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10/07/2014

It’s been a wonderful year at the KYN Loft and we’re so proud of everything that has been accomplished. Our KYN family was embraced by Jacksonville’s startup community and we’re fortunate to have played a small but rewarding role in our ecosystem.

In a little over a year, we’ve had 448 startups apply to the KYN accelerator. Of the 6 we accepted, 5 remain active and 2 have fielded acquisition talks. KYN’s 34 mentors have held over 80 workshops. Our design and development apprentices have spent over 900 hours on our startups and have developed the skills to have a nearly 100% job placement rate—with the majority staying right here in Jacksonville.

Learn more on our site at http://kyn.is

It’s been a wonderful year at the KYN Loft and we’re so proud of everything that has been accomplished. Our KYN family was embraced by Jacksonville’s startup community and we’re fortunate to have played a small but rewarding role in our ecosystem.

09/25/2014

Check out Black Sheep Bride's Creator Success Story from One Spark 2014!

Black Sheep Bride was chosen at One Spark 2014 to participate in KYN, a mentorship-based startup accelerator program that offers seed money and training to startups.…

09/23/2014

With the dawn of the KYN Business Reviews, we thought we'd take a look back at one of our very first teams to go through the program. Check out Original Fuzz’s Where They Are Now blog post on the KYN blog.

A lot has happened for the Original Fuzz team since they’ve left KYN. We caught up with Lee McAlilly, one of the founders of Original Fuzz, this week on what life has been like for them sinc

09/22/2014

This Friday marks the first in the series of KYN Business Reviews. Each group that joins the KYN staff for a 20 minute review will tour the KYN Loft, give a brief overview of their project, and then discuss and receive feedback from the KYN team.

For more information, head over to our blog. Interested in joining a KYN Business Review? Email [email protected] to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

In virtually every realm of business, strategy is a significant and ongoing discussion. CEOs are expected to be experts in rendering complex but actionable market plans... I’m going to try to give a few simple tips and answers to questions on ways to begin addressing strategic planning in the contex…

09/18/2014

Check out this awesome video from Kennectic Productions!

09/17/2014

Introducing KYN's Business Reviews:

Next Friday, we're starting the first of KYN's monthly Business Reviews for anyone looking for feedback on their idea, product or startup. Each group that joins KYN for a 20 minute review will tour the KYN Loft, give a brief overview of their project, and then discuss and receive feedback from the KYN team.

Interested in attending the KYN monthly Business reviews? Email [email protected]. Requests are taken on a first come first serve basis, space is limited.

09/16/2014

Startup life is hard. Sometimes it's more fun for some than others.

09/10/2014

This is the KYN chalkboard. Each week we have the teams write down their roadblocks, biggest lesson learned, and biggest win. Eventually, the teams will make it all across the wall and can see how far they've come since week one of the curriculum.

09/03/2014

See you tonight for our second KYN Mixer at Black Sheep's Rooftop Bar at 4:30! See event details here: http://goo.gl/T2itaF

09/02/2014

See you tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 at Black Sheep's Rooftop Bar for our second KYN Mixer! This is a great opportunity for teams, mentors, and other members of the Jacksonville startup community to connect. See you there! http://goo.gl/5Hj1Jh

08/29/2014

Join us for a cocktail on the rooftop next Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 at Black Sheep Restaurant for our second KYN Mixer! RSVP here:http://goo.gl/5Hj1Jh