Welcome to Wolf Pack LaunchU 2024!

Congratulations on being selected as a team for the Wolf Pack LaunchU 2024 (presented by Dr. Bobby and Lori Kent Savoie)! We're excited to have you and your team as part of this year's bootcamp, incubator, and pitch competition. Throughout the course of the Summer, you'll work with your mentor and team to develop your business plans and reach toward your goals as a founder, culminating in the final pitch on September 5th, with over $30,000 on the line.

On the page below, you'll find resources, videos, materials, and worksheets that will guide you in developing your business plans.

Important Dates + Info

May 13 - 17, 2024: The Bootcamp @ Loyola University New Orleans
May - August 2024: Bi-Weekly Zoom Meetings and Mentorship - All Zoom meetings start at 7:00 PM.
- June 4 - Where's The Money? - Panel with Gulf South Angels
- June 11 - Legal Formation with Brent Godfrey
- June 18 - Legal & Intellectual Property Protection with Kevin Dietz
- July 2 - Marketing + Branding with Leslie Campisi
- July 16 - Debt, Grants, + Non-Profits with Damian Clark
- July 30 - Pitch Coaching with Sam McCabe
- August 6 - Building Your Team with Amy Sins
- August 20 - Pitch Deck Q+A
August 23, 2024: First Round Competition (asynchronous)
September 5, 2024: Final Pitch Competition @ Loyola University New Orleans- RSVP!

The following materials are divided into two sections:

Worksheets + Documents
Startup Methodology

Each section features links to several documents, articles, and embedded videos that will guide you throughout the development of your idea, goals, and pitch.

Questions? Contact Sam McCabe, Program Director, at gsmccabe@loyno.edu.

Worksheets + Documents

The following worksheets and rubrics should be used as a guide for building your team's scale-up strategy for your client. The Summer Business Development Worksheet and Financial Model should have been started during the in-person bootcamp - if not, the links to copy those documents are below.

Additionally, each team must submit a Weekly Mentor Report to ensure teams are keeping up with the program. Reminders will be sent on Monday afternoons to teams.

Documents are provided below. Questions? Contact Sam McCabe at gsmccabe@loyno.edu.

Google Sheet; Summer Business Development Worksheet

Google Doc: Weekly Mentor Report

Google Sheet: Financial Model