Name: Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup | FTL Tech Meetup
Start: 2025-05-13T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-14T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 3051 Ray Ferrero Jr Blvd

Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup | FTL Tech Meetup

We're more than an event, we're a community for startups, investors and tech leaders. Join us for quality networking and expert led panels.
About this Event

The Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup is where real relationships fuel great business. We open tickets one month before each event—check back monthly to grab your spot, or join our newsletter for early access.

📅 Join us every month! Remaining dates: Oct 14 | Nov 18 | Dec 9

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About the FTL Meetup:

Founded in 2023, the FTL Tech Meetup is the largest tech meetup in South Florida—bringing together startup founders, investors, and tech leaders every month. We believe Fort Lauderdale should be an incredible place to build a company—and that starts with community. No egos, just genuine connection. If you're building something great (or want to support those who are) join us.
What to Expect:
A full room! Expect to network with smart, friendly people and learn from industry experts on our panels. This is a great time to practice your pitch, find a partner, investors, employees, a mentor and learn about the latest industry trends. We're excited to welcome you! See the latest agenda below.
Don’t Miss the Guest Directory:
One of the best-kept secrets of the FTL Tech Meetup? The Guest Directory — a private resource available only to attending guests. At the meetup you'll have the opportunity to join the directory by scanning a QR code to access to a list of the guests in the room.

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THE AGENDA: TUESDAY OCTOBER 14

Location on NSU Campus: Alvin Sherman Library — 5th Floor — Levan Center
Parking Lot Address: 3051 Ray Ferrero Jr Blvd, Davie, Florida

6:00 PM - Networking

7:00 PM - Built to Scale: The Operator’s Mindset. A COO’s Perspective on Building High-Growth Companies with COO at .

David Gucker brings over 20 years of experience in the telecom and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) industries. As Chief Operating Officer of Vultr, he leads the company’s technical teams and drives strategy to deliver seamless, customer-focused solutions.

Founded in 2002, Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators worldwide. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers across 185 countries, Vultr provides flexible and scalable solutions spanning Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage.

In a landmark industry milestone, Vultr secured $330 million in growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation, led by LuminArx Capital Management and AMD Ventures. This investment is fueling Vultr’s global expansion in artificial intelligence infrastructure and next-generation cloud computing.

8:00 PM - Networking Continues

9:00 PM - Venue Closes
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