Flipsi, a reusable drinking bottle that takes cleaning out of the equation through design, placed second in the Greenlight Business Model Competition held at the Hannah Community Center in Lansing Michigan this past Wednesday. Flipsi, founded by Jeff Plott (MSE ’13)...
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UM’s Brophy Says Out-of-State Venture Capitalists Can Benefit by Teaming Up with Local VCs
by | Mar 27, 2014
Out-of-state venture capitalists can reap substantial gains by co-investing alongside local VCs in Michigan-based companies, says David Brophy, professor of finance and director of the University of Michigan Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance, or...
The Zell Lurie Institute’s Michigan Business Challenge and Dare to Dream Awards — featured on Michigan Daily
by | Mar 26, 2014
The Michigan Business Challenge and the Dare to Dream Awards were featured in Michigan Daily, by Reporter Hillary Crawford. Crawford spoke with Movellus Circuits, the Pryor-Hale Award and the Applebaum Dare to Dream Integration Grant winners, Daniel Andersen MBA ’14...
Accelerate Your Investment-banking Career with Venture Capital Immersion at Michigan Ross: Nick Bell, MBA ’14
by | Mar 24, 2014
The Zell Lurie Institute has helped Nick Bell, MBA ’14, apply his top-tier business-school education to practical hands-on experience in venture capital, which will accelerate his career in the investment-banking industry after graduation. The Institute offers a deep...
UM Growth Capital News: Presenting Company Application Submissions are Open
by | Mar 19, 2014
The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is accepting applications from high-growth innovative companies seeking $500K-$20M of funding within six months of the June 17 & 18 event. Seed, early-stage, late-stage, and pre-IPO companies of market sectors including (but...
Visionary Kids Hopes to Inspire the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
by | Mar 18, 2014
Reda Jaber, MBA ’14, is the co-author of Visionary Kids, a children’s book series about entrepreneurs and innovators. The series hopes to inspire children to think creatively and encourage aspirations to one day start their own companies. Jaber and Sara Abraham, a...
Drive Leadership in Venture Capital at Michigan Ross: Shane Kelly, MBA ’13
by | Mar 17, 2014
Shane Kelly, MBA ’13, has used his entrepreneurial-studies education at the Zell Lurie Institute and his venture-capital investment experience at the Wolverine Venture Fund as strategic stepping stones to his current position as executive director of the Wolverine...
“12 Stupidest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make”
by | Mar 14, 2014
Jim Price, a Zell Lurie Institute entrepreneurial studies lecturer, contributed an article about Business Insider on the “12 Stupidest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make,” pulling from his history watching hundreds of startups being created at the University of Michigan and...
Partnership with CoFoundersLab on Michigan Founder Finder Search Site
by | Mar 12, 2014
On Monday we announced our first milestone with our Michigan Founder Finder portal that was launched in August in partnership with CoFoundersLab. The free portal is available to students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members to aid in the introduction of...
Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Spirit at Michigan Ross: Michael Sherman, MBA Eve
by | Mar 4, 2014
Coming from an engineering background in corporate America, Michael Sherman, an evening MBA student, is now delving into the smaller scale but often more challenging world of start-up ventures at the Zell Lurie Institute. As a member of the Wolverine Venture Fund’s...