Keith Porter and Ansgar Strother, students at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering, found a way to take a simple idea (a bike share program) add technology (touch screens) and create a new start-up, A2B Bikeshare. The 16-month-old start-up enables...
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Professor Thomas Kinnear – The State of Entrepreneurship
Until recently, Tom Kinnear was the only executive director the Zell Lurie Institute ever had since its founding in 1999.But he headed out the ZLI door with a big feather in his cap — Ross recently was ranked No. 1 in graduate entrepreneurial education by the...
Profile on Ambiq Micro
Last week we mentioned that Ambiq Micro, a Zell Lurie startup that made the Poets Quants list of top 100 MBA Startups. In this blog post we wanted to share more about the company to shed light on their success. Ambiq Micro's connections to the University of Michigan...
Internship Series: Wello, Joanna Lai
This Monday in our Fall Internship Series we feature Joanna Lai who spent her summer interning at Wello. Learn more about her experience below. 1. What were your core responsibilities for the internship? This summer I worked at Wello, a health tech startup that offers...
Entrepreneurship Momentum recognized by Poets & Quants
Poets & Quants has released the Social Entrepreneurship: The Best Schools & Programs and the Top 100 MBA Startups lists in which the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and its startups were recognized for their achievements.The University of...
Mentor Spotlight: Charles Fry, Vice President of the Great Lakes Region of Pillar Technology, Encouraging Start-Ups to Test Ideas in the Real World
Business, Charles Fry likes to observe, is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. The self-described “blue-collar entrepreneur” has done a lot of perspiring during his multifaceted career as the founder and chief technology officer of a venture-backed IT outsourcing...
Internship Series: Chat Sports, Brett Scott
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...
$26,000 in Start Up Grants go to Student Entrepreneurs
Thirty student teams representing the Business School, College of Engineering, Medical School and others were awarded a total of $26,000. Each year, the program awards up to $100,000 to University of Michigan students to develop their businesses while earning their...
Michigan Is Gaining Traction as a Venture Capital Investment Hub, Says MGCS Keynote Speaker Kelly Williams
Kelly Williams, the global head of Credit Suisse’s Customized Fund Investment Group, or CFIG, had good news for venture capital investors and entrepreneurs seeking venture funding at this year’s Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. “We are now in an environment where...
MGCS Founder David Brophy Tees Up Tomorrow’s 32nd Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
With the 32nd Michigan Growth Capital Symposium set to open tomorrow morning, MGCS founder David J. Brophy tees up the event by providing a quick snapshot of the current growth capital investment landscape. That landscape is evolving rapidly, says Brophy, who is...