Entrepreneurship

Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by NBC News for a story about President-elect Trump's alliance with right-leaning tech executives.

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and professor of practice in management, was interviewed by the Associated Press for a story exploring why Big Tech CEOs like Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are…

Albert Lepage Professor in Business Rob Lalka's book The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits into Power was reviewed in MIT Technology Review by Brian Gardiner.

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and professor of practice in management, was a guest on Computerworld's Today in Tech podcast, where he and host Keith Shaw discussed the rise in Big Tech executives seeking…

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Vox for a story examining the tech industry's support for Donald Trump.

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and professor of practice in management, was interviewed by The Guardian for a story about Silicon Valley and venture capitalist support for Donald Trump.

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Forbes for a story about Elon Musk's plan to give away $1 million a day to voters in key swing states who sign a petition pledging support for the First…

According to the 2024 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, area startups see artificial intelligence and machine learning as likely game-changers for their industries, but they’re not all sure if that’s a good thing.

Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business and professor of practice in management, was interviewed by Forbes for a story about the spread of misinformation in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.

Jesse Devlyn (MBA '93) is CEO of Zoom Vision, which hopes to transform optometry in the U.S. by providing affordable, on-demand vision care to underserved populations, including the country’s large Hispanic community.

Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor of Business, was interviewed for a Forbes article about U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's call for a warning label on social media platforms stating that social media is…

Music app Tipzy, which enables bars to generate insights from customer-requested music, hit a high note at this year’s Pitch Friday Competition, taking home the grand prize of $15,000 in cash and $2,500 in pro bono legal…

Gently Soap, a skincare brand that creates bath products infused with clinically validated botanicals to provide “joyful relief” to people with sensitive skin, won first place and the top prize of $75,000 at the 24th annual…

Tulane University honored Chris Britt (A&S ’95) and Andrea Turner Moffitt (NC ’00) as Entrepreneurs of the Year at the 2024 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards Gala.

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation's second annual Founders Forum gave entreprenuership students the chance to meet and learn from the founders of 23 New Orleans area companies.

Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will discuss his forthcoming book The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits into…

Rob Lalka, executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was interviewed by NOLA.com for a story about the findings of the 2023 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, an annual publication of the…

New Orleans area startups are staffing up and attracting more investment funding despite headwinds from higher interest rates, inflation and pessimism over the national economy, according to Tulane University’s 2023 Greater…

Tulane student entrepreneurs brought their startup ideas before a panel of judges and Wave Weekend audiences during a homecoming round of the Freeman School's Pitch Friday competition.

The A. B. Freeman School of Business has received a $5 million gift from Todd and Gina Schwartz to expand opportunities for students to “learn by doing.”

With interest in entrepreneurship growing among students, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business will launch a new program this fall to introduce undergraduates to the fundamentals of business creation.

HEARTio, a digital diagnostic company that uses the power of artificial intelligence to help clinicians better diagnose heart disease, won first place and the grand prize of $75,000 at the 23rd annual Tulane Business Model…

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was interviewed for an Inc. story about Generation Z’s growing interest in…

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced the six semifinalist teams that will face off in the 2023 Tulane Business Model Competition.

Harry Gestetner (BSM ’22), founder and co-CEO of Fanfix, and Rob Lalka, executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, joined host Roger Dunaway to discuss entrepreneurship and the influencer…