Up and Running

JULY 25, 2014

In April of 2014, ESPN released its latest entry in the “30 for 30″ series, telling the story of the Detroit Pistons during their infamous “Bad Boys” era. But there, sandwiched between dynasties and legacies, the Detroit Pistons had built a championship team on the back of Isaiah Thomas. I run over and…I panicked.”.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. At Rochester Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurs Hall, innovation is a way of life. Based in Mountain View, Calif.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Thus entrepreneurs began building prototypes and designing new products without the traditional huge investment. Events for enthusiasts, called Maker Faires, now stretch far outside California to places such as Detroit, New York and even Shenzhen, China. Makers are becoming real entrepreneurs, rather than just hobbyists and inventors.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 16, 2019

Applications are now open to become a Global Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institution (EGI). Interested applicants can learn more about the program , fill out an application form , and reach out to Millie Chu at Global Detroit.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2021

He was investing in Detroit and eager to write a book about the art and science of venture capital. I immediately introduced Mahendra to a bunch of Foundry Group LPs, partners, and entrepreneurs. A decade ago, I got a cold email from Mahendra. He made progress quickly, and I fondly remember the first edition with the green cover.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Well if you’re in Detroit you’re 100x more likely to get somebody who grew up in Flint coming by twice per year for ordinary reasons unrelated to work. Second-Time Entrepreneurs – The other byproduct of “wins” is you have second-time entrepreneurs who want to be founders of their next company.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2021

I’ve had the privilege to work with many great entrepreneurs, both in my operating days at the start of my career and over the last decade plus on the VC investing side. And if we’re investing in the company, it then impacts how I might be most helpful as a thought partner to the entrepreneur depending on their archetype.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2016

Lots of entrepreneurs have recently moved to Baltimore. For many of the reasons that Baltimore is suggested, Detroit offers a lot to entrepreneurs and startups. With lots of tax credits in Detroit , intended to help attract new citizens and businesses, there are a lot of ways to make a new business more affordable to start here.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Social enterprise: Building a better future.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

4:45 How do young entrepreneurs begin to work with a company like yours? 25:00 How should entrepreneurs approach you for funding? 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! And thank you to Detroit Venture Partners and to Walker Corporate Law. 8:15 How do you feel about your properties?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

I want to fail because I backed an extraordinary entrepreneur with a super-ambitious project and we were just wrong about market timing, customer adoption, competition, regulation or similar. They run a firm based in Detroit called Ludlow Ventures and do deals on a national level. But if I fail, I want to fail for the right reasons.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The best entrepreneurs and innovators draw inspiration from everyday life – and then they exhibit their forward-thinking results at the following conferences and expos. Locations and dates : Miami, May 1-7; Detroit, May 19-25; Chicago, June 23-29; New York, September 29-October 5; Los Angeles, November 17-23. Location : Atlanta, GA.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Google today launched Google for Entrepreneurs both at google.com/entrepreneurs and of course Google+. Mountain View says Google for Entrepreneurs is “the umbrella” for the company’s several dozen programs and partnerships around the world that support startups and entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. Crowd funding offers entrepreneurs a shot at financing their dream – [link]. Half of Detroit’s public schools being shut down? Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Detroit ›. Detroit Events ›. Coats says they each had spent more than a decade in venture investing at that time, and agreed that the process of funding new companies had become “way too time-consuming” for entrepreneurs and most VCs. Subscribe for Free. Xconomy San Diego. Our Cities ▾ Boston ›. New York ›.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Which is why I often tell people to start being entrepreneurs when one is young. ” 31:45 Is there truth to the idea that you shouldn’t force change upon entrepreneurs? 33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. I talk about it often including in my own personal narrative.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Ann Arbor, Columbus, Detroit, and Minneapolis have continued their rich vein of form, spitting out Midwest startups and raising venture capital at insane rates. The region’s entrepreneurs have emerged in a culture that prizes fiscal prudence and capital allocation discipline. Across the Midwest, regional champions have risen.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

First started in San Francisco, Founder Friday events draw an average of 350 attendees and take place the first Friday of every month, providing the opportunity for female entrepreneurs to interconnect while listening to valuable keynote speeches from local female founders. To date, Women 2.0

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Steve Blank

MARCH 1, 2016

What it was like to get out of the research lab to build a startup was the focus of interviews with two of the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Nina : (Nods.) If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

Detroit show sucked – [link]. Groupon is Hastening the Demise of the Newspaper Industry – [link]. 10 photographs of children from around the world and their bedrooms – [link]. Puzzled about Dish Network’s purchase of Bluckbuster bankruptcy assets – [link]. Not a good start to the Charlie Sheen tour.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2016

These topics were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern.) Look at the history of America and what has been the role models or the examples of a way out for a lot of underrepresented entrepreneurs minorities?

