Comments on: Why aren’t there more startups in Michigan? http://fredandrandall.com/blog/2011/08/11/why-arent-there-more-startups-in-michigan/ Bloggin' about whatever Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:52:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Why Chance Encounters Work | Grow Detroit http://fredandrandall.com/blog/2011/08/11/why-arent-there-more-startups-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:35:24 +0000 http://fredandrandall.com/blog/?p=495#comment-2269 […] startups aren’t cool in Michigan, I didn’t notice while I lived there. At least in my circle of friends, it was the coolest […]

]]> By: Jared http://fredandrandall.com/blog/2011/08/11/why-arent-there-more-startups-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:51:26 +0000 http://fredandrandall.com/blog/?p=495#comment-1374 Yeah, I would agree that one of the main reasons is the lack of the startups already in Michigan. In the Bay Area it is common to hear of coworkers and other people leaving steady jobs for startups, as well as many different meetings for people in startups to get together and network (multiple per week).

One of the other reasons there are less startups in Michigan is the lack of venture capital groups. Even Boston (home to MIT/Harvard) has a hard time attracting many VC groups, and it forces many startups to the Bay Area.

]]> By: Randall http://fredandrandall.com/blog/2011/08/11/why-arent-there-more-startups-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:59:36 +0000 http://fredandrandall.com/blog/?p=495#comment-1058 I think more accelerators would certainly get some people to stick around in Michigan. Check out Momentum in Grand Rapids. They’re a pretty new accelerator. http://momentum-mi.com/

]]> By: Sherilynn "Cheri" Macale http://fredandrandall.com/blog/2011/08/11/why-arent-there-more-startups-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:24:45 +0000 http://fredandrandall.com/blog/?p=495#comment-1057 Spotted this, and it actually reminded me of a comment someone had left on an article I wrote recently about incubators, accelerators, etc — Do you think positioning a startup accelerator in Michigan would help with this whole, “No startups in Michigan” business?

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