Tim Williamson

Founder of @nieuxsociety @theideavillage @hellonoew
Husband. Father. Dog Dad. Trusts Crazy Ideas. I live in New Orleans.

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Check out this article: https://t.co/YnaFcDVYOH

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"We have a great ecosystem that's been built here," he said. "If you give these companies permission to succeed and give them support, they're going to kick ass." https://t.co/nCKPlGa1ZS @TheIdeaVillage @Loyola_NOLA @helloNOEW @GNOinc

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well done @JeffDuncan_ Brees, who was selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday, New Orleanians saw a mirror image of themselves — someone who endured crises and fought back from adversity." https://t.co/4Ft3jFDcWH

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"Stop counting events and funding. Count retained founders, follow on rounds, local jobs created."

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“We’re now at the stage where measuring our progress is critical to strengthen the ecosystem...The GNO Startup Report provides insight to what’s working what’s not and where we need to spend more time and energy.” https://t.co/c0OVwUS47x @RobLalka @Tulane

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interesting...

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"The quantity of AI-generated articles has surpassed the quantity of human-written articles being published on the internet"

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Data matters ..“New Orleans ranks 188th globally and 66th in the United States, placing it in the top fifth of startup ecosystems worldwide but still behind faster-growing hubs such as Austin and Miami” https://t.co/HUqcQ8A8FJ

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"Greater New Orleans leads with 243 deals and $1.24B raised (68% of statewide capital), cementing its role as Louisiana’s startup hub" https://t.co/KjpCOD2BUy @CaraStoneLLP @GNOinc @TheIdeaVillage @Tulane

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"the next $100M+ companies will engineer density, trust, and time well spent. they’ll build containers for meaning, then use AI to keep them organized, not optimized." https://t.co/pO4F3WkFHs

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The Nieux

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Civilized AI Raises $2M Seed Round to Transform City Services Through AI-Powered Solutions https://t.co/QoJgO51Hdu @WizSquid Benson Capital @Tulane

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One lesson: it begins with belief and focus….the waves began when a group of people thought it was important and believed they could do something about it.
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Let's make some waves...

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After 25 years, leaders gather to plan what's next for New Orleans entrepreneurial 'ecosystem' https://t.co/hHVQuDMuZv @TheIdeaVillage @GNOinc @LEDLouisiana @Tulane

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“Post-Katrina, Metro New Orleans has consistently outperformed both the nation and other large metros in business startup rates. During the 3-year period from 2023 to 2025, 592 out of every 100,000 adults in the region launched new businesses annually—34 percent above the national rate and 29 percent above the average of the other 49 largest U.S. metros.” https://t.co/gYyTJ81Gte

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Building ecosystems that put humans first, not just the hustle https://t.co/zV9XeF0V2c

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"Often overlooked in Katrina narratives, the catastrophic hurricane befell a city still recovering from an oil crash. In the 1980s and ’90s, the crash had triggered what economists declared to be the worst depression to have kneecapped a major U.S. city since the Big One in the 1930s." https://t.co/7nB4ftD14s

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"we actually love our city more than most people love where they live. For us, the city is like a family member. They may make you mad at times, but you would do anything for them." Ti Martin @Commanders_NOLA https://t.co/9wc68aySZe

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Yep..."New Orleans needs to do more to support investment by innovation companies. It needs to be known as a real player. It needs to be out at every venture capital conference in the country." https://t.co/83WBPphjwb