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Mar13

Desai Accelerator 2023 Internship Applications Deadline

The Desai Accelerator Summer Internship is the premier internship experience for students interested in and passionate about startups and entrepreneurship. Check this out for more information. 

Intern Applications are due March 13, 2023.

Mar13

Product, Innovation & Prototyping Studio Application Deadline

The Product, Innovation, and Prototyping Studio (PIPS) at ZLI is designed to give students hands-on experience in developing a new product idea, defining a minimum viable product, building and testing a prototype of the product, and determining how to launch the produc

Mar13

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. Sriram, Professor of Marketing. Please RSVP: innovationseries@umich.edu.

Mar14

Zell Lurie Institute Launch & Learn: The Pros and Cons to Taking the Plunge: Life As a Full-time Founder After College

College students feel increasingly empowered to forego the safety of traditional careers and instead carve their own path by founding startups, launching nonprofits, and more. But the decision to follow your dream or address an issue you care about (while somehow paying the bills) is never easy.

Mar15

Zell Lurie Institute Startup Workshop: Conducting Effective User Interviews

Join Michigan Open UX, a student organization dedicated to teaching and performing user experience work, for an introduction on how to conduct user interviews. User interviews are essential tools to learn about behaviors, motivations, and pain points from users.

Mar20

Zell Lurie Institute Launch & Learn: How to Start Your Career in Sales

As students move into their professional lives, some may start their careers with sales, business development, or marketing in their title. Others may not, but make no mistake that sales will be a part of any career in business. This session covers what to expect when starting in sales.

Mar20

Zell Lurie Institute 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.

Mar21

Zell Lurie Institute Launch & Learn: Maximizing Your Shopify Store

Your Shopify store isn't going to manage itself. The purpose of this session is to help you unlock new tools and perspectives so you can utilize Shopify to its fullest extent. Please come prepared with questions.

Mar21

Zell Lurie Institute Launch & Learn: Ask me Anything! with Ethan Linkner

While entrepreneurship and venture capital offer compelling opportunities in the business world, each path comes with its own set of challenges and considerations when it comes to building your career.

Mar23

ZEAL Law Clinic Panels

Basics of Law for Entrepreneurs: 10:30am to 11:20am