In seeking financial backers for her Ouya game console, Julie Uhrman was looking for about $1 million. The business received far more than that amount.
Crowd funding began as a way to support the arts on the Internet. Artists could go online to pitch a new album, for example, in the hope that thousands would give small amounts. But now it's expanded to entrepreneurs, and the rules aren't quite as clear.
Today my daughter, Beatrix, turns fifteen. Having grown up in farmers markets, she not only has a culinary knowledge of food but a passion for it as well. She is also a “food gawker.”
The Louisiana Technology Council is planning a forum for chief executive officers and chief information officers on Aug. 24. The events will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans.
Among speakers will be Frank DeArmas, vice president and CIO of Johnson & Johnson.
Admission is by fee. More details are available by calling 304-2910.
