“Building entrepreneurial community takes at least a half dozen entrepreneurs that are committed to provide leadership over 20 years.”

– Brad Feld, Foundry Group

The Tampa Bay 6/20 initiative was named, in part, for Brad Feld’s quote (above), in part, for the six entrepreneurs who decided to take the first steps toward a 20 year plan (by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs) to build a thriving Tampa Bay entrepreneurial ecosystem, and, in part, for the plan’s release date of June 20, 2012.

The first six entrepreneurs - John Morrow (leading this charge as Tampa Bay’s Entrepreneur-In-Residence), Daniel James ScottBill JacksonMarvin ScaffBrent Britton, and Rebecca White - have between them started more than a dozen businesses, all are affiliated with local universities, and all already have assumed leadership roles in the Tampa Bay entrepreneurial community.

So please, review Phase 1 of the initiative (the first step), and join us by taking the pledge – we’ll add you to the site as well!

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In addition, a number of community organizations are helping achieve our goal of a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem here in Tampa Bay, including:

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