Ditch the Startup. Intern at an Accelerator.
Guest blog from ELP student: Tyler Laredo University of Michigan ’18 | Computer Science Engineering Working for a startup is the hot new deal. People’s impression of working at a startup tends…
Driving the Future of Mobility
Three high-potential companies from the West Coast—Zendrive, PolySync and Civil Maps—will join TechLab at Mcity this fall. The move is part of an expansion of an innovative program designed to drive the future…
Alumni Q&A: Neil Shah (MSE, BSE ’04)
“We are in the Midst of a Social Revolution” – Alumni Q&A with Neil Shah (MSE/BSE ‘04), Corporate Development and Strategy @Twitter The entrepreneurial spirit sparked at the University of Michigan…
Risk Without Fear: How U-M Alum Andy Matthews Jumped from Links to Aviation
Andy Matthews (‘02 Kinesiology) is a competitive innovator who is not afraid of following his passion. He’s not afraid of heights either, and has the pilot’s license to prove it. After…
Alum Profile: Kay Feker (BA’ 13)
CFE’s Jessica Henry sat down with UM Alumna and entrepreneur Kay Feker to answer a few questions about her life as an entrepreneur and founder (Revive Foods) and team member…
Alumni Profile: Don Woods (BSEE ‘00)
We love this alumni story of innovation and passion crashing together into a pretty cool career. Don Woods (’00 BSEE) is a Senior Product Manager with TuneIn, a San Francisco-based tech company providing…
CFE Hosting Coffee Meet-ups for Alumni in Bay Area
Connections and community are a critical part of innovation…and the Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to be a catalyst! Responding to continued interest from alumnae who have participated in our…
Dear U-M Student Entrepreneurs: Be Audacious and Ask Big Questions
Jessica Henry sat down for an hour with Josh Tetrick (U-M Law, ’08), CEO and Founder of Hampton Creek Foods… His company, Hampton Creek Foods has been called “the world’s fastest…
Three Wolverine Entrepreneurs to Watch in the Bay Area
By Kate Toporski, Content Development Intern 540,000: the number of Michigan alumni that live, work, and thrive in countries around the world today. Yet with that impressive six-digit population, it…
Alumni Profile: Jon Bowerman (B.S. ’04)
His path to entrepreneurship has been shaped by $20, a freshman engineering presentation, and an episode of South Park. This VP of Product Development and Co-Founder of High Level Marketing…