http://www.voodooventures.com Idea Fuel Blog Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:57:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Peter Bodenheimer and I went up the the Web 2.0 Expo the week before Thanksgiving, and spent the week hanging out with some pretty impressive folks.  It's clear there is a lot of energy in the NY startup scene right now, it reminded me of the first FOWA conference in ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/12/03/new-york-startup-scene-is-hot/ Taylor Davidson walked into Launch Pad yesterday, and I knew TribeCon had arrived.  I don't quite know why, but after all the work that has gone into this, having Taylor walk in was a powerful and emotional trigger for me.  Not that seeing Nathan Heleine and Michael Karnjanaprakorn was too ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/10/27/gathering-the-community-for-tribecon/ So maybe you are having a hard time convincing your boss why to send you to TribeCon. We understand. It’s a work day and your time is valuable. And everyone is tightening their belts these days. But this is an experience we can’t see you miss out on. Let us ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/10/09/7-reasons-your-boss-should-send-you-to-tribecon/ I'm excited to share more details about TribeCon, a conference about communities - both online and offline.  Tiffany Starnes and I have been working for the last six months to put it together along with a lot of help from our Tribal Council and a lot of friends from Net2NO. We're ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/09/15/tribecon-connect-community/ There's been a lot of good news lately about entrepreneurship in Louisiana.  With the renewal of the digital media tax credit and the energy around startups lately, things are just going to start taking off, right? Well, maybe. I still see some gaps in current eco-system that can be filled with a ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/08/24/its-time-for-a-mentorship-based-seed-fund-in-louisiana/ A friend emailed me this afternoon with a question: How do you deal with the negative reviews/press/self doubt phase in this entrepreneurial world? This is a great question, and one that we all have faced as entrepreneurs and undoubtedly will face again.  Building a business, launching a product, producing anything is incredibly ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/08/02/when-the-going-gets-tough/ The last few months have been invigorating in New Orleans.  There have a ton of exciting things going on in New Orleans, and the momentum in the entrepreneurial ecosystem is swelling to a head. One thing that I've noticed myself slipping into, that I'm calling myself out on is the human ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/07/17/stay-positive/ Ford has asked me and Greta Perry to host a "blogger dinner" for a Ford executive Sunday night in New Orleans.  This is part of their social media strategy.  I am looking for 2 bloggers to join us. The deal is: we get to check out the new Ford Taurus they treat us ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/07/09/ford-taurus/ The digital media tax credit in Louisiana is up for renewal in this legislative session.  Senator Ann Duplessis presented SB 277 which has been passed by the Senate and is now in the house.  There is a competing bill, but SB 277 is the one I'm supporting.  The bill ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/06/13/supporting-sb277/ Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret gets it. In one fell swoop, after hours of wrangling on Monday at the Louisiana State Legistature, Moret was patched in on a crackling cell phone connection. After listening to all sides, he said that the most important thing to him for a company to ... http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/05/21/secretary-moret-90-rule/