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This Monday we bring to you Dan Freed, who interned at Venture Investors, and used his knowledge of start ups-from his entrepreneurial classes-to receive the most value out of his experience. Below you can find more information from Dan Freed about his internship....
It's Monday which means we have another internship success story to share with you from one of our MBA Students. This week we are showcasing student Paul Robichaux who interned last summer at the start up Visible Health. Below is what he has to say about his...
Many of our Zell Lurie Institute students have pursued opportunities to put their learning into action by engaging with internships at startups. In our “Internship Series,” you’ll hear from some of those students about their experiences interning for a variety of...
In January, the new Zell Entrepreneurship And Law (ZEAL) program, funded by the Institute's co-benefactor Sam Zell, JD '66, debuted at the U-M Law School, and in June, Erik Gordon, faculty advisor of the Wolverine Venture Fund, was named ZEAL's first director. The...
This fall, U-M students from the College of Engineering and Ross School of Business will collaborate on the design of Western-style entrepreneurial businesses in the multimodal transportation space using innovative ideas drawn from emerging and developing economies....
My decision over the summer to accept a new academic position as the Sokoloff Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of the Virgin Islands caps my 10 years as managing director of the Zell Lurie Institute. I have enjoyed my work with the...
Katie Aretz, an MBA student at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, spent her summer focusing on marketing with CommonBond, a New York-based company that offers a platform to connect student borrowers and alumni investors to save students money on their...
Underscoring its commitment to drive the advancement of entrepreneurial skills at Michigan and beyond, The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has made material from one of its...
This is the reign of entrepreneurship. Even staid universities are being transformed. A recent Kauffman Foundation study revealed that today, over 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities offer some form of entrepreneurship training, whereas only a handful did just 15...
If you haven’t read or heard, Peter Adriaens and Tim Faley have provided their expertise for several hot topics in recent weeks. Peter Adriaens, a professor of entrepreneurship at the Zell Lurie Institute, offered his expert opinion on internet company valuations as...