It was natural that 13 years after Jamaicans.com interviewed me, they would once again check on me and on what’s been going on, especially when they heard Kingston BETA event series was ending. Xavier Murphy, the online magazine’s owner interviewed me. Xavier started the interview like this. “KingstonBETA is the longest-running tech…
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When Purpose Meets Personality – Happy 9th Anniversary ConnectiMass
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” – Steve Jobs The reminder came by email from Linkedin Messaging. Someone in my network was sending me congratulations on the…
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OUR STORIES
The picture above is me in action. I was invited to speak and do a fireside chat at the inaugural Black Tech Week Event last year in Miami. I spoke about about the emerging Jamaican Tech Startup Scene and why the world should care. It inspired me to kickstart my…
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Currently Reading: Decoding Silicon Valley: The Insider’s Guide
As it came out I got it on my iPad. Why? First, one of the authors Michelle Messina has been an advisor to my company ConnectiMass since 2012 and she’s a really cool, smart, successful entrepreneur and amazing entrepreneur whisperer. Secondly, because the book is meant to be an insider’s…
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Sun, Sea and Startups- Story of the Jamaican Startup Scene
I was invited to speak at the inaugural Black Tech Week in Miami Feb 23-28th, 2015 by one of the event co-founders Felecia Hatcher. The week long conference celebrating innovators of color with a mission to accelerate Miami as the gateway to Africa & the Caribbean. I love that mission. As…