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An Unparalleled Gifting Experience
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05/24/18 • 12 min
Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & Collecto founder Federika Longinotti-Buitoni, WG'18
Elevator Pitch, from Federika: “Collecto is an online luxury retailer that offers an unparalleled gifting experience, and we do so by focusing on three things. The first is a unique product curation. The second is a specialized gift presentation. And the third is a high-touch customer service.”
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05/24/18 • 13 min
Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & SpectrumScores founder Philip Williams, C'15, M'20.
Elevator Pitch, from Philip Williams: “SpectrumScores was founded as a way to empower LGBTQ patients to take care of their own health care by offering an intuitive ranking and review system for health care providers across disciplines, on the basis of their LGBT competence. By providing all of this information and leveraging the collective experience of the community, we hope to be able to connect these patients to the best providers to meet their unique needs.”
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The Right Care For Every 911 Caller
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05/24/18 • 13 min
Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & MD Ally founder Shanel Fields, WG'19.
Elevator Pitch, from Shanel: “MD Ally is a non-emergency 911 navigation solution that ensures the appropriate use of emergency resources by providing non-emergency callers with immediate access to medical guidance, transportation services, and then also scheduling into more appropriate sites of care.”
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Automating Energy Savings
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05/24/18 • 12 min
Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinliast & InstaHub founder Michael Wong, W'19
Elevator Pitch, from Michael: “Our vision is to simply simplify automation with snap-on solutions, to help automate energy savings. Our product is a motion-sensing device that goes on top of a light switch, and it mechanically flips the switch for you. So imagine a mini-robot on top of a light switch. You do not have to pull anything out of the wall or hire an electrician to re-wire any systems.”
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02/21/19 • 28 min
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Sleep Away The Stress
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02/27/19 • 27 min
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Can Entrepreneurship Save The Press?
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02/13/19 • 27 min
The press (i.e. journalism) is essential to our society. It’s how the public remains aware of what happens in our neighborhoods, in our cities, and across our country. It has become synonymous with the First Amendment, serving as the voice of the people in steady times and as the voice of democracy in times of crisis. Unfortunately, an unprecedented crisis in journalism has occurred, leaving thousands of journalists who've spent years reporting on the state of our towns, cities, and country laid off. Media conglomerates like Gannett, Verizon, BuzzFeed, Slate, and many more are restructuring their platforms, but most people don’t know how wide-reaching these efforts are nor the impact they have on smaller markets, where local news is the only gateway to the rest of the world. For decades, these companies have bought and monopolized local markets but did not adapt or innovate, leaving us here, with most of these job cuts hitting local markets the hardest and creating “news desserts”.
How does this tie into entrepreneurship? Spirited Media CEO and Founder Jim Brady owns and operates three local newspapers in Denver, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia that rely on innovative methods of reporting and storytelling. His goal: to develop a more intimate relationship with a younger audience and to establish itself as a voice in the communities it serves. Spirited Media is just one example of how entrepreneurship is a multi-faceted sector and can focus on social impact.
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Lia Elevator Pitch
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11/14/18 • 0 min
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02/15/18 • 26 min
Karl Ulrich has given a LOT of thought to how to come up with a great company name, but his conversation with Rockets of Awesome founder Rachel Blumenthal has made him revise his naming rules.
Listen to hear why he thinks Rockets of Awesome is such a great name--as well as for some great entrepreneurial insights about how to validate an idea, and for hints on the huge importance of data—as Rachel puts it, “We are actually a tech and data science company, that is masked by a kids' apparel brand.”
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Building Box
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08/12/20 • 32 min
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How many episodes does Launch Pad have?
Launch Pad currently has 180 episodes available.
What topics does Launch Pad cover?
The podcast is about News, Retail, Tech, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Business News, Startup, Podcasts, Technology, Business, Innovation, Bay Area and San Francisco.
What is the most popular episode on Launch Pad?
The episode title 'CEO & Co-founder, Goodr Sunglasses' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Launch Pad?
The average episode length on Launch Pad is 26 minutes.
How often are episodes of Launch Pad released?
Episodes of Launch Pad are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Launch Pad?
The first episode of Launch Pad was released on Nov 3, 2016.
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