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.