LaunchScore LLC

The LaunchScore business is a two-sided market connecting small business Entrepreneurs/Users with Suppliers/Service Providers.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Marketing / Advertising
  • Location Houghton, MI, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded April 2016
  • Employees 4
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website launchscore.com

Company Summary

Launchscore.com is a web-based platform that has been live for over two years, and registered in Michigan as a company in April of 2016 to begin sales. The LaunchScore business is a two-sided market that connects small business entrepreneurs (“Entrepreneurs/Users”) with suppliers and service providers (“Customers”).

Team

  • Co-Founder/CEO

    Associate Professor of Management, Michigan Technological University
    André is responsible for driving the mission, vision, and goals of the company. He is interested in how firms and entrepreneurs create value through innovation. He has published articles on innovation and entrepreneurship in leading management journals including: Journal of Management, Long Range Planning, Journal of Business Research, and Journal of Eng. Management.

  • Alain Laplume, B.Eng, J.D.
    Co-Founder/CEO

    Program Manager at York Region Toronto, Ontario,
    Canada Law Practice York Region (The Regional Municipality of York)

    Alain is responsible for the technical architecture and design of LaunchScore. He is a lawyer, engineer and web developer with a passion for entrepreneurship and creating great products.

  • Emanuel Xavier-Oliveira, Ph.D.
    Chief Data Scientist

    Assistant Professor of Economics at Michigan Technological University

    Emanuel is responsible for the statistical analysis of local business conditions. He is interested in how the socioeconomic context impacts entrepreneurialism and has published scholarly articles in several academic journals, such as Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Journal of Business Research, Technovation, Human Relations, and Journal of Technology Transfer.

  • David Wilson, BA, CC
    Partner & Chief Content Officer

    David is responsible for digital media creation and publication of the website’s content. He has more than 18 years’ experience working in the IT and digital media industry, in a variety of roles related to quality assurance, content creation, and writing.

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