I don't know about you, but I 💛 useful frameworks. :) I've distilled quite a few frameworks during my 16 years as a product leader at 5 companies in Silicon Valley (including hyper-growth ones like eBay, Stella & Dot, and Betfair). Top 4 frameworks for startups in a nutshell:

today I was rejected from a VC fellowship...and sent(along with over 400 applicants) this VC resource guide...that I had put together earlier this summer. i'm honored my guide was valuable enough to be shared with so many people & had a good chuckle seeing it in that context

Don Valentine: “[Venture capital] is all about figuring out which questions are the right questions to ask. And since we don’t have a clue what the right answer is, we’re very interested in the process by which the entrepreneur get to the conclusion”

It’s easier to break into the US Capitol than Venture Capital

10 Talks Acadiana: Seed stage venture capital comes to Acadiana (PODCAST) trib.al/3Rf9UFq

Look at Sonny Mayugba !!! Doing big things! 👏Congrats Brother!

There will be an estimated 2.5 million weddings in 2022 — the most the U.S. has seen since 1984, according to The Wedding Report, a market research firm. trib.al/AXyZE3k

Well this is ironic. opensea.io/collection/dut…

Thinking of all our friends in NOLA and SE Louisiana navigating the aftermath of Ida.

Each parish is distributing blue tarps in their communities. Call your parish government for more information. Contact numbers for each parish are in the link ⬇️ cassidy.senate.gov/flood-preparat…

"New Orleans is able to believe in itself as a startup ecosystem. We can point to something and say THAT business started in New Orleans, has hired New Orleanians, was funded by New Orleanians, and is a tremendous success." Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, #yeahyouright vimeo.com/264890381

Louisiana's first tech "Unicorn"!!! Let's go!!! What an incredible inspiration for entrepreneurs in the south!!! nola.com/news/business/…

Super Excited for Something Borrowed Blooms!! theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/…

Three New Orleans Startups Up for $750,000 at IDEApitch During #NOEW2022 bit.ly/3usyorJ New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) #SiliconBayou #NOLAtech #startups #innovation

Big congratulations to both of IDEApitch’s runner ups Cluey & Iconic Moments. Each of these VILLAGEx 2022 #TechStartups have won an investment prize of $175K. 💸 We’re keeping the flywheel turning!!!!! #NOLATech for the W!

These 2022 VILLAGEx founders have been jamming around with their recent #startup success. Read all about it here: bit.ly/3LqO7i6 Then join us tomorrow at Demo Day on May 4th at Crescent Park to celebrate with music, food, and drinks! 🔗 ideavillage.org/demoday22

"The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced that it has approved Louisiana’s application for up to $113 million. Most of it is allocated to venture capital and seed programs." neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2022/12/0…

Has anyone had success with Assure countersigning SPV docs? I'm starting to worry how long this will take.

Update! Looks like they're turning these things around pretty quickly. I just got a batch of docs countersigned over to me tonight.

Special thanks to EECE alumnus Kyle "Skip" Boudreaux, founder and Director of Acadian Capital Research and Ventures, for sharing how he transitioned from engineering to entrepreneurship and what he's learned along the way at our Career Development Workshop Friday. #geauxcajuns