YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2015

Embrace new technologies. Technology is always developing; today, a Michigan-based doctor can video-chat with a doctor in Mumbai and ask for a second insight on groundbreaking test results. It’s thanks to new technologies that ecommerce businesses are taking over the global marketplace. Be brave enough to try new ideas.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2016

As society develops economically, there are levels of technological development that naturally permeate progress. Generally, the more successful the economy, the greater the technological development; and the more “single-minded” a people become. Consider, for evidence, Flint, Michigan. Examples In History.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2022

Laura earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University. Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of business in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. She an MBA from the university of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon university.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world because it was in deep stealth, GM was trying to create what we now know as the mobile Web with the world’s largest telecom service providers and consumer electronics companies based on GM’s technology. We had high expectations for Nest given all this, but the team exceeded even those expectations.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Laura earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University. Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of businesses in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. Sharon, an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2016

Grand Rapids is also home to StartGarden, a startup accelerator with the goal of turning Michigan into a flourishing business ecosystem. Small Business Development Center Michigan. While they ranked second overall as the best city in which to start a business, Grand Rapids ranked first in terms of average small business growth.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2013

While marketers go gaga over social technologies and their impact on digital commerce, it is often our physical perceptions of a product which influence buying decisions. Enter “ Customer Sense: How the 5 Senses Influence Buying Behavior “ by University of Michigan professor Aradhna Krishna.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Sam earned a BA in Communications Arts and Sciences from Michigan State University.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

My friend Christina York, who is the founder of the technology start up Spellbound, made the introduction and I am forever grateful. I would not be where I am today with my business if it wasn’t for their mentorship, classes, grants, introductions and opportunities they have provided to a woman founded technology start-up like mine.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

On his website, he states that, “new technologies – robots, software, artificial intelligence – have already destroyed more than 4 million US jobs, and in the next 5-10 years, they will eliminate millions more. Technology is going to displace many more workers than it’s going to create opportunities for in the coming months and years.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2012

The University of Michigan, a leader across many disciplines (and my alma mater) has announced the creation of a Master of Entrepreneurship. This is a great development for Michigan and the practice, research, and teaching of entrepreneurship in higher education. via Master of Entrepreneurship | University of Michigan.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Intvo’s AI technology spotlights pedestrians to make for safer streets The Forrest Four-Cast: January 27, 2020 Meet Intvo , a startup with the target audience of everyone on the road. Alzookery is a University of Michigan graduate, but found inspiration in watching pedestrians and traffic interact in New York City. Never give up.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Ann Arbor is the home to the University of Michigan where biomedical research projects get pushed out as startups. What technology would you call the Myspace of 2019…in other words, something we won’t be thinking so much about in 2020 and beyond? Pathware is currently based in Ann Arbor, Mich. Tell us about the startup ecosystem there.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

Along the way, the group brought on another classmate, Joe Miller, to handle the technology end. Savorfull provides its Detroit, Michigan, business clients with a surprise mix of healthy, allergy-free (“free from”) snacks delivered straight to their offices for a small monthly fee. Rob’s advice. The expert: Stacy Goldberg, Savorfull.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 3, 2013

amazon andreas nicklas Beauty Talk CMO ComBlu Community customer satisfaction index Facebook feedback giffgaff kindle LIKE lipstick lithium McKinsey photos portal processes real-time sectors sephora silo social business social commerce social marketing socialize13 Technology Telecom the social economy trusted University of Michigan Website'

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2012

the University of Michigan, administrators are excited about using Google+ for better campus communication, especially collaboration. We’ve discovered more than 30 great ways universities are currently using Google Plus, along with several ideas for the future. New campus communication.At Hangout office hours.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2022

The ‘Ice’ is inspired by the cutting-edge technology that I pride myself on to create jewelry that captures the essence of urban fashion and street culture. Growing up, my friends shortened the sound of my name nash-a-nee-an to Nash, so when I opened my first business in Ypsilanti, Michigan, I decided to name it Nash Contracting.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. Here in the U.S. it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

I packed up my life in Michigan and spent five days driving to California to start work. It makes you appreciate that the Silicon Valley technology-centric culture-bubble has little to do with the majority of Americans.) I was living the dream – working 80 hour weeks and all the technology I could drink with a fire hose.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 6, 2018

