Louisiana, particularly New Orleans, has become a booming brain magnet for entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology over the last few years. Last week, the Wall Street Journal wrote a piece covering the tech growth on the bayou, highlighting Barrett Conrad’s mobile gaming company Red Ticket Games and the launch of his first app, Expert Trivia. Launch [...]
It was a quiet week at Launch Pad in New Orleans. After 12 weeks of start-up hustle & bustle related to Launch Pad Ignition and Launch Fest, I’d gotten used to the madness. It wasn’t quiet because the 2012 Ignition program is over. It was quiet because Chris Schultz, Peter Bodenheimer, and Barre Tanguis were [...]
When I first heart of FounderDating, I thought what most people think, “A dating site for entrepreneurs?” But it turns out, that’s a common misconception. FounderDating is an online network for entrepreneurs or would-be entrepreneurs to connect with potential co-founders. If you’re a developer with a great idea but no knack for business, FounderDating hopes [...]
The Downtown Development District of New Orleans (DDD) created the Downtown Awards as an annual program to recognize the accomplishments of Downtown NOLA property owners, businesses, residents, workers and organizations. The award ceremony took place yesterday at the Sugar Mill. The award ceremony was designed to, “honor the people and places that inspire, innovate and [...]
Neighborland, a website started in New Orleans to inspire collaboration and change on a neighborhood level, announced a funding round today that includes a list of who’s who among both local and Silicon Valley VC’s. Chris Schultz, who is participating in the round along with Peter Bodenheimer through Voodoo Ventures, blogged about the investment. He stated, “Today [...]
On March 15th, Chris Schultz posted, “I want a computer science department at Tulane in New Orleans,” on Neighborland.com. Neighborland, created by Candy Chang, Dan Parham, and Tee Parham, is a platform for civic engagement that launched in New Orleans last summer. The idea behind the site is that anyone can post what they want [...]
Over 96 packed hours each March, the annual SXSW conference becomes the center of the startup universe and this year Louisiana companies made a greater impact then ever. The conference has grown exponentially in the last two years with startups competing for attention to be the next big thing. Louisiana fielded its own StartupBus this year, packing roughly 30 hackers [...]
Launch Pad Ignition, the New Orleans-based accelerator in its second year, is announcing its 2012 class of startups this evening. The seven companies selected will spend the next 12 weeks in New Orleans launching or furthering the development of their companies. While the official announcement and presentation of the start-up founders will occur this evening at [...]
Silicon Bayou News is rolling out a new web series! Introducing: #SBTV Silicon Bayou TV, or #SBTV, will be a highlight reel of everything tech and ‘trep you need to know from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and across Louisiana. What is SBTV all about? Each episode will feature headline stories, upcoming events, and special [...]
For those who think that our entrepreneurial community lags behind bigger markets like Silicon Valley or New York City, think again. The movement is spreading like wild fire in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Some might even say it has ignited a new era of potential for the growth and advancement of our city. New [...]
