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1 year ago

KenXbithday (Taken with instagram)

1 year ago

LPTV - Episode 56 - November 12 - Suzy Rivera, PJ’s Coffee, Kristen McEntyre, & Darren Hoffman

For Episode 56 Megan Hargroder and Chris Boudy hosted outside of Capdeville. Suzy Rivera came on the show to discuss Life-Yoga New Orleans and also her company “Shoe”. Kristen McEntyre & Darren Hoffman of Tutti Dynamics were also on the show discussing their latest kickstarter project. Watch and find out more! :)

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1 year ago

LPTV - Episode 55 - “Delivering Happiness” Street Fest

This episode was super fast and fun. Megan and Chris hosted on Girod Street just as the bands began to play.

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1 year ago

Strategic planning weekend for @launchpad in full effect

1 year ago

Strategic planning weekend for @launchpad in full effect

Notes: 6 / 1 year ago

RoR Happenings in NOLA with RubyConf

New Orleans is home to many exciting happenings in the world of Ruby on Rails this week as RubyConf comes to New Orleans for the first time. We’re excited to be hosting events at Launch Pad and sponsoring events through Flatsourcing. I wanted to take a minute to share everything that is going on this week.

RoR Training Fundraiser - 11/10 9am-4pm - Jumpstart Lab is hosting an all-day training session at Launch Pad on Wed. This class is an excellent TDD/Rails3 primer. I’m personally looking forward to taking this class and challenging Anton to a code-off next time I’m in Kazan. All proceeds from the class are going to a Teach For America classroom. Sign up here.
RubyConf - 11/11-13 - RubyConf will be held at the Hilton Riverside and features three days of fantastic content.
RubyHappy Happy Hour - 11/11 5-7pm - Join us at the IP building for happy hour in the IP building and at Capdeville hosted by iSeatz, Audiosocket, Flatsourcing & Launch Pad. Sign up here.
Ruby Bayou Meetup - 11/11 7pm - Following the happy hour, take part in New Orleans’ own Ruby Bayou monthly meeting at Launch Pad. Register now.

I’m excited to be supporting these through Flatsourcing & Launch Pad, and most of all, I’m excited to take the class on Wednesday and start rocking the rails myself :)

Notes: 4 / 1 year ago from barryfest

The Barryfest Chronicles: GPOYTASD: Gratuitous picture of yourself talking about Steely Dan Last...

GPOYTASD: Gratuitous picture of yourself talking about Steely Dan

Last Friday, during New Orleans’ inaugural Nerd Nite gathering, I gave a presentation about why Steely Dan is so awesome. The event was a huge success and I feel honored to have been allowed to present. I am going…

1 year ago

Weezer killed last night. Heading out to @voodooexp2010

1 year ago

Weezer killed last night. Heading out to @voodooexp2010

1 year ago

From SXSWi in 2009

At Zappos.com, Tony Hsieh has fostered a culture where extraordinary customer service is the norm. Hear him talk about how good deeds can help you leverage the power of your audience to massively extend your brand.

1 year ago

Saints finally looking like last year. #whodat

1 year ago

Episode 54 - Oct 8th - Lisa Robinson - Edie Cagnolatti - ChampSuperstar

Andrew Larimer & Chris Boudy (@andrewlarimer & @chrisboudy) hosted our October 8th episode starting off with Lisa Robinson of Urbandogmagazine.com. Chris then talked with Champsuperstar about NerdNiteNola & finally Edie Cagnolatti joined us and discussed “save our cemeteries”. See you next week! :)

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1 year ago

Episode 53 - Sept. 24 - Mehmet Ergelen, Dr. Frank Martin, Dr. Igwe, & Joey Vanas

This week Megan Hargroder & Andrew Larimer hosted as we had Mehmet Ergelen on to tell us about lovebluebag.com. Dr Frank Martin & Dr. Igwe were on to talk about SUNO’s programs & finally, Joey Vanas stopped in to discuss Delivering Happiness Bus Tour.

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1 year ago

LPTV Episode 52 - 9/17/2010 Alex Schott, Steven Adjimi, & Rachael LaRoche

This week’s episode was Sloane Berrent’s final episode as a guest host (though she will be back as a guest star host in the future we’re hoping!) She was on to interview Alex Schott of Entergy. Rachael LaRoche joined us to talk about her latest venture, Ruffian Swap (follow @RuffianSwap). Finally, Steven Adjimi was on to show us some of JeanTherapy’s designs and talk about the future of JeanTherapy. Neel Sus was on to talk about Touch Studios LLC & also, Barrett Conrad popped on to tell us some news…watch here and find out what it was :)

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1 year ago

Launch Pad’s role in New Orleans recovery

On this 5th anniversary of Katrina, there has been much reflection about New Orleans. We have made many strides as a city, yet there remains much work to be done. The city is broad and diverse and I wouldn’t for a minute pretend to know the challenges that so many have faced over the last five years. One bright spot has been the emergent entrepreneurial community in New Orleans. I been a New Orleanian equal parts pre & post storm now, and it amazes me how different the business climate is today. There is a collaborative, bootstrapping, can-do spirit driving us and the last few years have been the most inspirational of my business career. There is something truly special going on in New Orleans right now, and I am humbled that the people of Launch Pad, our community, is playing such an vital role in this resurgence. There has been plenty of coverage this week about what is going on in New Orleans, and I wanted to share some of it with you here. Thanks to everyone in New Orleans for being here and to everyone else for your love and support!