Jim Dobinski

Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast Tech Corridor, shown in its broader regional setting. The Tech Pulse Report tells us how our technology economy is growing. The next chapter is understanding how technology is transforming the businesses behind that growth. Southwest Florida has made important progress in understanding its technology economy. We can measure employment growth, identify […]

Building a stronger path from Southwest Florida startups to capital A growing startup eventually runs into a deceptively simple question: What will it take to fund the next stage of growth? For some companies, the answer is revenue. For others, it may be a bank or SBA-backed loan, a grant, an accelerator, angel investment, venture

Technology readiness is becoming a business requirement across Southwest Florida and the nation. Organizations in healthcare, education, construction, professional services, tourism, and other industries increasingly depend on digital systems to serve customers, manage information, protect operations, and make decisions. Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud services, and data analytics are often discussed separately, but they are closely

Information has never been easier to access. But access to information doesn’t automatically create relationships, trust, shared opportunity, or coordinated action. A search engine can explain what cybersecurity is. It can’t introduce a student to a local mentor. An AI tool can summarize startup funding trends. It can’t build trust between an early-stage founder and