Nuclear Grand Challenge Engages Student Ideas For Waste Revenue
Prize competitions accelerate progress toward ambitious goals by providing an incentive for innovators and investors to solve complex problems. Prizes particularly lend themselves to situations where there is no clear…
A Day in the Life of a Startup’s Intern
Guest blog from ELP Student Tatiana Yugay Junior | LS&A The Morning A day in the life of a startup intern (what i am) starts at about 7AM, because I…
To the Future Intern: Starting at a Startup
Guest blog from ELP Student Bryant Vergara Junior | Computer Science (LS&A) Hello aspiring startup intern! My name is Bryant Vergara. I am writing to hopefully give you a taste…
Startups: Made in Detroit
Guest blog from ELP student Ty Dunn Sophomore | Cognitive Science (LS&A) In May 2006, Paul Graham, Co-Founder of the Silicon Valley based seed accelerator Y Combinator, wrote the following…
Startup ≠ Backup
Guest blog from ELP student: Jennifer Yang Sophomore | Ross School of Business I remember speaking to a friend about summer internships. We shared possible plans for the summer…
“Startup” Your Career in Detroit
We all know the first three cities have a reputation for great startup culture, but Detroit? And if Detroit, and Michigan in general, has an emerging startup culture, why do startups want to be there in the first place?
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…
How Michigan is looking for–and creating–opportunities for economic growth
Guest blog from ELP student: Connor Borrego @borregosauced University of Michigan ‘17 | LS&A Political Science & Entrepreneurship Michiganders and their businesses touch many fields. From technology and renewable energy,…
For Class Credit: Coding, Hacking, Prototyping and More
By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern Build a prototype. Code an app. Create a 3D model. Experiment with UI design. All of these things are possible by simply taking one class: Introduction…
With Friends Like These
By Tom Frank, CFE Executive Director You are sitting in your dorm room, or a coffee shop, (or bored in class) and suddenly you think to yourself: “You know what…