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Ann Arbor SPARK Pitch Club Nov. 12

ANN ARBOR - On November 29th at SPARK Ann Arbor Pitch Club will include three startup presentations, a pool of judges, and a special guest Founder & CEO keynote speaker. The application deadline for startups is November 12. Pitch Club is a mentoring and funding program aimed at connecting the various ecosystems and smart zones throughout Michigan.

By |2017-10-25T18:03:36-04:00October 25th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

PlanetM Landing Zone Video: A Home For Autonomous Vehicle Startups In Detroit

DETROIT - Earlier this month, the PlanetM Landing Zone was launched at the WeWork center in downtown Detroit. In this video, Trevor Pawl, Group VP, Pure Michigan Connect, Sandy Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber President, and Megan Dodds, WeWork Midwest Community Director, explain the Landing Zone's mission - to provide a home for Autonomous Vehicle startups

By |2017-10-25T09:58:46-04:00October 25th, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs|

How To Split Equity Equitably For Your Startup

ANN ARBOR - It's a question every startup struggles with—how to divide the equity before a product, an app or service is developed? Startup founders are often compensated initially with equity shares until the business starts making money, and equally splitting shares seems like the default. Equally splitting these shares can create problems such as

By |2017-10-19T09:30:02-04:00October 19th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

U-M Tech Transfer Reports Record Number Of New Inventions

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan researchers reported 444 new inventions, up from last year's 428, and the fifth straight year of more than 400 inventions from U-M faculty. U-M Tech Transfer also had a record 172 U.S. patents issued in fiscal year 2017, up from 135 in fiscal year 2016. It also signed 173

By |2017-10-19T09:30:02-04:00October 18th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Brain Activity Predicts Crowdfunding Outcomes Better Than Self-Reports – Really

ANN ARBOR - Surveys and self-reports are a time-honored way of trying to predict consumer behavior, but they have limitations. People often give socially desirable answers or they simply don't know or remember things clearly. A new study by Carolyn Yoon, University of Michigan professor of marketing, and colleagues Alexander Genevsky of Rotterdam School of

By |2022-07-11T13:32:35-04:00October 18th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Social Media|

Spellbound Books CEO, An InGAGE Alumni, Semi-Finalist In $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Contest

ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE program, interviews Christina York, Founder & CEO, ALTality & Spellbound Books, a semi-finalist in the 2017 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Spellbound is used at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor to distract children during painful and scary procedures. Now Spellbound has gone commercial to work

By |2017-10-17T17:30:17-04:00October 17th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Dan Gilbert, Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Nominees For Venture Capital Awards

DETROIT - Detroit billionaire and real estate mogul Dan Gilbert has been nominated by the Michigan Venture Capital Association for its Entrepreneur of the Year award, while the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is one of the finalist for the Community Impact Award. Winners will be announced Nov. 15 at the Little Caesars Arena as the

By |2017-10-16T12:39:37-04:00October 16th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

SAHI Cosmetics Wins $100K In Rise Of The Rest Road Tour

ANN ARBOR - SAHI Cosmetics LLC is the winner of the Rise of the Rest Road Tour pitch competition and received a check from AOL co-Founder Steve Case. Sahi Cosmetics provides custom makeup for women of ethnic skin tones, specifically medium skin tones. The startups that competed were hand selected from hundreds of entries to compete in the

By |2017-10-13T10:20:34-04:00October 13th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

AOL Founder Steve Case Talks Ann Arbor And Why He’s Investing $100K In Michigan Startup

ANN ARBOR - AOL Founder Steve Case brought his Rise of the Rest Venture Capital roadshow to Ann Arbor Wednesday where he meet with other private equity finance, state and city officials at Zingerman's Roadhouse. He was interviewed by MITechNews.Com Editor and Publisher Mike Brennan. During this 2,600-mile trip, Case will personally invest $500,000  ($100,000

By |2017-10-13T10:17:59-04:00October 11th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

WMed Innovation Center’s Cochrane Outlines October Workshops – Return Of Venture Tuesday

ROYAL OAK - Three cool events for tech entrepreneurs in Southwest Michigan are on tap in October from the WMed Innovation Center in Kalamazoo. And center director Sandra Cochrane details business, crowdfunding and the return of Venture Tuesday in this segment of M2 TechCast. Oct. 25: SBDC Workshop “Business Resource Essentials,” 9:00-12:00, Multi-Purpose Room. Discover

By |2017-10-10T18:47:28-04:00October 10th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|