Ep 12 - Brainfood with Albert Santalo of 8Base

The Big Idea Box

Albert Santalo is a computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur and angel investor with experience in high growth, venture-backed technology companies. He is the founder and CEO of 8base, a developer acceleration platform that enables web and mobile developers to create enterprise applications on a serverless back-end. His passion lies in designing products and building companies that disrupt traditional business models. Moderated by Matt Haggman, an award-winning journalist at The Miami Herald and Daily Business Review, Miami Program Director at Knight Foundation and, most recently, a candidate for U.S. Congress...Let’s dive in!

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 2:15 Interview Intro 4:15 Why become an entrepreneur? 10:25 Why launch a tech business in Miami? 18:00 Importance of new information 26:40 Challenges and reason 8Base was created 36:00 Present and future of 8Base 43:15 Q & A

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Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by Endeavor Miami in partnership with The LAB Miami, LAB Ventures, Knight Foundation, and Startup Florida International University (FIU).