Video Archive

Seminar Series Videos

Hosted by the CFE, an amazing lineup of CEOs and innovators have presented an hour long talk. Each speaker brings a unique perspective to starting a company as an undergraduate all the way to professor.

WINTER 2009
3/27/2009	Tim Westergren - Pandora
3/20/2009	DTE Energy Prize Awards
3/13/2009	Carolyn Coquillette - Luscious Garage
3/06/2009	Art Marks - Valhalla Partners
2/13/2009	Dr. Frank Bacon, Mr. Robert Julier, and Mr. Joseph Parini - 'From Intrapreneurship to Entrepreneurship--Another Route for Engineers to Become Successful Entrepreneurs'
2/06/2009	Phil Wilmington - PeopleSoft
1/30/2009	James Baker - Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Piological Sciences (Video Disabled)
1/23/2009	Paul Saginaw - Founder of Zingermans
1/16/2009	Lee Hess - Ohio TechAngel Funds and Tony Grover - RPM Ventures

FALL 2008
12/05/2008	Yue Fan, Pattern Clock and Jon Carender, Frontier Market
11/21/2008	Bringing Smart Products to Market - Gauri Nanda,Founder, Nanda Home
11/14/2008	Creating Something from Nothing - Kevin O'Connor, Founder, O'Connor Ventures
11/07/2008	To Boldly Go - Jennifer Baird, CEO, Accuri Cytometers
10/31/2008	LinkedIn - Ellen Levy, VP of Corporate Development and Strategy
10/24/2008	David Thompson - CEO of Orbital Sciences
10/17/2008	John Osher - Inventor of the Spin Brush and other consumer goods.
10/03/2008	President/Co-Founder of SHANE&SHAWN, Detny
9/26/2008	Those Who Stay Will Be Champions
9/19/2008	The Future of Healthcare Will Be Driven by Innovation
9/12/2008	The Clean Energy Prize - Tackling a Global Problem

WINTER 2008
4/11/2008	Joel Martin, Nine Failures, Ten Chances and Being Ready for Success
4/4/2008	New Heart Beat for Electronics-From Research to Market
3/28/2008	Pete's Wicked Ale and other Entrepreneurial Escapades...
3/21/2008	A Critical Discussion on Commercializing Research from the Experience of Doing It
3/14/2008	The Importance of Small Businesses
3/7/2008	Michigan's Renaissance Begins With You
2/15/2008	The �e� Evolution: ePrizes Cultural Revolution in SE Michigan
2/8/2008	Be An Entrepreneurial Hero
2/1/2008	Begin Research With The Entrepreneurial End In Mind
1/25/2008	Building a Successful Company as an Undergrad
1/18/2008	SPARKing Entrepreneurship in Ann Arbor, USA
1/11/2008	Where Do I Start? Lessons Learned By An Academic Entrepreneur

Past Videos

January 16, 2008	Big Idea Competition 2008 Competitors
March 21, 2008	Distinguished Innovation Award Series 2007 Award Recipient Mohammed Islam
October 9, 2007	MPowered Presents Entrepreneurial Resources
October 11, 2007	EECS 496: Bob Stefansky, TIBCO Starting Your Own Technology Company: Lessons Learned in Silicon Valley
October 12, 2007	Alumni Weekend At The University Of Michigan Forum on Entrepreneurship
November 5, 2007	MPowered Presents An Introduction To Venture Capital
November 14, 2007	2007-2008 Goff Smith Lecture Amory Lovins Fourth Annual Economic Symposium The Economics Of Poverty