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: 2013 Entrepreneur Ecosystem Summit: The New New Orleans Thirteen years after the Idea Village was founded, over one hundred global leaders gathered for the 2013 Entrepreneur Ecosystem Summit at New Orleans Entrepreneur [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Today (March 19th) is the inaugural Gleason Challenge at Gallier Hall which seeks to, “challenge inventors, entrepreneurs, investors and scientists to create technology that provides solutions for people with disabilities, right here in New Orleans.” Partners for this event include JP Morgan Chase, The Idea Village, and Steve Gleason’s organization Team Gleason, which aims to inspire others and [...]
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 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: Entrepreneurs and Registrants Prepare for NOEW with New Idea Village App The Idea Village app, which is now available in the app store, features 40 entrepreneur profiles and information about [...]
In a recent addition to New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) lineup, the Gleason Challenge, named after Steve Gleason, seeks to, “challenge inventors, entrepreneurs, investors and scientists to create technology that provides solutions for people with disabilities, right here in New Orleans.” The potential panelists include Jim Marggraff, Lars Gilbertson, and Hugh Evans. Steve Gleason is a former New Orleans Saints [...]
InNOLAvation is a local non-profit that was created to facilitate innovation within the minority community. The organization has created the inNOLAvation Challenge to encourage high-growth businesses within the community. In partnership with the Idea Village, the challenge will take place during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 from 10:00 am to [...]
The Idea Village app, which is now available in the app store, features 40 entrepreneur profiles and information about the six pitch competitions scheduled for New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), March 16-22, 2013. The app was designed by Chris Boyd, Founder of Apptitude, and officially launched today in partnership with NOLA Media Group. The Idea [...]
