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.
Rashmi Menon, entrepreneur in residence at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, said mentorship exists, but not enough that targets underserved groups.
Past downturns, the New York Times reported, have produced American companies that went on to develop high profiles: Airbnb, Disney, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Slack, Uber, and Ven
Erik Gordon, Michigan Ross professor and Wolverine Venture Fund faculty director, discusses the impact of the Google
lawsuit on emerging tech startups with Crain's Detroit Business.
Two recent University of Michigan graduate students are aiming to reinvent synthetic hair extensions without plastic, in a way that puts an invasive species to productive use.
While undergraduate students at Michigan Ross, Alex Lieberman (BBA '15) and Austin Rief (BBA '17) launched MorningBrew, a startup known for a popular email newsletter on business and finance.
