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Hi Everyone-
Be sure to RSVP to this month’s Lunch & Learn program presented by Orian Williams of Fleur de Lis Financial. Orian will share with us tips on “Protecting Your Business (That You’ve Worked So Hard to Build)”!

Aug 27

Aug 24

Aug 12

Jul 31

Taking a break on the Natchez chase (Taken with Instagram at Natchez Trace- ridgeland)

Jul 30

In Tupelo Mississippi, birthplace of the King. (Taken with Instagram at Elvis Presley’s Birth Place and Museum)

Jul 21

Jul 08

Venture for America-StartUp Summit

With your help, we want to send 10+ of the top college graduates from around the country to New Orleans to work for your companies.

Venture for America (VFA), a new national non-profit, will begin recruiting at top colleges around the country this fall for its inaugural class of 2012 Venture Fellows. VFA (patterned after Teach for America) will be offering a competitive fellowship program for top college graduates to work in select start-ups or early-stage companies for 2 years. At the same time, the organization aspires to spur enterprise and encourage entrepreneurship in parts of the U.S. that struggle to attract top college graduates. The goal of Venture for America is to create 100,000 U.S. jobs by 2025 and train hundreds of future founders and CEOs.

Our goal is to place at least 10 Fellows at entrepreneurial companies in the New Orleans area starting in the Summer of 2012. To that end we’ll be hosting a Start-up Summit on Tuesday, July 12th at 6:30PM at Launch Pad in the IP Boardroom. Light fare will be provided by Capdeville Restaurant and everyone is invited next door to Capdeville for drinks after the event.

Please RSVP to Eileen Lee (eileen@ventureforamerica.org), and let us know if we can provide any other information that might be helpful.

Congratulations on the great work that you’re doing - we’re eager to send young people to both support and learn from you.

Jun 14

Launch Fest Impact Report

Its hard to believe it just a month ago we gathered for Launch Fest to celebrate the startup spirit in New Orleans. Having Brad Feld and Scott Case in New Orleans was truly a highlight!

It’s been an amazing month since then with the Launch Pad Ignition founders hitting New York for TechCrunch Disrupt last week and headed out to Silicon Valley for meetings next week.

We want to take a moment to reflect on the experience and share the impact of Launch Pad Ignition and Launch Fest on the entrepreneurs who we fund and support.

Please give our 2nd Annual Impact Report a read to see all about what was accomplished through Ignition.

Stay tuned for big announcements coming from Launch Pad Ignition companies. Applications for Launch Pad Ignition open December 1st. And you can get a leg up on things by kicking off your entrepreneurial venture now by joining Launch Pad.

Apr 29

Everything You Need to Know About Launch Fest

Jazz Fest is here and Launch Fest is right around the corner. We hope you’re as excited as we are. Please save this email, its got everything you need to know!

When: Wednesday, May 4 & Thursday, May 5 - 2-5pm - Registration opens at 1pm
Where: New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 (Map)

We’ve got a great lineup of speakers.
Brad Feld - Foundry Group
Scott Case - Startup America
Stephen DiMarco - Compete.com
Anne Driscoll - Ning
Bob Dorf - Customer Development
Sean Greene - SBA
Leah Culver - Convore
Brent McCrossen - Audiosocket
Wednesday, May 4 - Entrepreneur Day - Programming targeted towards startups
1pm - 2pm - Conference registration at NOMA
2pm - 5pm - Sessions
7pm - Speaker + Investor + Mentor + Founder dinner (invitation only)
Thursday, May 5 - Investor Day - Demo Day - Ignition company pitches & investor sessions
Noon - 1:30pm - Investor roundtable luncheon in NOMA boardroom (invitation only)
2:00pm - 3:15pm - Startup America panel & Brad Feld
3:30pm - 4:30pm - Ignition demo day pitches - if you can just make one thing, you don’t want to miss this!
4:30pm - 6:30pm - Investor + Founder reception
THE LAGNIAPPE

Dress is casual
We want you to be comfortable and ready to enjoy all New Orleans has to offer while you’re here

Transportation to NOMA/Launch Fest/Jazz Fest
There is a shuttle bus making continuous trips from the French Quarter/Downtown to the Fairgrounds each day. You can purchase tickets and learn more here.
NOMA is a 15 minute cab from downtown hotels.

Parking Info
Parking is available around NOMA in City Park. On Thursday Jazz Fest will be going on, so plan a few extra minutes to find a parking spot. Parking will be available by the tennis courts.

Admission to Launch Fest May 4-5th
Paying for admission to the New Orleans Museum of Art is NOT required, just mention you are here for Launch Fest. If you have not registered, please do so now, but don’t worry about bringing tickets, we’ll have your name on the list for check in.

Attending Jazz Fest May 4-8th
Purchase your ticket online or at the gate For more information and full line up click here

Attending Barre Fest May 5-6th
If you’ve read this far, we’ve got a treat for you. Our very own Barre Tanguis is hosting his own fest Friday & Saturday alongside the action at Jazz Fest. Stop by Barre Fest before or after your day at Jazz Fest, walk ups welcome and encouraged. We’ll be socializing during the day and partying at night Friday and Saturday. Cold beer, bbq, live music and Barre! What more could you want?
1459 Verna Court (map)

Apr 11

Lunch and Learn April 13th with Brent Lemoine

Come to Launch Pad on Wednesday, April 13th for our monthly Lunch and Learn program at Noon.

Mar 29

Lunch and Learn with Jude Boudreaux March 30th

Join us at Launch Pad on Wednesday, March 30th from Noon until 1 for our monthly program Lunch and Learn.

“Cash Flow Management at Home (or Budgeting that Doesn’t Suck)”: A strategy to simplify your financial life and increase harmony at home.

Feb 23

Throw Me Some Information Mister!

…Mardi Gras! Even though I grew up in Mississippi, it was in North Mississippi where our spring ritual was dressing up in hoop skirts and giving tours of antebellum homes. Not exactly a party..so this year is my first Mardi Gras ever and I need all the help and advice I can get! Let’s start with first things first: King Cake. I had my first piece when I bought a regular king cake at Rouse’s…nothing special yet it was a formative moment in my young, new life here in New Orleans. I appreciate glitter icing in a much deeper sense now and I’m already wondering if I can hoard a few in my freezer to make it through the non-king cake season? Fueled by cinnamon and sugar, I’ve know at least enough about the season to have a wig and comfortable (and sparkly!) shoes ready. What’s the best way to take in all the action? Do I stake out a spot hours before or hop on my bike and explore the whole route? Do I need to pack food and drink for the day? Where is the bathroom?!! Clearly, I need some tried and true advice to survive “the marathon”. Do you watch from the street, a friend’s house, or a pub, or do you mix it up and do all three? Now supposing I’ve got a spot for watching parades, a drink in my hand and a Hubig’s pie tucked under my wig, can somebody tell me, how do I get a Zulu coconut? What are the magic words to get royalty to throw my way? Besides the coveted Zulu coconut, what are other throws I should strive for? I’m sure your first Mardi Gras is one you’ll never forget, that is, of course, if you can remember it in the first place! Which leads me to perhaps the most informative area of discussion. How DO you survive the “marathon” of indulging? I’ve been told the secret is “bloody mary, beer, coffee, repeat”. But I must admit, I’m not much of a coffee drinker…do you think it would be ok to sub Zapp’s for coffee? Katy LP Community Manager