Jen Kobylecky
UW-Madison Alum Featured in Forbes for Social Entrepreneurship
I spoke to Georges Clement, a cofounder of JustFix.nyc, a nonprofit that supports tenants facing harassment and poor housing conditions with technology to build well-documented cases and connect with community and legal advocates. Georges is …
Entrepreneurship on Campus: Using Data to Identify Emerging Entrepreneurs
This post is the first in a series on Wisconsin School of Business Associate Professor Jon Eckhardt’s research on student entrepreneurship and university entrepreneurial ecosystems at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The research is made possible …
The heart in the machine: Madison startups combine free enterprise and public service
As an astrobotanist, Richard Barker’s job is to research how plants grow in outer space. He spends his days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on NASA-funded research, which includes bioengineering plants and rocketing them …
WARF and D2P Announce Spring Innovation Roadmap Workshop Series
Thinking about starting a company, or interested in how to be more effective driving change within a larger organization? Presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Discovery to Product, The Innovation Roadmap Workshop Series …
Weinert Center Announces Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Series
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship offers a weekly Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch program where local experts on entrepreneurship tell their unique story and answer questions from students on the UW campus. The sessions occur during the …
D2P Staff Help Teach Short Course for Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs
Registration is now open for the Center for Dairy Research TURBO program’s short course, “How to Develop a Winning Game Plan to Grow your Food or Beverage Business.” The short course will take place March …
Starting Block Social Impact Initiative Startups Named
StartingBlock, a Madison-based tech hub and co-working space, recently named the eight startups that will take place in its inaugural Social Impact Initiative. Discovery to Product congratulates Alfonso Morales, a participant in our fall 2018 …
Apply by February 15 for Annual Wisconsin Tech Summit
Emerging companies may apply through Feb. 15 to meet with major firms and explore potential business relationships around technology needs and innovation as part of the sixth annual Wisconsin Tech Summit. The day-long event will …
Game Developed at UW-Madison Helps Fight Opioid Epidemic
A new video game, in development under the direction of assistant pharmacy Professor Olufunmilola Abraham in collaboration with Gear Learning in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is an innovative way to teach high schoolers …