Startups generally do not have large cash positions nor do they have substantial cash flows from operations, so they look for ways to pay sought after employees, managers, and executives with some type of equity compensation (at least partially) instead of cash compensation. Employee stock options are often used as part of the compensation and [...]
As part of Launch Pad’s five-week programming, they will be offering up Skillshare classes for the entrepreneurial community in New Orleans. The classes are open to all and free to Launch Pad members. Tomorrow, March 29th at noon, Michael Johnstone will be teaching a class called, “Quieting the Noise: The Realities Every Startup Needs to Hear [...]
The Tulane Business Plan Competition (TBPC), hosted by the Tulane Entrepreneurship Association (TEA) in partnership with the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship, has announced the finalists for its 13th annual competition. The student-run, international competition received 51 applications this year. Twenty moved onto the second round and three companies– Be Well Nutrition, TRUE-See Systems, and Humanure [...]
The Idea Village’s fifth annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week concluded last Friday with success, proving that the New Orleans business scene and the community are only getting stronger with every year. The first few days of NOEW were jam packed with an eventful lineup that included educational public track sessions, memorable keynote speeches, and pitch [...]
GrowNOLA is a daylong marketing seminar coordinated by RPM & CO, a New Orleans-based growth strategy and marketing consulting firm. The inaugural event will take place next Thursday, April 4th, 2013 at NOLA Spaces. Attendees will hear from industry experts through a series of presentations about the tools they need to grow businesses. Speakers will [...]
New Orleans is experiencing a resurgence of entrepreneurship, or a “third wave.” Through over 55 events highlighting 51 entrepreneurs, the Idea Village’s Entrepreneur Week showed the world this city can be a global leader when it comes companies who are solving big problems. The annual Coulter IDEApitch, created by Jim Coulter during New Orleans Entrepreneur [...]
Inspired by the Italian word for “all,” the Tutti Music Player provides everyone with the opportunity to practice their music with masters and share content with friends through the interactive software launched last week. Founders of Tutti Dynamics, the company responsible for the development of the Player, Darren Hoffman and Kristen McEntyre, wanted to provide [...]
Alan Weinkrantz interviews students from two business schools who were assigned to provide strategic consulting during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. Other entrepreneurs who were chosen to be part of the 15 featured at The Big Idea are interviewed as well. ——————————————————————————————————————————–—- We’d like to thank our sponsors for SBN’s involvement in New Orleans Entrepreneur Week: Federated [...]
Let me first preface that this is just not one thing that determine an entrepreneur’s success. There are perhaps hundreds of articles that suggest qualities that make up a successful entrepreneur. I have had the benefit of forming a couple of successful start ups along with negotiating the sale and merger of a few companies. [...]
If you have big dreams and crazy ideas, New Orleans is the place to make them happen. On the last day of Entrepreneur Week, thousands gathered to support the remaining events, including The Big Idea, where 15 companies were vying for $50,000 in seed capital. The 15 companies showcased their early-stage companies outside of Manning’s [...]
