Learning Labs Launched for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Launch Blue is proud to share a series of online content for innovators and entrepreneurs, called Learning Labs. Available on our Thinkific platform, Learning Labs is a series of on-demand, online courses readily available to those in the startup and entrepreneurial space. The course offerings include the topics of sales, branding, legal aspects for startups, and pitching as well as a course for emerging angel investors.

With these courses, Launch Blue is hoping to provide invaluable education and knowledge to emerging entrepreneurs, aiming to strengthen their skill sets in the areas of sales, branding, pitching, and legal aspects of a startup. Individuals that are establishing their startups know the competition is fierce and requires a brand strategy that sets it apart from others, Brand Lab addresses these questions and more. Launch Blue created the Sales Lab to help the startup ecosystem bridge the gap for sales training. Alongside the importance of sales and branding, it’s crucial that business owners, especially those in the startup space, understand the legal aspects of setting up a business, working with intellectual property and raising investment. Learning Labs provides courses on all of these areas of business and more. The series is offered free of charge and accessible at your own pace with supporting content to meet the needs of a variety of innovators and startups.

Learning Labs Course Descriptions:

Sales Lab is a 4-part course covering how to conduct founder-led sales. The first two sessions with Pete Kazanjy are about figuring out and scaling with founder-led sales. The third session of the course is about how to use strategic partnership to drive your business and is presented by David Van Sickle. The fourth session of the course is a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs that discuss their successes and failures with founder-led sales. The panel consisted of Andy Eastes with Linnworks and SkuVault, Ali Truttman with Wicked Technologies, and Mac Wilkinson with Moolathon.

Brand Lab is a 3-part course focused on understanding, defining, and building your brand. This deep dive into branding is presented by Adam Taylor Brown. Adam is the CMO of The Cloud Minders, a Supercomputer-as-a-Service firm offering advanced computational resources for AI and ML developers.

Legal Lab is a 5-part course featuring lessons on how to set-up a Delaware C-Corp, intellectual property considerations with a startup, the role a startup attorney plays in the investment process, and a Cap table simulation workshop. The sessions are presented by Layla Lumpkin, the Lead Attorney with HTX Venture Legal Counsel PLLC, Ted Theofrastous, Partner with KJK Law, and Christopher Brinkman, Partner with KMK Law.

Pitch Lab is a 3-part course intended for helping startups improve their pitches for investors. The first session is presented by Gordon Daugherty on how to craft a successful elevator pitch. Gordon is a best-selling author, seasoned business executive, entrepreneur, startup advisor and investor. The second session is about the art of crafting a short pitch, presented by Launch Blue EIR, Jake Miller. The third session is on developing a full pitch for investors and is presented by UK Innovate’s Senior Associate Director, Eric Hartman.

Invest Blue’s Emerging Angel Program: Launch Blue Ventures is excited to launch the Emerging Investor Academy which is designed to establish a presence in the historically underrepresented world of Angel investing. Collaborations with key partners will allow participants to gain the resources and knowledge they need to join the Invest Blue Network and to pursue Angel investing. The academy takes a specific focus on pre-seed and seed-stage investing. Launch Blue Ventures is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive startup ecosystem.

To learn more about elevating your startup, visit our Thinkific page on our website to access the Learning Labs. https://launchblue.thinkific.com/

February 3rd, 2025

Abby Brady