Venture for America-StartUp Summit
Launch Pad will host a great opportunity from Venture for America on
Tuesday, July 12 at 6:30 PM in the IP Boardroom
Please read the invite below from Andrew Yang of Venture for America
RSVP to: eileen@ventureforamerica.org
Hello -
With your help, we want to send 10+ of the top college graduates from around the country to New Orleans to work for your companies.
Venture for America (VFA), a new national non-profit, will begin recruiting at top colleges around the country this fall for its inaugural class of 2012 Venture Fellows. VFA (patterned after Teach for America) will be offering a competitive fellowship program for top college graduates to work in select start-ups or early-stage companies for 2 years. At the same time, the organization aspires to spur enterprise and encourage entrepreneurship in parts of the U.S. that struggle to attract top college graduates. The goal of Venture for America is to create 100,000 U.S. jobs by 2025 and train hundreds of future founders and CEOs.
You can find out more about the organization at www.ventureforamerica.org.
Our goal is to place at least 10 Fellows at entrepreneurial companies in the New Orleans area starting in the Summer of 2012. To that end we’ll be hosting a Start-up Summit on Tuesday, July 12th at 6:30PM at Launch Pad in the IP Boardroom. Light fare will be provided by Capdeville Restaurant and everyone is invited next door to Capdeville for drinks after the event.
We are expecting a good turnout and hope you will plan to be part of it!
Please RSVP to Eileen Lee (eileen@ventureforamerica.org), and let us know if we can provide any other information that might be helpful.
Congratulations on the great work that you’re doing — we’re eager to send young people to both support and learn from you.
All of the best, — Andrew
Venture for America