Startup Grind: Jeff Esquillo

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Hosting monthly events in more than 50 cities and 20 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators, and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Start a Chapter in your city today! The monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead.

Jeff Esquillo will be the guest speaker for Startup Grind. Here is a little information on Jeff and his many accomplishments:

Jeff graduated from Rutgers University in 2011 with a Bachelor’s degree with a focus in environmental economics. In 2016, he completed his MBA at Baruch College: Zicklin School of Business.  After 6 years experience in corporate America, Jeff decided to take a leap of faith and jump in full-time into the entrepreneurial world.  Jeff is a co-founder of two start-ups based in New Jersey and a partner at a 3rd.

To RSVP for the event, click here: http://bit.ly/FOWNDSPACE.

We hope to see you at the event!

MAJOR NEWS: Newark is a finalist for Amazon HQ2!!

SEATTLE — Amazon said on Thursday that it had whittled the list of possible homes for its second headquarters to 20, including centers of technology like Boston and some surprise locations like Columbus, Ohio.

The full list of finalists leans toward locations in the Midwest and South and on the East Coast, and away from the tech-saturated hubs of the West Coast. It includes:

Atlanta

Austin, Tex.

Boston

Chicago

Columbus, Ohio

Dallas

Denver

Indianapolis

Los Angeles

Miami

Montgomery County, Md.

Nashville

Newark

New York

Northern Virginia

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Raleigh, N.C.

Toronto

Washington, D.C.

Read more about it here