Spring is around the corner. And whether you’re about to graduate and making plans for summer break or just taking a short vacation on some company miles, as a tech savvy traveler you want your gear to fit your travel. To that end, Joshua Raley will be offering gear reviews dedicated to the best [...]
Here’s an interesting case study for all you entrepreneurs out there: A charasmatic CEO leads his company to launch multiple revolutionary tech products that captivate the press, attract a legion of loyal customers, and earn rediculous margins. If you’re thinking Steve Jobs you’re a little late. The brand was Polaroid and the man was Edwin [...]
For those who enjoyed last week’s review of Ryan Holiday’s new book ”Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator” mark your calendars because Holiday is having a book signing July 31st at Octavia Books. For more information check out Octavia’s page or the facebook event here. Past clients of Holiday’s and other best selling [...]
We caught up with Ryan Holiday a few months ago for an interview on the New Orleans startup scene. This month Silicon Bayou News was given a sneak peak of his new book “Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator.” The book is already gaining serious buzz from TechCrunch to the New [...]
If you took Don Draper’s marketing, added Theodore Roosevelt’s appetite for reading history, and mixed in some greek stoic, you’d get something close to online marketing guru Ryan Holiday. Ryan dropped out college at 19. Since then he’s went on to work with best selling authors including Robert Greene and Tucker Max and currently heads up [...]
Louisiana Tech’s innovation and entrepreneurship center scored a major win this month when the school was awarded federal funding to create a Proof of Concept Center for green technologies. The decision is a big endorsement from multiple federal agencies on Tech’s ability to commercialize future green tech. The new program, named LA_i6, will be housed in [...]
Louisiana is landing a new plant to convert natural gas into liquid fuels and other petroleum based products. According to the Governors office the plant will be “one of the largest industrial projects in Louisiana history.” Sasol, the South African company building the plant, has a history converting coal and other non-crued feedstocks into gasoline and [...]
Drop the Chalk is a New Orleans based software startup that helps great teachers get even better. Their technology is transforming the way K-12 students learn by providing teachers and administrators with innovative tools for the 21st century. They recently won the Domain Company Prize at the 2011 Tulane Business Plan Competition. Josh Raley caught [...]
On Monday, April 4th the Tulane Entrepreneur’s Association announced the three finalist advancing to their main event. Out of 76 total teams Drop the Chalk, LLC (Tulane University), OsComp Systems (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Pathostat, LLC (University of Arizona) will be competing for the $50,000 grand prize. The group also announced the three finalists [...]
So you’re a hopeful entrepreneur with a great idea and you need some cash to get to the next step. This article is a collection of resources to help you get funded in Louisiana. The best part about these tools? The people behind them are right here in Louisiana. Helpful Info If you’re new to the [...]
