Armin

Only in America, a Persian genius can build a $ 40B+ company backed by @JeffBezos and a world class Italian Asset Manager. My trifecta. Miami AI Summit exceeded all my expectations. It was big enough to bring in the industry leaders, and small enough for building real connections. The eMerge Effect. @AnthropicAI, @nvidia, @Microsoft, @amazon, @huggingface, @PrometheusInc, @jpmorgan, etc. you name it, they were there. One my favorite moments was this intimate setting with: - @Azizzadenesheli, Co-founder of @PrometheusInc (+40B+ valuation) who’s not only a top tier engineer but also a great teacher who simplified complicated concepts for us. He’s tackling some of the hardest problems in the world by deep understanding of physical intelligence. - Maria Grazia Sonzogni, CEO of Azimut Group in the US ($200B AUM) and one of the investors of Prometheus. An older sister to me and a visionary executive who's funding our future leaders and their visions. - @FrancisSuarez, former Mayor of Miami, who’s been one of the main actors of transforming Miami into its golden age. And the reason many talents moved here. Thank you Mayor. - And my brother @TJVillamil, President of Business Development at @eMergeAmericas, who similar to Francis, has been championing South Florida and specially Miami nationally and internationally. People from all walks of life, working hard to push the humanity forward, and private investors and government officials support their vision. This is the current state of Miami. This my American dream. Thank you Manny Medina, @melmedina305, Tony Jimenez, @burhansebin, and the rest of the eMerge team for having us and for the implacable event you put together. Onwards and upwards. One love ❤️

Lecturing Marketing Foundation at the beautiful campus of the @univmiami Herbert Business School 🏝️ The main concern of these young students is the job market in the age of AI. My response to them was in three parts: 1- Things are changing fast but not as fast as the social media and the clickbait news want you to believe. Mostly because the change is not just about the compute power but the infrastructure and cultural adaptation. 2- Start from the first principles and see what skill sets would be valuable with the rise of AI and other technologies: creativity, critical thinking, etc. The new tools are making the playing field almost equal for everyone and the winner is the one able to use their creativity to build with the new tools. 3- Think of what won’t be changing much even with AI, and build sustainable offers around that. Regardless of the technological advancement people always need a place to sleep, nutritious food to eat and clean water to drink. We went through much more such as applications of behavioral biology in marketing, psychology of sales, and some case studies form The Armin Bar (Miami|Milan). Thank you Carlos Erban for inviting me and for doing a great job running the Marketing Department at the University of Miami Herbert Business School. I see a bright future for the students of the University of Miami ✨

I’m bullish on @X, bullish on Miami 🏝️ and bullish on what institutions like @jpmorgan are building here. I’ll be hosting a fireside chat with Marco Botero, Managing Director of @X for Canada and Latin America, on how founders and investors can use the platform with intention, and where X is heading next. This evening is for scale-up founders and tech VCs who are thinking beyond surface-level presence and want to understand how @X can be used strategically to build relevance, shape narrative, and drive real business outcomes. No slides. No pitching. Just a candid conversation, followed by open Q&A with a highly curated room. The event is invite-only, with limited capacity, and sponsored by @jpmorgan. S/O to Lavinia Meliti, VP of Startup Banking, who’s actively building the future of Miami’s tech and investment ecosystem. And special thanks to @crisnulli, Market Lead of X in Italy who supported this initiate and made the connections possible. This isn’t for everyone. If it feels relevant to you, request to join via the link in the first comment. One love ❤️

🇳🇱 The Dutch know how to celebrate Koningsdag (King’s Day), even in Miami. This was a genuine gathering at the beautiful residence of the Consul General of the Netherlands, Lisette den Breems, in Pinecrest. Big thanks to Maurice Ouderland for inviting us. He's representing Dutch sports in the US, and bringing the "ROI of football" ahead of the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup. I even received a generous gift from the Dutch Consulate and @KLM: A round-trip flight to Amsterdam for two! This is a truly useful gift, considering that there’s no direct flight to Milan from Miami, and most of the time I have a layover in Amsterdam. This event showed me again that the European community in Miami is growing. And we are here for it. Europe Meets Miami is expanding its partners. For the next season we plan to have an event together with the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Miami. The future of Miami is bright 🏝️