AI × commerce × culture | Co-founder @PurpleHorizons8 🔮 | Domain investor | Builder of things that didn't exist yesterday | Miami-made 🌴
Miami, FL
Joined July 2010
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Serious question: what does "work" even look like in 5 years?
When your AI agent handles research, scheduling, reporting, and first drafts...
What exactly is left for humans to do?
I think the answer is taste, relationships, and decisions under uncertainty.
The skills that never scaled are about to become the only ones that matter.
For all of our new Florida friends... Yes. This is a thing. Now you know. 🦎❄️
Falling iguana season begins this weekend. NWS low temps here for Sunday showing 50s going deep down into Florida. Coldest air of the season is on the way. spaghettimodels.com
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Love when we're working with a senior leadership team on AI and the A HA! moments start stacking up... one after another.
Then someone in the room goes "wait, we could do THAT?!"
Never gets old 🤯
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Reposting for the Miami founders who keep asking who writes first checks 👀 (great names on this list BTW!)
Miami angels who write first checks, and what they want to see:
1. Solon Angel (@thesolonangel): early fintech and AI. First check into Aiwyn and PayShepherd. Wants execution.
2. Mark Kingdon (@Markis): ecommerce and marketplaces. First investor in Sktchy. Wants a founder who is elite at one thing.
3. Chris Adamo (@chrisadamo_): Flamingo Capital. Pre-seed into GoTu. Active angel writing small checks.
4. Adam Garfield (@adamjgarfield): Flamingo Capital. Pre-seed into GoTu (Flamingo's first deal). Miami born and raised.
5. Teemu Ruuska / Gate34: sports tech pre-seed. Backed Elite Picks. Wants how you think under pressure.
6. Dave Chitester / Seedfunders Miami: Florida MVP first checks. Backed HeartOut. Wants a validated MVP and a recurring model.
Who am I missing?
Love @rabovitz on AI that makes people MORE powerful, not more dependent... My data. My ideas. My bots. And a human still making the call 🚀
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This month’s Tech Tuesday was awesome as always! Next month’s will kick off a new annual tradition…. Don’t miss it!
Thanks to everyone who came out this past week! Our next South Miami Tech Tuesday marks the start of a new annual tradition in December! #miamitech @RalphQuintero @GianniDalerta
Tech Tuesday was buzzing last night! Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us. Amazing conversations were had, incredible connections were made, and together we’re shaping Miami’s tech and startup ecosystem.
@GianniDalerta and I are grateful for all of you! 🙏🏼
Hope to see you all again next month!
Here’s your chance to work with one of the best founders I know… Dave is doing incredible things @teal_hq and really pushing the envelope of what’s possible!
I'm hiring for a growth and content lead at @teal_hq. If you're a builder and a marketer and a student of brand and storytelling, and it excites you to help people love their jobs, then this roles for you.
app.notion.com/p/tealhq/Grow…
DMs are open, or if you know anyone that would be a good fit, please send them my way
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Have a startup and looking for incredible mentors, connections, funding, or a SOLID network?
That's exactly who this is for…
Miami Innovation Academy is a FREE seven-week program from Northeastern University for early-stage founders, with mentors, investors and real connections across Miami's founder scene.
75 founders are already in the alumni network.
Applications close Nov 13 👇
miami.northeastern.edu/entre…
75+ Miami startups. ~$180M raised. Yours could be next...
@GianniDalerta and I are teaming up with Northeastern University Miami and @lab22c on the Miami Innovation Academy
It's a five-week fellowship for 15 to 20 seed-stage founders, and it ends with a Demo Day in front of investors
Some alums include @ExowattEnergy @bemehealthcare @WisecutAI @lamatic_ai and many others. Great company to be among if you ask me!
Applications close Friday, Nov 13 - APPLY TODAY 👇
miami.northeastern.edu/entre…
Tomorrow night... South Miami Tech Tuesday 🌴
First Tuesday of the month at Bougie's with @GianniDalerta
Awesome Miami tech leaders, builders, founders, and great people all around!
We're partnering with @chambersouth too, so ChamberSOUTH members are always welcome
6 to 9 PM. Come hang 👇
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When everyone has the same tools... the tools stop being the advantage.
What's left is how you think.
You can copy someone's output.
You can't copy what they'll do next🧠
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Do the hard things every day... Don't put them off
I’m convinced that most stress isn’t from the hard things you’re doing, but from the hard things you’re avoiding. A good life is built by simply doing uncomfortable things sooner. The delayed conversation gets harder. The ignored problem gets bigger. The small repair gets more expensive. Peace is found through direct early action.
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My business partner @GianniDalerta made a Game Boy Color game about surviving the cafecito rush in Hialeah, 1992...
Flashed it onto a REAL cartridge. And it works!!!
Peak Miami Tech ☕🎮
#Miami #MiamiTech
Made a Game Boy Color game. Flashed it onto a real cartridge. Plugged it in. It worked. ☕🎮
CAFECITO RUSH - Hialeah, 1992.
Serving cafecito, surviving the rush, and turning a little Miami nostalgia into something you can hold.
@modretro @openai @inside_gadgets
#GameBoyColor #IndieGameDev #ModRetroChromatic #miamitech