March 31, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Term Sheets and Financial Instruments
March 31, 2025 at 3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join Traci Geisler, LaunchPad director, for a 101 on term sheets and financial instruments for early stage investments.
April 1, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Marketing Basics
April 1, 2025 at 11:00am – 12:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop with alum Geena Matuson as she shares insights into marketing basics for your startup.
April 2, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Funding Business Development Without Investors
April 2, 2025 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Bird Library
Join us at the LaunchPad for insights on how to fund business development without investors from experienced entrepreneurs Suli Sabor and Natasha Brao.
April 4, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Business Etiquette
April 4, 2025 at 10:30am – 11:30am EDT
Bird Library
Join us for a workshop on business etiquette at the LaunchPad.
April 7, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Contracts and Negotiation
April 7, 2025 at 3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop at the LaunchPad featuring Traci Geisler, Director of the LaunchPad, to discuss the 101 on contracts and negotiation tips for startups.
April 8, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Grant Writing
April 8, 2025 at 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join Traci Geisler, LaunchPad Director, for a workshop on grant writing.
April 9, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: AI Tools
April 9, 2025 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us at the LaunchPad for a workshop on AI tools that will aid with your startup.
April 10, 2025
RvD iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
April 10, 2025 at 12:30pm – 3:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join the iSchool and the Blackstone LaunchPad for the 2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship award competition. The combined prize total is $30,000. The…
April 11, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Creativity
April 11, 2025 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Falk Complex, 1st Floor
Join us at the LaunchPad for a workshop on Activating Your Creativity with Game Creator and Author Glenn D’Hondt,
April 14, 2025
LaunchPad Lunch and Learn
April 14, 2025 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a Lunch and Learn with Alum Adam and Amy Fazackerly, Founders of Lay ‘N Go. They’ll share ideas on how to fund your business through sales.
LaunchPad Workshop: Due Diligence
April 14, 2025 at 3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join Traci Geisler, Director of the LaunchPad, to understand what is due diligence and how to set up your data room.
April 15, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Bank Financing
April 15, 2025 at 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop at the LaunchPad on How Startups Can Obtain Bank Financing with Ben Conger of Community Bank.
LaunchPad Office Hours: Fundraising
April 15, 2025 at 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Stop by the LaunchPad for office hours to discuss Fundraising, Scaling and Exits with Alum Yvonne Hyland.
April 16, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Networking
April 16, 2025 at 3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join Director Traci Geisler for the 101 on Networking – what, when and how.
April 17, 2025
2nd Annual Investor Ready Symposium
April 17, 2025 at 10:00am – 2:00pm EDT
Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)
Blackstone LaunchPad is hosting a panel discussion with founders and funders.
April 18, 2025

‘CUSE Student Venture Accelerator: Marketing and Sales with Scott Friedberg ’14
April 18, 2025 at 1:30pm – 2:30pm EDT
Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator
Marketing drives attention. Sales drive revenue. Your startup needs both. Join Scott Friedberg ’14, founder of Gilded Social, for a conversation on how to attract customers, build brand loyalty and…

‘CUSE Student Venture Accelerator: Marketing and Sales with Scott Friedberg ’14
April 18, 2025 at 1:30pm – 2:30pm EDT
Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator
Marketing drives attention. Sales drive revenue. Your startup needs both. Join Scott Friedberg ’14, founder of Gilded Social, for a conversation on how to attract customers, build brand loyalty,…
April 21, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Building a Social Media App
April 21, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:00am EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us at the LaunchPad for a workshop on Building a Social Media App with Ken Collangelo.
April 22, 2025
LaunchPad Lunch and Learn
April 22, 2025 at 12:45pm – 2:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a Lunch and Learn with Director Traci Geisler to discuss Co-founder Agreements and Addressing Co-Founder Challenges.
April 25, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Dale Carnegie
April 25, 2025 at 3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Bird Library
Join us for a Dale Carnegie Workshop on Difficult Conversations and Relationship Building.