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University of Michigan Joins the Global EIR Network

Feld Thoughts

In 2015, I announced the Global EIR initiative to try something different. Today, I’m happy to welcome the University of Michigan to the Global EIR network. Applications are now open to become a Global Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institution (EGI).

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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

My entire world functions as a large and wide distributed network. Our reach, network, visibility, and impact has grown significantly since 2007. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). In addition, embedded in the Techstars growth model is a horizontal scaling strategy. Techstars Berlin (Berlin). Techstars METRO (Berlin).

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. At Rochester Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurs Hall, innovation is a way of life. This article was first posted in Best Colleges Online.

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Principles For Low-Budget Marketing Strategies Every Startup Should Know

YoungUpstarts

It honors the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, cradle of many worldwide talents, including the multi platinum rapper and the multinational car brand. Nowadays, you can promote your lemon stand nationwide by subscribing to a social network, including exclusive codes for free samples.

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The Thing I Love Most About Uber

abovethecrowd.com

In spite of all the ink that journalists, analysts, and pundits have spilled on Uber over the years, no mainstream article has focused on what I consider to be the most elegant feature of this now ubiquitous, high growth global service — no driver-partner is ever told where or when to work.

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10 must-attend tech conferences in 2014

The Next Web

One business resolution worth keeping is making a commitment to attend more in-person networking and education events. A lot of tech conferences focus on networking and forget about content. Techweek is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Detroit this year. Society of Digital Agencies Global Member Meeting.

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network. At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay, announced a commitment from his philanthrocapitalist firm to invest millions of dollars in mobile applications and services, with a focus on developing markets globally.