13 cultural characteristics of great companies
Greg Gottesman, managing director at Madrona Venture Group, spoke to UW Foster School of Business alumni and students about his tips for finding (or leading)... Read More
Pozitron Visit – 2011 TMMBA International Study Tour
The following blog was submitted by Terry Etapa and Dhawal Ogale both from the TMMBA Clas of 2011. Pozitron (http://www.pozitron.com/index.php) Internet banking anyone? Well, not... Read More
Apptio – THE customer centric company.
Jared McInelly, TMMBA Student (Class of 2012) I’ve heard the term “customer centric” from almost every company and at every executive speech. So when we... Read More
So what is your problem?
Tracy Gojdics, TMMBA Program Director Last Saturday TMMBA was a sponsor for Seattle 2.0’s Startup Day 2010 event in downtown Bellevue. It was a perfect... Read More
TMMBA Study Groups: Team Confluence
Meet Team Confluence Team Confluence has discovered the key to success – equipped with a unique blend of business skills and expertise, these five teammates... Read More
Nanocel takes a novel approach to cooling electronics
There are big problems and then there are BIG problems. Cooling electronics, for example. How do you keep large server farms from overheating and how... Read More
Featured Student: Alexei Zyuzin
TMMBA Class 9 student, Alexei Zyuzin, is applying his business knowledge as a founding partner at a technology startup. “I am a founding partner at... Read More
UW entrepreneur networks
By guest blogger Zachary Okun (MBA 2010) I’m a 2nd year UW Foster School of Business Full-time MBA student. I say “full-time” loosely as I’m... Read More
Lacing together the business of NanoString
CIE proves the gateway to a winning business plan Amber Ratcliffe (MBA 2003)—Seattle entrepreneur—arrived at the Foster School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) with... Read More
Entrepreneurial investors reward preparation over passion
The stereotypical entrepreneur is all about passion—a hyper-extroverted pitchman skilled, above all, in the persuasive arts. But a new study by researchers at the University... Read More