The CFE
Christine's title/role at the CFE
What is Director of Academic Programs?
He referenced, "Failure is the best teacher. If you're not hearing the word 'no,' you're never going to grow." (AI expert, and is CFE's ExecDir).
Who is Dr. Kurt Skifstad?
This is 1st "point of entry" for U-M students seeking help with their resume, finding internship and/or job leads
What is U-M's Career Center? (careercenter.umich.edu/) +$100 bonus if your team can name the Career Center for those who have declared a major, and their 2nd "point of entry" is unique to their school/college
This is what the cover art/graphic of our course text looks like
What are concentric circles of white dots with 1 glowing outlier dot that is illuminated yellow, all on a blue background?
Total # of students enrolled at U-M Ann Arbor 2024-25
(Team closest to total wins this Q)
What is 52,855?
(UG = 34,454 and G/PhD = 18,401)
Name another ENTR course or CFE instructor
(Christine/Anushka to verify)
Woof! 4-legged Penny Lane represented this pet-oriented startup
What is Vetr Health, founded by Rachel Berkal?
U-M's 15 credit program for undergrads from any school/college/major that equips them with the knowledge, skills, and experience to translate ideas into real impact
What is the campus-wide minor in entrepreneurship?! (ent-minor.umich.edu/)
1 of the 2 authors' names of our course text
Who is Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Co-Founder)?
Who is Ben Casnocha (a venture capitalist)?
This is U-M's school/college with the most declared, current students
What is LSA? (~20K declared there, as 1 of U-M's 19 schools/colleges)
The location of CFE "headquarters"
Where is North Campus, Duderstadt Center, 3rd floor?
We welcomed this entrepreneurial couple on Valentine's Day, both embody the spirit of Detroit
Who is Antonio Luck? (MatterScale Ventures, Endeavor)
Who is Amy Peterson? (Detroit Tiger's, now Rebel Nell at Eastern Market)
U-M's 12 credit program for graduate-level students from any school/college/major that equips them with the knowledge, skills, and experience to translate ideas into real impact
What is the Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship?! (cfe.umich.edu/learn/entrepreneurial-courses/graduate-opportunities/)
Would your team would use this book for class again? Explain why/why not.
What is "Yes!" + explain?
What is "No" + explain?
This was the 1st building on campus to have indoor plumbing
What is the President's House? (Built 1839-40, it was upgraded to include indoor plumbing in 1871 when James Angell was named U-M's president!)
Where Summer 2025 ENTR Abroad is heading for the 6th consecutive year
Scandinavia >> Copenhagen, Denmark for 5 wks and Stockholm, Sweden for 1 wk
The name of Greg Auerbach's online clothing site, that uses AI to create a virtual fitting room experience
What is Fytted?
U-M's 2025 global rankings for entrepreneurship programs, by Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine
What is Top 10 for past 10 Years?
What is #6 for undergraduate programs?
What is #3 for graduate/professional programs?
(www.princetonreview.com/press/top-entrepreneurial-press-release-2025)
Cite 1 "pithy" phrase shared by the authors of TSoU
What is... everyone was born an entrepreneur / ABZ planning / permanent beta / finished is an "f-word" / strategic serendipity / tap your network / take intelligent risks / YOU are future innovation ...?
Name U-M's 2 search platforms for those looking for student orgs and campus events
What are Maize Pages and Happening@Michigan? (maizepages.umich.edu/ and events.umich.edu/) + $100 bonus if your team can name 2 E+I focused active student orgs
This is the name of CFE's funding initiative that directly supports student ventures or founders
What is FUEL Funding?
Our very 1st guest told entertaining stories about negotiations and hiring during 2 decades at his company, Quantum Signal, now acquired by Ford. And now he finds himself building a local, open to the public venue to house his collection of arcade games!
Who is Mitch Rohde?
This is U-M's student resource for no-cost representation or advice, in support of student led entrepreneurial ventures
What is ZEAL Clinic at U-M's Law School? (michigan.law.umich.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics/entrepreneurship-clinic-0)
1 of the 6 chapter titles, framed then expanded upon & scaffolded in The Startup of YOU
What are... Ch1 Develop a Competitive Advantage / Ch2 Plan to Adapt / Ch3 Build a Network, Build a Following / Ch4 Cultivate Strategic Serendipity / Ch5 If You Don't Find Risk, Risk Will Find You / Ch6 Who You Know is What You Know ...?
The ONE thing that has NEVER been housed inside of Michigan's Union: a movie theatre, a swimming pool, or a bowling alley?
A movie theatre!