Accelerating first-time start-ups
The start-up process is messy and unpredictable. And student start-ups are certainly no exception. When teams that wow judges and win competitions move to the... Read More
Alumnus is Pirq-ing up the daily deals market
Maybe James Sun was never the hiring type. More of a job creator, the 1999 BA graduate of the University of Washington Foster School of... Read More
$68,000 for winners of UW Business Plan Competition 2012
The 2012 University of Washington Foster School of Business’ Business Plan Competition had a record amount of seed funding and record participation. Winning start-ups are... Read More
Kikking it
Golf champion-turned-entrepreneur James Lepp brings style and performance to the green Different. Believes saddles are for horses. Always scores better than it appears. Only replaces divots... Read More
There’s profit in prediction
When undergraduate Mike Fridgen started his first business in 1997, a lot of parents suffered sleepless nights. Predictably. Imagine groups of unescorted university students heading... Read More
How to build a great team
In this post, experienced entrepreneur Brian Glaister, President & CEO of Cadence Biomedical shares his 9 Principles for successful team building. We will also learn... Read More
Informed innovation: interview with Steve Tolton of Petrocard
Guest blog post by Rita Brogan, CEO of PRR The Brogan Blog had a chance recently to chat with Steve Tolton, the CEO of PetroCard,... Read More
Foster MBA grad expands the horizons for bacon
Just as oranges in the 1970’s ad campaign became “not just for breakfast anymore,” a recent Foster School grad has given bacon (or at least... Read More