In Austin, food is one of the major attractions. Much of the city is populated with original restaurants and food trucks, creating an atmosphere of diverse and fun food choices. The food was definitely one of my favorite parts, and I think a lot of others’ too. Restaurants and food trucks are considered to be […]
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It’s not all ping pong and Pimm’s cups
It was another great day in Austin for these Michiganders! We started out early again, for a meeting with the city manager and assistant city manager of Austin. Even though our meeting was only about six miles away, we had to leave about 45 minutes before because of the traffic in Austin. Talking to Marc […]
We can be flexible part 1 – Boulder
The past few days in Boulder, we had plenty of “flex time” to explore the city and meet new people. For a lot of this time, I just explored, but I also had some great serendipitous opportunities to meet people who are directly involved in the startup community in Boulder. Friday afternoon after our first […]
Everyone in Boulder loves dogs, beer and sunshine!
We started with another early (ish) day today, leaving at 8:30 for Chautaqua Park, a mountain park at the base of Flagstaff Mountain. First, we drove up to an overlook of Boulder. What a beautiful view! There, we were able to climb around on the mountain a little bit and take a ton of fun […]
Chicago: a mature start-up community
Yesterday (February 20, 2015), the class ventured to Chicago to take a look at what’s happening in the start-up scene there. In comparison to Detroit, the differences were clear even as we were just driving into the city. Already, the buildings looked a little more well kept, there was much more traffic, and more people […]