentionné, raffinement et élégance, finesse, soucis du détail, l’humain avant tout
- ÉCHANGE COURRIEL le jour du mandat
- Événement privé et exclusif
- S’agit d’un événement annuel récurrent
- Peut mettre des infos/idées de places sur la clé USB
VALEURS PHARMACIE
PROXIM
Vision unique
Excellence
Pratique professionnelle
BRUNET
Passion du métier
Soucis du bien-être
Service personnalisé
PHARMAPRIX
Confiance
Excellence
Service personnalisé
FAMILIPRIX
Santé
Innovation
L’humanisme
JEAN COUTU (Amitié)
Audace
Innovation
Leadership
IDÉES CRÉA
Jeu d’évasion où ils doivent trouver les ingrédients d’une pilule
Prix gala en forme de bécher
Sarrau avec le logo de l’événement dessus
Un huge erlenmeyer qui explose des confettis (réaction chimique)
Temps libre!!!!! Aller voir des touristy must
BRAINSTORM
THÈMES
Jouer avec les perceptions qu’on a des pharmacies (comme la compagne Je suis plate)
Cirque des idées / jongler avec …
Propulsion (hélice, combustion, flèche, lumière, mouvement, catapulte) → Propulsion sociale, créative et de talents
Coup de main (d’épaule, de pouce)
Sky is the limit
Speak-easy
Stimulation
Crystallisation
ACTIVITÉS (Historique, Culturel, Sport, Nightlife, Nature, Art, Gastronomie)
Montrer les coulisses de la compagnie (volet éducation)
Laisser du temps libre aux participants pour leurs visites touristiques qui ne matchent pas avec le thème (genre Tour Eiffel, musée, marche)
Inclure les 5 sens au travers des 3 jours
Jeu d’évasion où ils doivent trouver les ingrédients d’une pilule -- Labyrinthe
Matcher des gens selon leurs intérêts (relations clients, pharma, angle business)
Construire un jeu vidéo
Virtual Reality
Dégustation
Activité de collectivité, usage des mains (exposition MAC) avec réaction lumineuse, thermique
Géant stop-motion, mural
3D Printer
Attrape-peluche
Système de points avec une récompense à la fin
Machine distributrice
Zeppelin pour passer un message
Montgolfière
Zipline, escalade
Taureau mécanique
Picnic
Souper sur bateaux loués
PARTY/GALA
Verre/coupe lumineuse pour créer des équipes (glow in the dark, action qui déclenche la lumière)
Fontaine (forme en lien avec thème)
Gif machine, mais pimper en criss
Confettis pour le BIG REVEAL
Famous DJ ou Chanteur (Stunt)
DJBooth décoré selon le thème
Ballounes en lien avec le thème
Buffet nice/Bar de bouffe
Mini-golf
DDR
Concours de cocktail personnalisé
Projections/Lumières/Laser
Table disposition funky (en forme de molécules?)
Photographe
Trucs suspendus (bouffe ou autres)
Pouf, espace détente
Système de points en équipe avec une récompense à la fin
Livestream du gala/cérémonie
CADEAUX
Kinder surprise immense en forme de pillule qui ouvre en deux, avec
- une carte de la ville
- chargeur portable
- tote bag avec logo
- cahier de notes et crayon avec logo
INVITATION
Site web et boîte d’invitation
CONFÉRENCIERS
- Peggy Whitson
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IMAGES EN RELATION AVEC PHARMACIE
Sarrau
Erlenmeyer ou bêcher ou éprouvette ou fiole
Pots à pillules
La perception des pharmaciens (ils ont une image d’être plate, mais montrer contre ça)
Microscope
Comprimé
Prescription
Capsule qui explosent
Cadeaux en rapport avec la pharmacie
LES NOUVEAUX TRENDS EN PHARMACIE
Il y a une crise de opioid en ce moment
Légalization du cannabis
Amazon qui grandit dans le marché pharmaceutique
Mars: pharmacist awareness month
Drug shortages have been an issue recently
Our professional association is discussing with the government for more roles by the pharmacist (ex: vaccination) and a new salary model
A.I.!!!!