And so often, the conversations about how the world was changing were reduced to quite a shallow discussion about technology--it was all something to do with Twitter, or changing tools. University of Michigan turned Giving Tuesday into Giving Blueday, and they used it to raise $5.5 But it wasn't really a conversation about power.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 12, 2019

AVOID TECH PINGPONG: FINDING YOUR PLACE IN EDTECH SXSW EDU | Track: Higher Education Speakers: James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst for Technology at ACT | NRCCUA The Pitch: In EdTech, companies make conflicting claims about their products. Panelists will discuss how the field of technology is enhancing women’s health and wellness.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MAY 11, 2012

We recently reported that the University of Michigan was offering a masters in entrepreneurship (joint program from business and engineering). Michigan is going deeper into the innovation and collaboration world with the announcement of microgrants to interdisciplinary teams to pursue new areas. Coleman said in an interview.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

13:28] Technology is really running our lives now, how do you sort of insert play into that conversation? [15:59] Our Michigan operations weren't shut down quite as badly. So there's positives and negatives to sort of the technology I think. Kristi Herold (13:36): Great question.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

” “The engine for job creation and technology leadership begins and ends with investment in the entrepreneurial community,” adds Shaherose Charania, CEO and co-founder, Women 2.0. “Female founders are a driving force for the creation and usage of technologies that generate jobs. To date, Women 2.0 ”

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Up and Running

JULY 3, 2013

Proos Manufacturing recently announced that Amy Proos won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award in Michigan & Northwest Ohio. In 2012, Proos was recognized by MiBiz as one of 50 Michigan Companies to Watch. and particularly in West Michigan. So how did Proos reach such heights of success?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We have structural employment issues : The official unemployment rate in the US is hovering just below 10% but “true” unemployment is much higher when you account for those that have stopped looking or taken part-time employment and in key states like California and Michigan we’re downright hurting.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2012

I really didn’t have much of a resume – four years in the Air Force , building a scram system for a nuclear reactor , a startup in Ann Arbor Michigan but not much else. This is a technology-driven company and your background sounds great. After a few days I sent him my updated resume and he passed it on to Convergent Technologies.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

APRIL 20, 2021

Three Oaks, Michigan, Wednesday April 21st, an announcement on International Creativity and Innovation Day. We all need momentum to face the challenges of today: pandemics, climate change, sustainability, digital technology, and more. Accelerate the Momentum of Work and Life Projects With Focused Creativity. Everyone Needs Momentum!

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2011

Finally, it implements processes and technology to reduce unnecessary visits and more effectively use resources. David Humes is an industry thought leader in renal/inflammatory disease research and therapeutic development, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center, and Founder of Innovative BioTherapies, Inc.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 4, 2013

We are pleased to announce that from 2013 Gregg Fraley is operating KILN USA on a full-time basis from his base in Three Oaks, Michigan. Not surprisingly, this is the office where a lot of the ideas come from.” ” IdeaKeg Single fills the gap if your business doesn’t have that in-house eccentric.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2011

I ended up at Michigan State because I got a scholarship…Once I got there, I was lost…unfocused…and had no idea of who I was and why I was in school. I dropped out of Michigan State University after the first semester. In the middle of a Michigan winter, I stuck out my thumb and hitchhiked to Miami, the warmest place I could think of.

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Altgate

OCTOBER 8, 2009

← Words of widsom from my youth Everything I Need to Know About Entrepreneurship I Learned at the University of Michigan → Comments are closed. The two most popular posts remain this one on term sheet negotiation and this one on venture debt , although this one on convertible debt is giving them a run for their money.

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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. The Chrysler’s ATL (Above the Line), “Eminem commercial” — that cost around 12 million $— is a perfect example of a well-focused, mass marketing campaign.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 1, 2016

And just having cool technology doesn’t make a successful business. Brandon McNaughton , co-founder and CEO of Akadeum Life Sciences cell sorting technology company. He also founded and served as chief technology officer of Life Magnetics. The technology was working, but finding that market fit was challenging. …. …We

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. Craig Walker, co-founder and CEO of Firespotter Labs, a technology incubator, said it feels unnatural to bestow so much voting power on one executive. This time around, technology entrepreneurs are being more assertive. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. My Journal.

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