Kingston BETA

Kingston Beta - the hub of Jamaica’s Tech Scene and Startup Community since 2007. A Community of Digital Rockstars.
Founded and Led by @IngridRiley

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

Jamaica-led Caribbean Tech Week 2027 gains momentum with almost 20 events and expanded diaspora reach https://t.co/PBNx1odoOH

#CaribbeanTechWeek

[Tyrone Wilson @TyroneKintyre]

@moniquepowell U know what I think Monique? I’m going to stop talking about it .. because the more I do .. the more it angers me. Classic case of loving someone when they are where you want them to be .. then hating on them when they surpass your expectations. I know it all too well.

[Yenkunkun Pikibo @moniquepowell]

Anyone referring to Bad Sekki as dunce may not be the greatest judge of intellect. If you’ve paid attention to his skits, especially the early ones when he was wearing that yellow shirt, it was never slip-on-a-banana-peel humour. You could tell that he was no idiot.

[Marc Gayle #GoldenWindowJA @marcgayle]

He is brilliant.

The commentary is top tier and the volume that he generates high quality content makes it clear that the intellect of himself and that of his team are above average.

[dataffluent @dataffluentX]

Check us out at @WebSummit #Lisbon
Want to learn more about how we are using data and advanced machine learning to serve emerging markets? Stop by dataffluent booth on exhibit in ALPHA 3 in Pavilion 2.
Date: Tuesday, November 10
Booth number: A3-23

https://t.co/UrfskLd9rU

[Andrew Yeung @andruyeung]

Things that feel cringe (until they start working):

- Posting on LinkedIn (until a stranger DMs you with a life changing opportunity)
- Cold DMs (until one turns into your biggest client)
- Filming yourself in public (until the video gets a million views)
- Hosting your first event (until 100 people show up)
- Speaking on stage (until someone tells you your talk changed their mind)
- Starting a newsletter (until it pays your rent)
- Introducing yourself to strangers (until one becomes your cofounder)
- Asking for referrals (until half your business comes from them)
- Pitching your friends on your startup (until one of them invests)
- Asking for a raise (until you get it)

Cringe is the entry price (most people never pay it)

[JAMPRO Jamaica @Jamprocorp]

Possession is available now on HBO Max in Jamaica, the Caribbean and Latin America. Over 300 Jamaican cast and crew behind it. Go watch.
#Possession #FilmJamaica #JAMPRO

[ICT Pulse @ICTPulse]

What does real innovation look like in small island nations?

It isn't about copying Silicon Valley—it’s about engineering homegrown tech solutions to solve local, complex problems.

https://t.co/4GbNOHGOVZ

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

The average age of people who founded high-growth startups is actually 45. https://t.co/zWEJeAiEkX

[David Mullings 🇯🇲 @davidmullings]

@biancawelds and I point this out to people so often and yet they find it hard to believe.

By the time you are 45 you have decades of real-world experience, have built up a strong professional network of collaborators, people who facilitate introductions and understand what it takes to manage people.

The young founders who do well get the limelight because they are outliers and outliers always get the spotlight.

The many many failed young entrepreneurs do not get highlighted and so our perception of founders gets skewed.

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

"Caribbean Tech Week is that one signature week a year where Caribbean innovators, startups, companies, organisations and governments raise their hands to say this who I am, where I am, what I am building, investing in and I am ready to collaborate and do business with you and the world on a whole different level. It’s about our global Caribbean Innovation economy and how we’re positioning ourselves on our terms."

⁃ Ingrid Riley
Founder of SiliconCaribe + Caribbean Tech Week
Feb 28-March 6, 2027 | https://t.co/b2UrxH2nLV
#CaribbeanTechWeek

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

Why these 8 Industries and 50 Caribbean Companies are One Startup and One Ai Tool Away From Disruption. https://t.co/s4o5ft0ewO

[Stefen @stefdelev]

"...lower compute costs, and reduce energy consumption, bringing intelligence to a broader population at a lower price and making large models truly accessible to all."

"Do good together with the many; share skill so that the many may be skilled."

Most important lab on the planet.

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

Just 3 weeks after our first call for events, Caribbean Tech Week 2027 has surpassed Year 1: nearly 20 events + 3 new countries!

Connecting Caribbean tech, founders, investors, and innovators across the region and diaspora.

And we're just getting started! 🚀

#CaribbeanTechWeek

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

🌍 CARIBBEAN INNOVATION HAS NO BORDERS.

Our talent is global. Our ambition is limitless.

Caribbean Tech Week 2027 is connecting people, ideas, and opportunities across borders.

Feb 28–Mar 6, 2027
Host an event. Become a partner.
🔗 https://t.co/b2UrxH2VBt

#CaribbeanTechWee #CTW2027

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

Caribbean Tech Week- A global Caribbean technology and innovation platform.

#CaribbeanTechWeek

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.
https://t.co/B8ajJv8Gbt

[Vidhya Srinivasan @VidsSrinivasan]

Universal Cart 🛒 is rolling out in the U.S across Google Search and the Gemini app. It’s giving everyone an intelligent shopping cart and a new hub for shopping on Google.

Shopping rarely happens in one sitting. Universal Cart puts you in control: it helps you save items you love from multiple retailers across the web, make sure you never miss a deal, and enjoy effortless checkout powered by UCP.

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

It's time to catch up and meet up!
We're doing a Kingston BETA pop-up meetup with @thejtda in two weeks.

For fresh connections, the best conversations, and a community of Digital Rockstars. Join us!

Wednesday, October 28th, 2026. 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm, AC HOTEL Poolside Bar.

HOSTS
-Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe and Kingston BETA
-Raquel Seville, President of JTDA and CEO of Dataffluent

See you there!!

[Kingston BETA @kingstonbeta]

"You win at life by doing hard things enough times that you become the person who does hard things."
- Mark Manson