IDÉES LIEUX
1- COPENHAGUE (Danemark - 501.4/1 M AI jobs)
Hôtel: L’Angleterre
Cocktail: KPH Volume, Lokomotivvaerkstedet
Salle congrès: The terminals (bord de l’eau), Skovshoved and Ven. Docken
Gala: Papirhallen, Tivoli Gardens
Traiteur: Dining Six
2- VIENNE (Autriche)
Hôtel: Le Méridien Vienna
Cocktail: Musée Mumok
Salle Congrès: Musée Mumok, Albert Hall
Gala: -
Traiteur: DO&CO
3- PRAGUE (République Tchèque - 543.6/1 M AI jobs)
Hôtel: Cosmopolitan Hotel Prague, NYX Hotel
Cocktail: Hemingway Bar,
Salle Congrès: TechSquare??, Animika Hub
Gala: Forum Karlin,
Traiteur: FB Catering
4- JOHANNESBURG (Afrique du Sud)
Hôtel: Saxon Hotel, AtholPlace Hotel & Villa
Cocktail: Studio 71, Level three, Urban Tree, Salt & Stone
Salle Congrès: Randlords, Perch
Gala: Level three,
Traiteur:
Intéressant: https://sa.sneakerlab.com/#
Autres Idées
5- ZURICH (Suisse)
Hôtel: The Dolder Grand
Cocktail: Jules Verne
Salle Congrès: StageOne
Gala: Aura
Traiteur:
Site pour idées
6- BUENOS AIRES (Argentine)
Hôtel:
Cocktail:
Salle Congrès:
Gala:
Traiteur:
7- MONACO (Monaco)
Hôtel: Hôtel de Paris, Hôtel Metropole de Monte-Carlo
Cocktail:
Salle Congrès: Salle de conférence du Resort Monte-Carlo SBM,
Gala: Salle des étoiles
Traiteur:
Autres idées
APPEL AVEC ANDRÉ
CONGRÈS
Environ 700 personnes dans des centres de congrès, chaque année
Événements de formation, dans la région pour pharmaciens opérants
En France, congrès avec réseau de pharmaciens (300 pharmaciens Familiprix)
Activités oui, rafting pour les conjoints mais maintenant temps libre. C’est souvent des suggestions pour la plupart de temps.
TEMPS HABITUEL: 8h à midi, et 1h30 à 4h30
LA MARQUE ET LES VALEURS
Innovateur: Fêtes des firmes, soirées thématiques, SURPRISE et varié à chaque fois. CÔTÉ INNOVATEUR
Humain: Accent sur les repas, mêlées les gens et que les gens se connaissent
Santé: Pause santé, comme des fruits
SOIRÉE CLÔTURE
Complètement différent de la thématique travail, on est rendu au volet social
CADEAUX
Souvent des partenariats avec des compagnies de cosmétiques
Mettre dans les chambres comme accueil, ou juste avant le gala dans la chambre
AUTRES NOTES
Name tag venait avec l’hôtel, l’affichage dans l’hôtel
Dernière journée de conférence: l’assemblée des actionnaires, conférence d’intérêt générale comme l’expérience, i.e. athlète olympique ou psychologue venait parler. Les invités parlaient de leurs expériences de vies, et c’était en lien avec la thématique habituellement.
Chili, Vienne
Vienne: 25e anniversaire de Familiprix, un bal pour célébrer dans un palais impérial.
Les pharmaciens ont déjà voyagé: ils faut les surprendre dans les événements.
Fiscalement moins admissible de seulement célébrer, faut un peu un volet travail. Sujet léger.
Conjoints: Laisser libre habituellement. Mais souvent, le conjoint est related dans l’industrie pcq c’est des pharmaciens propriétaires.
NOUVEAUX TRENDS: Pharmaciens ont plus de responsabilités pcq médecins trop occupés.
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Cloverly snags $2.1M seed to continue developing API to measure and offset carbon usage – | #Tech
Cloverly snags $2.1M seed to continue developing API to measure and offset carbon usage – | #Tech
Cloverly, an Atlanta-based early stage startup, has developed an API that helps companies measure and then offset their carbon emissions. Today the company announced a $2.1 million seed round. TechSquare Ventures led the round with participation from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Panoramic Ventures along with Circadian Ventures, Knoll Ventures, and SaaS Ventures
. While it was at it, the company…

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Cloverly snags $2.1M seed to continue developing API to measure and offset carbon usage
Cloverly snags $2.1M seed to continue developing API to measure and offset carbon usage
Cloverly, an Atlanta-based early stage startup, has developed an API that helps companies measure and then offset their carbon emissions. Today the company announced a $2.1 million seed round. TechSquare Ventures led the round with participation from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Panoramic Ventures along with Circadian Ventures, Knoll Ventures, and SaaS Ventures
. While it was at it, the company…
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Another Battle Begins #atlstartupbattle (at TechSquare) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJAX3rl6TI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=120premab7utm
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Opportunity Ecosystem to Develop Inclusive Startup Ecosystems in Minority Communities
Following a career-high season, Derrick Morgan of the Tennessee Titans has partnered with veteran angel investor and founder of Opportunity Hub, Rodney Sampson, to create Opportunity Ecosystem. The partnership – which will launch at this year’s SXSW – was created to develop inclusive startup technology ecosystems in cities throughout the United States in an effort to increase diversity in the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment economy.
