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The final event of the three-day Opportunity Machine Innovation Conference (OMIC)– a competition called “Pitchers & Draft” – featured five teams that challenged innovation by combining culture and technology for the CREATE Initiative.     

On the first day of the OMIC, Mayor-President Joel Robideaux “pitched” challenges related to his CREATE Initiative, dedicated to growing the cultural economy through a sustained focus on Culture, Recreation, Entertainment, Arts, Tourism and Economy. Five Acadiana-based teams composed of academics, business people, artists, and

The Opportunity Machine Innovation Conference was a three-day entrepreneurial fest that featured tech executives, hungry startups, college and high school students, and investors looking to get in on a Google or Amazon in the making.

The inaugural event in early November attracted 250 attendees who came to “learn, share, and celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation,” said Destin Ortego, director of the OM.

The OMIC was held at the Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise and Abdalla Hall, both located

Adam Daigle
The Acadiana Advocate
Nov 2, 2018 - 9:30 AM

Publicly traded Landcadia Holdings Inc., which acquired Waitr in May for $308 million, announced late Thursday it has set a special shareholder meeting for later this month to combine the two companies.

Landcadia, which is owned by

Dan Boudreaux
The Acadiana Advocate
Nov 2, 2018 - 6:35 PM

Dan Boudreaux
The Acadiana Advocate
Nov 1, 2018 - 6:00 PM

When it comes to attracting young tech talent, cities have to up their game, members of a panel on the topic said Thursday on the first day of the Innovation Conference.

One of the most discussed topics was what

Adam Daigle
The Acadiana Advocate
Oct 31, 2018 - 3:00 PM

If you’re sitting on an idea for a successful business, Morris Miller has advice for you.

“There’s no better time to be an entrepreneur today in the history of the world,” he said.

And he would know. Miller has been involved in several start-up companies, including Lafayette-based golfballs.comand

Adam Daigle

The Acadiana Advocate

October 25, 2018
 
Speaker at next week's Innovation Conference: 'There’s no better time to be an entrepreneur today in the history of the world'

If you’re sitting on an idea for a successful business, Morris Miller has advice for you.

“There’s no better time to be an entrepreneur today in the history of

Entrepreneurs, startup founders and small business owners from across Louisiana will come together at the Opportunity Machine Innovation Conference (OMIC) to kick off National Entrepreneur Month. OMIC is a three-day series of networking events, panel discussions, pitch competitions, educational sessions and keynote presentations that highlight innovation, creativity and forward thinking in business. OMIC takes place November 1-3 at LITE, 537 Cajundome Blvd.

Dan Boudreaux

The Acadiana Advocate

Sep 10, 2018

OM Featured in Acadiana Advocate

While many in Acadiana know about Opportunity Machine and only some know what goes on in its offices on Cajundome Boulevard, even fewer know the success stories that have come off its business assembly line.

(This pitch was the first of two that Accelerate South companies will participate in. The second will take place in November toward the end of Accelerate South’s 12 week competition.)

By Adam Daigle

The Acadiana Advocate

Aug 31, 2018

Hera Health Solutions wins first pitch