Innovation meets strategy
Hi, I’m Daniel James Scott — an award-winning entrepreneur and strategist.
I outfit revolutionaries with business models designed to win the market.
About Me
Daniel’s work has also been recognized by American Business Journals, Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, Entrepreneur Magazine, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC), Inc Magazine, Princeton Review, TechCrunch, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), and numerous others.
Daniel currently serves as Director of the Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program at Stetson University, a partner at Silicon Valley Innovation Capital (SVIC), and on the boards of the Roundtable of Entrepreneurship Educators of Florida (REEF) and Yes.Fit (2x Inc 5000). Daniel is also an on-call expert for iHeartRadio (where he spent four years as an on-air technology expert) and WalletHub.
Daniel previously served on the boards of 7th Sphere Entertainment (acquired), Alorum (division acquired), Gazelle Lab (founding member of the Global Accelerator Network), Lions World Vision Institute (world’s largest combined eye bank, tissue recovery and ocular research center), Opal AI (acquired), Plan To Start (acquired), PMI Central Florida (president), and many more.
Daniel’s passion is creating scalable impact through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). He’s earned certifications in AI from Airtable, Amazon, GAQM, IBM, and Section AI. He’s earned certificates through the Capital Factory, Section AI, and the University of South Florida. He served on the board of Opal AI and is a partner in an AI consultancy. Many AI principles are baked into the book Augmented Collaboration (see below).
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Successful Company Exits
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Academic Programs Founded
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Silicon Valley Innovation Capital (SVIC)
Proprietary intelligence that surfaces opportunities, maps relationships, and delivers conviction — before the market moves. We are building frameworks and tooling to dramatically improve startup success and fuel their exponential growth (The Minimum Viable Venture, Is it a Business?, Gazelle Lab, Studio Lens).
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Is it a Business?
A magically efficient tool to validate your concept’s business model — before taking on any needless risk. Based on the Minimum Viable Venture framework.
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Learning Suits
Like the four Houses of Hogwarts, each of us sorts into one of four types of learning suits. These suits can help us understand how we, and others, learn.
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Youmaxxing
Daniel’s Ignite Tampa Bay keynotes, filmed five years apart, on the topic of youmaxxing: persistence and intentional rule-breaking in today’s culture.
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The Brand Love
Evaluate the brand’s history, benefits, elements, business utilization, and oversight.
The Minimum Viable Venture
The narrative playbook behind the Unified Canvas — crafted with intention for readers who demand more from their startup concepts. From myself and Marvin Scaff.
Augmented Collaboration
The new book from Patrick van der Pijl (producer of the international bestseller Business Model Generation). Co-created by myself and 250+ additional AI and innovation experts.
Past Books
I’ve previously co-authored four additional books, including Building the Ultimate Business Plan (taught by Small Business Development Centers across the country).
