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Oct3

ZLI Launch + Learn: Pricing

Pricing is one of the most consequential decisions that a new venture needs to make. This session will familiarize you with various approaches to setting prices and discuss some important strategic considerations associated with the pricing decision. Facilitated by S.

Oct3

ZLI Startup Workshop: Startup Sales 101

Revenue is a key milestone for any start-up. When a customer is willing to pay for your products or services, you now have new hypotheses to test, from pricing to value proposition to your target market. Your first revenue gives you both a light at the end of the tunnel and a path to scale.

Oct24

2023 Michigan Business Challenge Info Session

The Michigan Business Challenge (MBC) is a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition where student teams have the opportunity to win cash prizes totaling over $100,000 and gain feedback from serial entrepreneurs and investors. Current U-M Ann Arbor students from across campus are invited to apply!

Oct24

Michigan Investment Challenge Info Session

Michigan Investment Competition (MIC) is a venture capital investment competition in which students play the role of venture capitalists. Student teams evaluate real ventures as investment opportunities and pitch an investment strategy to venture capital judges.

Oct25

ZLI Launch + Learn: Legal Basics for Startups

In this presentation, the ZEAL Law Clinic will give high-level overviews of the legal aspects all entrepreneurs should know, including how to select the right entity, what issues co-founders should settle, and what VCs look for from the legal side of startups.

Oct26

ZLI Launch + Learn: Optimizing Data & Analytics for Sales

Data can be a powerful sales tool, but how do you know where to focus your efforts? Join the discussion on creating a data-driven approach to retaining customers and acquiring new ones. There are no pre-made slides for this session, so please come prepared with questions to ask.

Oct26

ZLI Startup Workshop: Stakeholder + Ecosystem Mapping

Ecosystem Mapping is an important tool for anyone trying to address complex challenges. An ecosystem map is a visual diagram of a social system where all of the stakeholders and environmental conditions are connected based on their relationship with one another.

Oct31

Product, Innovation, and Prototyping Studio Application Deadline

The Winter 2023 Product, Innovation, and Prototyping Studio (PIPS) application is now live.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and are due by Monday, Oct.