Education is a touchy subject. Most of us seem to agree that as a society, we’re doing it wrong. Let’s look at public education from a monetary perspective, with a few facts from the National Center for Education Statistics: From school year 1988–89 through 2008–09, total elementary and secondary public school revenues increased from $350 [...]
The Silicon Bayou has been buzzing with tech and entrepreneurial news. Here are the most popular stories published on Silicon Bayou News in the past seven days: FounderDating: Find the Co-Founder of Your Dreams FounderDating is an online network for entrepreneurs or would-be entrepreneurs to connect with potential co-founders. FounderDating hopes you’ll use their site to find [...]
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 [...]
Launch Pad Ignition is a 12-week mentor-driven accelerator program for startups in New Orleans. Launch Fest is where these companies debut after the weeks of hard work and hope to gain funding. This year, there were 15 founders and 37 mentors. The event received national coverage and was featured in TechCrunch, TechCocktail, NOLA.com, and the [...]
I had my first Launch Fest experience this year, and I am happy to report that it was packed with energy, inspiration, and awesomeness! My one gripe: there were no Ladies of Launchpad in this year’s competition. I’m still new to the tech community, so I set about to find out why there were no [...]
Launch Pad Ignition hosts its annual Launch Fest on May 3rd, 2012, a conference that brings together mentors, speakers, and investors to raise funding for the entrepreneurs in New Orleans and the startups they have created. In addition to the seven speakers listed, the event will also feature the first public pitches by the Launch Pad [...]
The Silicon Bayou has been buzzing with tech and entrepreneurial news. Here are the most popular stories published on Silicon Bayou News in the past seven days: 2012 StartupBus America’s Competition Results: The 1st place winner was Cerealize, a company which allows users to custom mix their own cereal and have it delivered right to [...]
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 [...]
