Chris Schultz Chris co-founded Launch Pad and Launch Pad Ignition, and founded Voodoo Ventures,Flatstack, and TribeCon. Before that, he started several other companies to various levels of success and failure. His own experiences, support, and mentorship have been spread 100 times over to many people on this list and many people who will end up [...]
After two years of the Silicon Bayou 100 running fairly similarly and smoothly, there are still remaining questions and some confusion as to how it works. This post is meant to be a clarification of the #SBN100 and provide a starting point for discussions on how the process may change next year. What the Silicon Bayou [...]
The Silicon Bayou 100 Release Party was a great event! Thank you to everyone who made it out last night and to those who could not make it for being part of of the entrepreneurial community in Louisiana. We’re looking forward to an amazing 2013! For those of you who missed last night’s release party [...]
It’s that time of year again! You all submitted names for the second annual #SBN100, a list recognizing the top movers and shakers in Louisiana’s startup scene. We want to celebrate all of you and simultaneously release the names at the release party on December 12th, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Eiffel Society. Registration [...]
New Orleans has something new on the tech horizon, the first ever Tech Ambassador Program via 504ward. The program is searching for New Orleanians that have connections to techies outside of the city and will hopefully be able to bring that talent here. Technology companies can also participate by signing up here. Applications for the [...]
Tuesday’s Net2NO meetup provided a preview of all the excitement in store at this year’s BarCampNola conference. BarCamp will take place on July 14th and 15th at Canal Place. Bar Camp is an “unconference”. While this jargon incited a minor revolt from Net2NO attendees, “unconference” simply means that the organizers do not determine the content of the [...]
Net2NO had the honor of hosting Shawn P. Williams this Tuesday. Mr. Williams is the founder of Dallas South News, a nonprofit news site tailored to underserved communities, and the author of Blogging While Black, the story of his blog’s rise to national recognition. His presentation “Things I Want You To Know… That You Already Know… But I’m [...]
Tomorrow night’s hot ticket is for Blogging While Black – Net2NO presents author Shawn P. Williams. The event is at 7:00 pm at 12 Bar on Fulton. @heyitsmegan said, “Shawn Williams played an important early role in the blogging world, particularly in relation to the south and African American issues. He’s going to give us a quick history lesson [...]
Next week is New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, and this month’s Net2NO meet-up prepared for the coming season of all things start-up. Panelists from the Idea Village, 504ward, and Launch Pad shared a self-described “gumbo” of events designed build local businesses and recruit talent to the city. Jessica Shahien, Executive Director of 504ward, encouraged everyone to [...]
In November of 2011 we shared the news that New Orleans was selected as a 2012 Code for America city. Since then, the city has been assigned four fellows who are in New Orleans for a few weeks. The fellows are working directly with the Information Technology & Innovation (ITI) office at city hall to [...]
