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When Things Start To Work

By Devon Riter Getting traction with a startup is hard. I began working on the idea of CommunityConnect close to…

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Group of students listening to Karen Vera at the start of the Innovation Challenge
National Entrepreneurship Month: How to Celebrate this November

National Entrepreneurship Month is a time to ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship. It’s a celebration of resilience and ambition, providing…

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Embracing Uncertainty: The Journey of Learning and Unlearning in Startups

Written by Saisindhu S Valluri As someone who values clarity above all, unpredictability is a distant consideration when making decisions….

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Breaking Barriers in Textile Recycling
Breaking Barriers in Textile Recycling: Brian Iezzi, Fibarcode, and the Impact of the NSF I-Corps Program

Written by Christopher Eakin Brian Iezzi sat in his small Ann Arbor apartment pondering a question: why is so little…

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Students speak with two members of the entrepreneurial practice programs team at the CFE Open House Carnival.
CFE Open House Carnival Recap: Fun, Games, and Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Think you can pitch a wild business idea in under a minute? Or unscramble biomedical jargon like a pro? Students…

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Five Tips for Future Interns: Maximizing Your Experience

By Anika Akali I’m Anika Akali, a junior at the University of Michigan, majoring in Computer Science with a minor…

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Faculty Fandom: Grace Hsia, Founder of Warmilu & Star of Comcast’s “Culture Capital”

When you think of innovation, you might picture cutting-edge tech or groundbreaking business models. But for CFE instructor Grace Hsia,…

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Sam Altman holds a special Q&A session with 30 U-M students during the launch of OpenAI o1

Generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, has been a revolutionary development for nearly every industry. The technical advancements in the past…

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Chris Quinn wears a cap and gown during U-M graduation.
Faculty Fandom: Christopher Quinn

Christopher Quinn’s journey from the world of Intellectual Property (IP) law to the fast-paced universe of start-ups unveils a crucial…

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