Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Jump Start Grants - DEADLINE (March 12, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/34059 34059-4844243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 12, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Innovate Blue

The Provost-funded CFE Jump Start Grant Program provides financial support to undergraduate and graduate students to help them achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions and develop their skills and ideas. These grants give you the extra support you need to get your venture up and running, including funding for prototyping, legal, and travel needs, and additional mentorship and resources from the CFE.

The grants available are:

- Prototype Development Grants: $1,500 limit per team. For students building a prototype of their entrepreneurial product.
- Legal Services Grants: $1,000 limit per team. For students seeking legal counsel related to starting a business (e.g. incorporation, filing a patent, freedom to operate, etc.).
- Travel Grants: $250 per member domestic (continental), $500 per member international (non-continental).

To learn more, visit: http://cfe.umich.edu/jump-start-grants/

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Other Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:06:25 -0400 2017-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 2017-03-12T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Innovate Blue Other
Weather Underground Startup Trek (WUST) (March 15, 2017 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/38107 38107-6891401@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Innovate Blue

The Weather Underground Startup Trek (WUST) is 48 hours of broadening your network, building your entrepreneurial brand, immersing you into the challenges faced by today’s startups and having you work alongside Bay Area experts, advisors, and mentors.

Read about the 2016 WUST visit: http://cfe.umich.edu/spring-break-in-the-bay-connecting-entrepreneurs-from-coast-to-coast/

Previous WUST trips have included Twilio, Pinterest, Le Tote, LinkedIn, Instacart, NASDAQ, and Sephora.

WUST 2017 Applications are due by January 24, 2017!

Questions? Email us: cfe-treks@umich.edu

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:41:30 -0500 2017-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2017-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Innovate Blue Conference / Symposium
#EHour: Ayush Agarwal | Facebook (March 24, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39787 39787-8314868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Innovate Blue

Ayush Agarwal is a proud alum, having graduated U-M in ‘06 with a BSE in Computer Science Engineering. While on campus, he founded Michigan Toastmasters, as well as was an active participant in Telluride House and Eta Kappa Nu (HKN). At U-M, Ayush was awarded multiple distinguished service and student leadership awards, culminating with the Student Legacy Award.

After U-M, Ayush went to Stanford University Graduate School of Business Summer Institute for General Management. He became an associate at Mandrona Venture Group in Seattle and focused on consumer web, social and mobile platforms. He joined Salesforce in the San Francisco Bay Area, and owned the product vision and roadmap for all social products at ExactTarget Salesforce. This included their launch of Facebook integration, social CRM connector, apps for all smart phone brands, message claiming/task tracking, and security enhancements. Ayush closed major deals with Alaska Air, Economist, and T-Mobile. He received the ‘Direct Marketing Association 30 Under 30: The Best and Brightest Young Direct Marketers’ award. Ayush went on to become Head of Products, Local Search Ads and Google Maps Monetization, where he spent five years in Mountain View, with his various launches spotlighted by AdWords Performance Summit, Google’s biggest annual ad conference. Currently Ayush is angel investor, advisor, and limited partner to various startups in the Bay Area as well as Head Of Products, Enterprise Software in Menlo Park.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:38:30 -0400 2017-03-24T12:30:00-04:00 2017-03-24T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Innovate Blue Lecture / Discussion
Jump Start Grants - DEADLINE (April 9, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/34059 34059-4844244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 9, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Innovate Blue

The Provost-funded CFE Jump Start Grant Program provides financial support to undergraduate and graduate students to help them achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions and develop their skills and ideas. These grants give you the extra support you need to get your venture up and running, including funding for prototyping, legal, and travel needs, and additional mentorship and resources from the CFE.

The grants available are:

- Prototype Development Grants: $1,500 limit per team. For students building a prototype of their entrepreneurial product.
- Legal Services Grants: $1,000 limit per team. For students seeking legal counsel related to starting a business (e.g. incorporation, filing a patent, freedom to operate, etc.).
- Travel Grants: $250 per member domestic (continental), $500 per member international (non-continental).

To learn more, visit: http://cfe.umich.edu/jump-start-grants/

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Other Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:06:25 -0400 2017-04-09T13:00:00-04:00 2017-04-09T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Innovate Blue Other