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Meet the 2024-2025 Zell Entrepreneurs

We are so excited to announce this year's Zell Entrepreneurs! This talented group was chosen through a competitive application process that included all 19 schools at the University of Michigan. Zell Entrepreneurs is an elite program designed to support students...

Q&A with the new Executive Director of ZLI!

Please welcome Gregg Latterman as the new Executive Director of ZLI! Gregg is a well-established figure in the world of entrepreneurship and the music industry. He brings a wealth of experience, along with a passion for nurturing the next generation of innovative...

As It Happens – Elon Musk

CBC News April, 2022 "It's a giant shift because Elon Musk is a giant personality. He's a business person, but he's not buying #Twitter for business reasons," says Erik Gordon, Michigan Ross professor at and Wolverine Venture Fund faculty director, in a...

Everyone Wants to Be an Entrepreneur

WIRED January, 2022 Applications for new businesses rose 20 percent last year, after languishing for a decade. Many newly minted founders attribute it to the pandemic. Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute at Michigan Ross, discusses the...

U-M’s Desai Accelerator Invests in Four Alumni Startups

DBusiness Magazine May, 2021 Four companies have been accepted into the Desai Accelerator, an accelerator program for early-stage alumni startups at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As part of the accelerator program, the ventures will receive...

Founders, the CEO role and knowing when to hand over the reins

Thrive Global February, 2020 by Stewart Thornhill, Executive Director at The Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Founding a company—especially one that becomes successful—is a unique achievement. But while founders often feel strong...