‘Opportunities ripe’ for tech investments in Jamaica ( Caribbean BETA in the News)
MARC Canter, founder of the US multibillion-dollar computer software company that introduced flash technology, says opportunities are ripe for technology startups in Jamaica, which he feels possibly has a better investment climate than the US right now. In an exclusive interview with the Business Observer on Monday, the renowned entrepreneur said tourism and culture are sectors which strike him as having great potential for investments in technology locally. More Related Posts Got a big idea? 15 Contestants do so far. Enter Caribbean BETA’s ...
6 things Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurs can do in tribute to Tech Visionary Steve Jobs
We lost the greatest tech entrepreneur of our time yesterday. Steve Jobs the co-founder of Apple, the company that through its people focused innovations, irrevocably changed the way we live and do business. He died yesterday at the age of 56. After I wrote my own personal tribute of how his life changed mine, I thought of how we can use how he lived and did business, to inspire us tech entrepreneurs here in the Caribbean. Here are 6 ways. 1. Consistently Challenge the Status Quo : We in the Caribbean tend to let things slide a little too easily, and ...
ConnectiMass secures the tech event franchise Startup Weekend for JAMAICA
Everything that ConnectiMass does is driven by our mission"of bridging the gap between the information haves and have nots, the opportunity haves and have nots- so that tech entrepreneurship becomes a major driver of startup businesses, job creation and innovation in Jamaica and across the Caribbean." ..we've been executing this by offering Digital Marketing services to Caribbean brands that want to leverage the Internet and Technology to connect with their customers in fresh ways and take their products and services to the world, online. ..we've been doing this ...