Jason Cala­ca­nis talks about the high costs charged to star­tups to present their wares at con­fer­ences (see also Om Malik). Sure, pre­sent­ing at one of these can be a big fac­tor in launch­ing a startup. But most star­tups, includ­ing many cur­rent suc­cess­ful ones, can’t afford to do so at early stages when they most need the atten­tion. (via Brian )

For those in South Florida, Bar­camp­Mi­ami is an ad hoc gath­er­ing of entre­pre­neurs, tech­nol­ogy devel­op­ers, web enthu­si­asts, stu­dents and any­one else who’s inter­ested in learn­ing about new projects under­way. It’s a way to ‘get
every­one together and see what hap­pens’. And it’s free, fun, at a great venue (thanks to Kim Grin­feder) and you might learn some­thing or meet someone.

So, if you haven’t signed up already, please do so at http://barcamp.org/Barcamp-Miami. The pass­word is c4mp.

And tell your friends ;)

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