36 student startups head to the 2016 BPC
A powerful catalyst for turning student innovation into new ventures, the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s UW Business Plan Competition has selected the 36 teams competing for top... Read More
Q&A with David Lam, TMMBA alumnus
David Lam (TMMBA 2013), senior product manager at Expedia, shares his experiences in the UW Foster School’s Technology Management MBA program. How has the Technology... Read More
Q&A with Robert Moehle, TMMBA alumnus
Robert Moehle (TMMBA 2015), cross-functional team leader in engineering at AeroTEC, shares his experiences in the UW Foster School’s Technology Management MBA program. Why did... Read More
PitchBook CEO lectures at Startup Resource Nights
Foster School alumnus John Gabbert (’96) returned to the University of Washington on Jan. 21 to share his startup story and tackle the topic of... Read More
From bamboo to business
It started with walking sticks. High-quality, handmade bamboo walking sticks for propelling hikers up mountains and through forests. Dan Sedlacek, founder of Uphill Designs, has... Read More
The beauty of a simple shower
In 1998, James Peet was a former police officer and park ranger turned PhD candidate in geography when he saw the poster advertising the University... Read More
The 2015 UW Business Plan Competition: Co-chair perspective
Last year, I had the pleasure of serving as one of the two MBA co-chairs for the Buerk Center of Entrepreneurship’s annual Business Plan/New Venture... Read More
$77,500 awarded to student-led startups
May 21, 2015 – “No matter how smart we are, or how smart we think we are, we all need advice,” said keynote speaker LInda Derschang,... Read More
What do business plan competitions accomplish?
I had lunch with a good friend last week—someone who supports tech entrepreneurship and the larger Seattle startup community. He asked if there was research... Read More
Meet the UW Business Plan Competition Sweet 16
37 student-led startup teams from colleges and universities across Washington state gathered at the University of Washington HUB yesterday to compete in the 2015 Business... Read More