No finished office? No problem for Embarc Collective

Lakshmi Shenoy, CEO of Embarc Collective, isn’t going to let a little thing like not having a completed office space get in the way of serving...

Insiders tell how Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest came to Tampa

Persistence paid off for Linda Olson, president and CEO of Tampa Bay Wave. At least once a year since 2012, Olson has spoken to Steve Case,...

Seedfunders’ new Catalyst Fund aims to strengthen local tech ecosystem

Seedfunders is launching the Catalyst Fund, a $5 million fund that will co-invest in deals with the St. Petersburg-based investment group. The new fund is a...

Tampa-St. Pete entrepreneurs get 6 lessons celebrating failure from a start-up veteran

Entrepreneurial success is celebrated in the press, but according to startup strategist and entrepreneur coach Adrian France, entrepreneurship is really more like a dumpster fire. “Everyone...

First look: PitchBook tracks venture capital and women-founded startups in Tampa-St. Pete

In an environment where tech startups founded or co-founded by women struggle for capital, Global Safety Management is an exception. The Tampa-based software-as-a-service company has raised...

What Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph looks for in people who will come up with the next big thing

Got an idea for a new technology? Veteran entrepreneur Marc Randolph wants to hear about it. Randolph, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of...

PitchLyst exclusive: 5 steps to a successful capital raise

A capital raise is like preparing for the Olympics. You have to train for it every single day, says Samira Salman, founder and CEO of Salman...

Personal finance website born in Tampa, plans move to Atlanta

A self-taught stock investor in Tampa  and his business partner want to help other people learn how to better manage their money. Jerel Jordan and Anthony...

Two of Tampa Bay’s best-known business leaders open up on success, failure and growing their companies

It’s easy to look at big companies and forget that at one time they were startups. Both Steve Raymund and Steve MacDonald — who led two...

Audio [7:06]: Why Steve Case is bringing Revolution’s Rise of the Rest to Tampa

Click the arrow above to play Margie Manning’s exclusive interview with Steve Case.  Note: Story updated at 1:10 pm to reflect comments from a St. Pete...