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The U.S. Latino entrepreneurial community is strong and growing. From 2007 – 2019, the number of Latino-owned businesses increased by 34% while the number of White-owned businesses fell by 7%.…

Those in startups often talk about The Flywheel Effect, a phrase coined by the American author Jim Collins as a way to describe how momentum builds by accumulating small wins…

Louisiana startups have a new place to pitch after Tulane University launched a $10 million fund this month. The fund is designed specifically to invest in women and minority-led ventures…

In 2020, the Hypepotamus team wrote that it would be a good idea to keep an eye on Sevetri Wilson, a New Orleans tech entrepreneur and founder of nonprofit business…

Mardi Gras. Jazz Fest. Wedding parties. As a celebration destination, New Orleans cannot be beat. But as natural hatchery for Web 3 businesses?  That, too.  And I’ll tell you why.…

People may open a wine bottle to celebrate a work win. But for co-founders and recent Tulane University graduates Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, a shared bottle of wine sparked…

Communication is difficult in any workplace, but the co-founders behind Prokeep recognized that it was a particular problem for those working in construction.  Jack Carrere, McKay Johnson, and Mark Kanof…

EventTech was a natural fit for Conway Solomon. As a tech enthusiast, he started working at his brother’s New Orleans-based event production company back in high school and the space…