LaunchPad Drop-In Hours

Linda Dickerson Hartsock will host drop-in mentoring sessions each Thursday from 1 – 3 p.m. in the LaunchPad during the fall semester. Topics will include product and business model development, as well as developing financial projections, pitching and preparing for funding. She will also be available to discuss special SU programs such as the Orange Innovation Fund, Intelligence ++ Ventures, the ‘CUSE50 Student Summit and the NSF I-Corps program. Linda was the founder of the LaunchPad and is now advisor for strategic initiatives at SU Libraries. She is a Whitman EEE faculty member, and a mentor for Techstars and other global programs. She has helped startups and scaleups secure approximately $1 billion in public and private funding over her long career in economic development and entrepreneurship.