It’s a brand-new year, so we’re highlighting some new groups you might not have found yet going on around Ann Arbor and Detroit. Happy 2020, everyone! Thanks for your support of Cronicle Press Tech News in our first year.
Tech Leaders from Barracuda Networks, SkySpecs & More Talk Startup Leadership @ Rising Leaders
Today we caught up with the new Phimation Strategy Group and Ann Arbor SPARK sponsored Rising Leaders program, which piloted this year to mentor business leaders in the Ann Arbor area. At the Circ Bar in Ann Arbor, we heard speeches from several tech, talent, and business leaders to hear their best career advice and leadership lessons.
Join Phimation Strategy and SPARK for Rising Leaders
Recently, Phimation Strategy executive coach Dave Haviland and team piloted a podcast with Ann Arbor SPARK called SPARK.grow and a new pilot program for mentoring startup founders and tech professionals called Rising Leaders. Now, even if you’re not part of the first cohort, you can join the Rising Leaders program for a panel on leadership and career advice in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor & Detroit Tech Events: August 2019
We’re adding more Detroit tech events this month as we begin to expand our tech news coverage into other regional tech towns in Michigan. Let us know if we’ve missed your event, and please add us to your press lists and newsletters to keep us in the loop on your meetups!
And We Leave You With Hack:A2 Hackathon
It has been a crazy couple of weeks. From sliding in from a University of Michigan writing conference straight to interviewing nearly two dozen people at Intermitten, speaking with Duo’s Dug Song to trekking around Ann Arbor’s tech scene and tech talk, to future-proofing our automotive software and learning where the mobility tech industry is…
Behind The Scenes Intermitten 2019: The Conference for Changemakers
At the Ark on Main Street Ann Arbor, Intermitten (@intermittenconf/Intermitten Slack) is a gem of a conference all about changemakers in tech, and startup culture in the Midwest. Speakers range from venture capitalists to consultants on culture and inclusion. We were lucky enough to catch up with so many of the speakers and attendees that…
Attend (or Judge!) The New Enterprise Forum Pitch Pit
Every other month on the third Thursday of the month, the New Enterprise Forum meets in the Lower Level of SPARK Central on Liberty at 5:00 pm for Pitch Pit, where new entrepreneurs come and give short investor pitches on business ideas of all kinds. Pitch Pit doesn’t meet in August and December, and alternates…
Ann Arbor Tech Events: May 2019
Until they develop the technology (waiting), we can’t be everywhere at once, and that’s what it takes to attend and cover all Ann Arbor tech events these days. So, here is a list of some tech events going on in May in Ann Arbor, plus some great lists to follow who can keep you in…