“Here is the thing about smart people,” said author and New Orleans native Walter Isaacson on Monday afternoon at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. “They are a dime a dozen. It is the creative and imaginative people who really amount to something.” In New Orleans, the residents are, among other things, creative and imaginative, and that [...]
Eight schools were chosen this year to participate in the Idea Village’s nationally recognized MBA experiential learning program, IDEAcorps. Teams of MBAs from Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Loyola, Stanford, Tulane, and Yale are providing direct strategic consulting to New Orleans entrepreneurs throughout New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW). To date, the program has engaged over 500 [...]
Heading into day three of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) attendees have already experienced Water Challenge Day and Tulane Day, in addition to keynotes such as Avram Glazer, Walter Isaacson, and Tina Wells. Today kicks off with Jeff Pulver, Founder of the VoIP Industry and Co-Founder of Vonage and Zula. The following events include Startup Exit [...]
Six minority-owned businesses participated in the inNOLAvation Challenge this afternoon, all vying for the first and second place prizes, $12,000 and $7,000 respectively. inNOLAvation was created to encourage and facilitate innovation within the minority community. One of the co-founders of inNOLAvation, Damon Burns, said the purpose is to get New Orleans on the right track. [...]
March 18th, 2013 marked the third annual Water Challenge Day, a collaboration between The Idea Village and the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) that aims to identify and support entrepreneurial solutions that apply innovative approaches to how we live with water. The theme of the day is inspiration, innovation, and leadership. After a day of [...]
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week was off in full force yesterday with 12 events throughout the day. The opening keynote Tina Wells motivated the crowd, #FailureFest took flight, Pierce Industries won the $50,000 at the Water Challenge, and Walter Isaacson discussed the future of entrepreneurship in New Orleans. Day 2 of NOEW will be just as [...]
The Water Challenge and collaboration between The Idea Village and the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) stemmed from a conversation Idea Village CEO Tim Williamson and Director of the GNOF Dr. Marco Cocito-Monoc a few years ago. Their initiative aims to identify and support entrepreneurial solutions that apply innovative approaches to how we live with water. This year marks the third [...]
The 5th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) is kicking off later today at Gallier Hall! The schedule is packed with presentations and keynotes, pitch competitions, and seminars that will teach you about all kinds of entrepreneurship. The event’s today kick off at 9:00 am with an opening keynote from Tina Wells. Monday, March 18, [...]
BizCampNOLA is an ‘unconference’ sandwiched between SXSW and the heart of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week that will bring together entrepreneurs to help them share tips for success. The 4th annual event will kick off this Sunday, March 16th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm as the first official calendar event of NOEW. There is no set [...]
Haystack EDU has officially launched! The company held a soft launch on Tuesday and then an official launch party last night at Bridge Lounge. Founder Tom Hayes considers Haystack the match.com for education purposes because the online platform helps match educators and schools based on needs. Haystack EDU’s platform will help replace more traditional methods [...]