Opportunity Ecosystem will launch their ecosystem building platform at SXSW (March 10 – 12th) by hosting a series of talks, panels, special events and receptions that will feature conversations with Van Jones (New York Timesbest-selling author and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People), Steve Case (Billionaire founder of AOL and Revolution Fund), Johnetta Elzie (Cofounder of Campaign Zero), Janice Bryant Howroyd (Founder & CEO, ACT-1 and Forbes 34th richest self-made woman in the world) and Russell Okung (Denver Broncos).
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Over 30 speakers will take part in Opportunity Ecosystem’s SXSW launch. For full details on these events, please visit http://ift.tt/2lN4b58
Determined to ensure minority communities reach their full potential, Opportunity Ecosystem is currently hosting pop-up events and inviting minority college students to apply for an all expense paid trip to SXSW for the purpose of connecting with tech recruiters and leaders in the global startup community. Branded as @HBCUSXSW, Opportunity Ecosystem will bring over 100 of the brightest Black and Latino engineering and entrepreneurial students from our nation’s Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU’s), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSU’s) and Predominantly White Institutions (PWI’s) to this year’s SXSW to experience all that SXSW has to offer, including engaging and interviewing with over 20 technology companies including Snapchat, Google, Mailchimp, Microsoft, Delta Air Lines and Booz Allen Hamilton. Learn more about their crowd-funding campaign HBCU@SXSW herehttp://ift.tt/1h50UYmhbcusxsw
Opportunity Ecosystem will address the persistent opportunity gaps for people of color as they look to develop a career in technology or build a high growth startup via its early exposure, education, ecosystem building and capital formation initiatives. Through Opportunity Ecosystem’s access to the Tech Opportunity Fund, a $100 million diversity scholarship fund, and national network of serial entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, professional athletes, mentors, HBCU’s and regional business associations, the Opportunity Ecosystem will be able to offer student and minority entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn, network and engage with some of the world’s top innovators, entrepreneurs and investors like Troy Carter and Rashaun Williams.
Opportunity Ecosystem’s end-to-end ecosystem building platform will provide underrepresented technology and entrepreneurial talent access to the education, skills, best practices, mentors, business and technology networks, tools and capital necessary to maximize their opportunities for success in the innovation economy as they enter the workforce and start building companies.
The Opportunity Ecosystem seeks to increase the number of minority, high-growth technology and early-stage companies by developing, accelerating and incubating the talent as they seek to navigate the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem. Currently, less than 1% of angel and venture fund investments are invested in African American and Latino high growth companies. The Opportunity Ecosystem aims to change that by launching an equity crowd-funding platform, creating new angel investors and connecting new companies to capital opportunities. Ultimately, Morgan and Sampson seek to create a scalable model for economic development that can be replicated in low and middle-income communities across the country.
About Derrick Morgan Derrick Morgan is a Cofounder of Huddle Ventures, the parent company of Opportunity Ecosystem. Derrick is also a first round draft pick and seven-year starting outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans who just finished his best season to date. Morgan attended Georgia Institute of Technology, received his MBA from the University of Miami and has invested in several high growth startups and venture funds.
About Michael Peterson
Michael Peterson is a Cofounder of Huddle Ventures, the parent company of Opportunity Ecosystem. A graduate from Georgia Tech School of Management, Peterson uses his affiliation with athletes to leverage their funds and businesses as an advisor. Peterson has employed his power to influence as a Sales Specialist with major fortune 500 IT corporations like IBM, Lenovo, and Hewlett Packard Enterprises.
About Rodney Sampson Rodney Sampson is a Senior Advisor of Huddle Ventures and Chairman and CEO of Opportunity Ecosystem. Sampson is also a veteran technology entrepreneur, angel investor, published author and experienced ecosystem builder focused on diversifying the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem as a solution to closing the racial wealth gap in America and beyond. He accomplishes this via the following entities – Opportunity Ecosystem, TechSquare Labs (a 25,000 s/f technology incubator and venture fund in Atlanta), Huddle Ventures, Tech Opportunity Fund (a $100 million diversity scholarship fund for aspiring coders and software engineers) and Kingonomics.
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New Venture Partner For Tim Drapers Blockchain Venture Studio
The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups, which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home, has added a new venture partner to its team.
Draper Goren Holm, the firm Draper manages alongside co-founders Alon Goren and Josef Holm, said Rodney Sampson has joined the crew as a venture partner.
Sampson previously founded Multicast Media Technologies, which was acquired for $24 million back in 2010 and was a partner at TechSquare Labs, which has a portfolio valued at over $1.5 billion.
Currently serving as a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Sampson was brought on by the new firm to work on diversifying deal flow.
“Rodney will play a key contribution to Draper Goren Holm’s strategy to diversify our deal flow. We are excited to have him on board as he brings the grit, deep industry insight, and entrepreneurial spirit we need to build the next generation blockchain hub in Los Angeles and beyond,” said Alon Goren, in a statement.
