Professor Erik Gordon is using his time off from teaching MBA students in Michigan to teach at the WeHave the Future! Summer Camp in Northeast Italy. The program, created by the former editor-in-chief of the Economist, Bill Emmott, hopes to address the economic...
Erik Gordon
“Digital marketing software firm Silverpop bought by IBM”
Faculty Managing Editor of the Wolverine Venture Fund, Erik Gordon, spoke to The Detroit Free Press about IBM’s recent agreement to acquire Silverpop. The digital marketing software company was one of the first backed by the Wolverine Venture Fund in 2000. To check...
Erik Gordon On the Importance of Focusing on Monetizing from a Company’s Onset
Many tech startups, like Foursquare, Pinterest, and Tumblr, have achieved great levels of success promoting their brands by focusing on building an audience. However, these companies quickly find that by not considering monetizing from the get-go, selling and bringing...
SCALING VENTURE-CAPITAL INVESTMENT
The student-led Wolverine Venture Fund (WVF) turned in another strong year, assessing new investment proposals and participating in a $25 million Series D round investment in Sonitus Medical, a medical-device company focused on advanced hearing solutions. Based in San...
Erik Gordon Weighs in on Regulatory Changes in VC, PE and Hedge Funds
By now, most everyone is familiar with The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. Well known for extending unemployment benefits, its lesser known that the Act also has a provision which could dramatically impact the hedge fund, venture capital and private...