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

There was a computer training lab run by a company called Prosoft, but that's like having an Apex Tech and expecting to be the next Detroit. Sun's space was for it's customer assistance unit and Cornell just had a demo space patched into a supercomputer back on campus. So why didn't it work?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Detroit has Technology in Motion (TIM). Instead of organizing workshops by company size as we have in the past, we've created more focused topic tracks that will highlight entrepreneurs in every industry. When Zappos approached Lean Startup Co. South Bend, Indiana went from Rust Belt to Tech Belt with EdTech in the Bend.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

It honors the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, cradle of many worldwide talents, including the multi platinum rapper and the multinational car brand. Dishan Jayasinha is a Sri Lankan-born American, MD turned entrepreneur, creative mastermind and humanitarian.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2012

On Friday 7/6 I spent the evening in Missoula with a bunch of entrepreneurs. Elke and Rob are exactly the kind of people I mean when I talk about the need for entrepreneurs to be the leaders of the startup communities. George (UT), Burlington (VT), and Detroit. I’ve got three coming up in October – St.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2014

My partners were all shaken also – Seth lived in Boston for many years, Ryan has done several marathons, and Jason just did his first marathon last year in Detroit. I collected myself and called in to my Hangout. A few days later Brent Hill tweeted that he was going to run Boston in 2014 as a show of strength and did anyone want to join him.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

For entrepreneurs in and around the tech industry, conferences are an excellent way to get up to speed on the latest developments, find great new services, and get a read on potential clients and customers — plus, you never know who else you’ll meet. Techweek is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Detroit this year.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

George), Vermont (Burlington), and Michigan (Detroit) in October. George, Chicago, Des Moines, Burlington, Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Lexington (KY), and Palm Desert. This is the first time I’ve done three weekends back to back (I’ve done two before).

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

After a week at home I hit the road again around the release of Startup Communities and spent almost all of October on the road, reaching Boise, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Des Moines, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Lexington, and Louisville. I get to work with incredible companies and entrepreneurs every day.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

I haven’t run a marathon since October 2012 when I ran the Detroit Marathon but after a year of struggling to get into a rhythm I’m once again motivated – and interested – in doing another marathon. Tech entrepreneur I hadn’t seen in a decade describing his new thing. New VC in town in the natural foods market.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2016

As a retired gamer and not-so-retired entrepreneur, I wanted to relay some lessons I learned playing SimCity that helped me create a successful startup. Unfortunately, many real cities don’t work this way (look at the problems Detroit and Los Angeles face), and companies sometimes spend more time fighting than collaborating.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2012

I got my first glimpse of the Jambox when Shahar Nechmad, the founder of Stagedom, pulled one out of his bag during #AnotherDetroit event in Detroit. It’s a tiny, sleek speaker with high-impact sound.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 29, 2013

Boulder/Denver joins the other six regions – Boston, Detroit, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle – and is now part of the broad and expanding coverage that Xconomy is providing on business, life sciences, and technology news.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2014

of their businesses generate more than $1 million in revenue.* So how can female entrepreneurs take advantage of the upswing in the economy and take their businesses to the next level? The benefit of helping this group of entrepreneurs will result in increased revenues and job growth in community across the country.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2017

I saw a tweet from Dan Primack saying the North Hall was basically indistinguishable from the Detroit Auto Show. While 90% of them will fail, it’s pretty awesome to see what entrepreneurs are working on. We started at the LVCC. It felt like six months ago every CEO of a major auto company sent an email to the CMO that said.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

Business School, met with the entrepreneurship center in the Business School , Entrepreneurs ; presented to MPowered the University of Michigan student Entrepreneurship Organization, the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup and A2Geeks , the regional startup network (talk here.). Held office hours and met lots of passionate students with great ideas.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 10, 2014

I find it amazing how many entrepreneurs and business owners get burned by thinking about things incorrectly. Here’s an example from a recent conversation I had with an entrepreneur who sells professional services. The move boosted employee morale and productivity and caused thousands of potential new workers to move to Detroit.

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