The relationship between Sampson, Goren and Holm dates back nearly a decade, when the three men met at a crowdfunding event in Las Vegas.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join their team to bring the future of blockchain technologies and startup to market; and as a platform for equity as we work to solve our planet and society’s hardest challenges,” said Sampson in a statement.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2020/04/01/tim-drapers-los-angeles-based-blockchain-focused-venture-studio-adds-a-venture-partner/amp/
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"Reality TV star Tanya Sam on life as an entrepreneur"
In 2018, women received only 2.2 percent of all venture capital funding. Women Techmakers, Google’s program to build visibility, community and resources for women in technology, is committed to changing this narrative. That’s why we’re launching Founded, a new web series that shares the stories of women founders who are using tech to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. To highlight the stories of four women of color tech entrepreneurs, for our first season we’re taking our viewers to Atlanta, home of one of the largest technology hubs in the U.S.
In our first episode, we meet Tanya Sam, a reality TV star and tech startup investor. Through her work with Tech-Square Labs and the Ambition Fund, Tanya is strengthening the power of historically under-served entrepreneurs.
We sat down with her to dig deeper into her vision for the tech industry. Here’s what she had to say about her past life working in healthcare, how she’s helping bring minority voices to the table and how she balances her career with filming a television show.
Today, you’re a tech entrepreneur, investor and reality TV show star—but you were a nurse for the bulk of your career. Tell me about your career transition to becoming a tech founder.
When I first moved to Atlanta, I was still working full-time as a registered nurse, and my then-boyfriend/now fiancé Paul was launching a cybersecurity company. On our second date, he actually had to take a coffee meeting with his co-founder, and I sat in on the whole conversation. I was so impressed! I wanted to learn more about the entrepreneur world.
My career in healthcare is actually what inspired Limitless Smart Shot: As a nurse, I worked busy 12-hour days, and we relied on coffee constantly. So I wanted to create a dietary supplement that would be healthier and could increase focus, attention, memory and support healthy brain function.
You’re the co-founder of Tech Square Labs, Atlanta’s lead seed stage venture fund. What was your vision for Tech Square Labs? What problems are you hoping to solve?
The vision of TechSquare Labs was to create opportunities to help tech entrepreneurs make something from nothing. Oftentimes, early entrepreneurs have an idea that they believe can become a large-scale, technology-based company, but they don’t have the resources to drive that idea. TechSquare Labs helps with everything from providing coworking space to helping teams with patent research and networking opportunities.
You also founded the Ambition Fund to invest in women and underrepresented entrepreneurs. Where do you see The Ambition Fund scaling with the next five years?
In the next five years, I plan to take the Ambition Fund Business Battles to over 50 cities across the globe, help fund over 500 companies and by that point to have also helped 1,000 women and minorities become angel investors. I want to help change the face of entrepreneurship by making it more female, more black and more diverse.
Just being on set with you for the shoot, I noticed that you have a great sense of humor. What really cracks you up?
I am truly a corny and goofy nerd at heart! I like dry, witty humor and laugh at my own dumb jokes. I try to live life to the fullest by working hard and enjoying what I do! I think that comes from my stint as an oncology nurse; it really teaches you an appreciation for life and health.
What’s it like filming The Real Housewives of Atlanta? I’ve read you turned down the opportunity to film full-time—why?
When I was offered the chance to work on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, I thought it was a great chance to show the life of a black woman working in tech on mainstream television; representation matters! But filming takes a ton of time, and it wouldn’t be possible for me to work on the Ambition Fund and TechSquare Labs, and all my other projects, if I were on the show full-time!
You do a lot of these kinds of interviews; is there anything you’d like to share that you don’t usually get asked about?
I love to talk about my passion for a nonprofit organization that I am very involved in. Kate’s Club is an Atlanta nonprofit helping young people who are facing life after the death of a parent or sibling. Kate’s Club connects kids and young adults so they can share their experiences, and helps them process their grief in a comfortable, safe, uplifting setting. I’ve been a volunteer and working with children at Kate’s Club since 2016, and I’m currently on the Board of Directors and serving as the Gala Chair for our annual Mourning Glory Gala May 16, 2020.
There’s a personal reason why Kate’s Club holds such a special place in my heart. I also experienced loss at an early age; I lost my mother at the age of 12. When I was going through that, let me tell you, there was nothing like this around for my younger sister and I. No clubhouse, no programs, no summer camps or even exposure to other kids that had experienced loss.
Are there any stories you’d like to share about using your influencer status in a positive way?
So recently, I actually helped bring someone onto the Kate’s Club board after meeting online. I use my Instagram Stories to talk about my work at Kate’s Club, and I had a woman reach out to me to share her grief story, and she ended up making a donation right there over Instagram. And now, just this week, she ended up joining the board!
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