On August 27th (2015), the Entrepreneurship: Understanding Startup Communities course won 3rd place for the Innovation in Business Education award, which is given by the Mid-American Business Deans Association (MABDA). Thanks go to the MABDA, the MABDA judges, the Lee Honors College, and the students. The proposal was submitted July 1st by John Mueller and Fareed […]
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Cincy: Where a rising tide is raising all boats, and there is a connection to the pillar companies
Last week we made a trip to Cincinnati to visit with individuals and organizations in the local startup community. The trip was not a planned trip, and wasn’t part of the requirements of the course. However, we had several people suggesting it would be good to see what Cincinnati is doing, as there is a […]
Kalamazoo – Meet the Local Startup Community
As part of the course this course, students will be traveling to Austin and Boulder, as well as Chicago, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, to meet with various organizations and individuals associated with their local startup communities — entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators / incubators, university faculty, and government officials. Before we embark on our travels this semester, I thought it […]
Kalamazoo – Info Section – January 16th
On Friday, January 16th, we had held an info session for the 10 students in the course. This info session allowed the students to get know each other, and to get to know the instructor (John Mueller). Agenda: Introduction Schedule Deliverables Current To Dos The PowerPoint slide deck from the info session can be found […]