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  • FERNDALE, MI, May 16, 2013 Red Bull USA announced that i3 Detroit is a winner in the qualifying round of its Red Bull Creation 2013 contest. I3 Detroit and 5 other teams from around the US, from Maine to Maui, have been selected as Finalists from almost 50 teams nationwide. The i3 Detroit team will be flown to New York City for the final round, a 72-hour marathon creative build on June 13-16. Red Bull Creation 2013 is the 3rd Annual event which challenges teams of top inventors to design and make something useful, imaginative and inspiring in 72 hours,...

    Local Detroit Hackerspace Wins Red Bull Creation Semi-Finals – Heads to New York City for Finals.

    Posted on May 20, 2013 | No Comments
    FERNDALE, MI, May 16, 2013 Red Bull USA announced that i3 Detroit is a winner in the qualifying round of its Red Bull Creation 2013 contest. I3 Detroit and 5 other teams from around the US, from Maine to Maui, have been selected as Finalists from almost 50 teams nationwide. The i3 Detroit team will be flown to New York City for the final round, a 72-hour marathon creative build on June 13-16. Red Bull Creation 2013 is the 3rd Annual event which challenges teams of top inventors to design and make something useful, imaginative and inspiring in 72 hours,...

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  •   Automation Alley will host the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan (EISEM) Entrepreneur’s Forum May 7 from 8-11:30 a.m. at Automation Alley Headquarters in Troy. Watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs present their business plans, and then join in the discussion.EISEM works to highlight regional entrepreneurs and their businesses and further develops their message to reach customers and investors. The Entrepreneur’s Forum features business plan presentations by emerging technology-driven companies. The short presentations are critiqued by attendees, including venture capitalists, angel investors and business professionals, who provide constructive criticism and guidance. “This event offers startup business owners the opportunity to network with experienced entrepreneurs,...

    Automation Alley to host EISEM forum, where entrepreneurs perfect their business pitch

    Posted on May 2, 2013 | No Comments
      Automation Alley will host the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan (EISEM) Entrepreneur’s Forum May 7 from 8-11:30 a.m. at Automation Alley Headquarters in Troy. Watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs present their business plans, and then join in the discussion.EISEM works to highlight regional entrepreneurs and their businesses and further develops their message to reach customers and investors. The Entrepreneur’s Forum features business plan presentations by emerging technology-driven companies. The short presentations are critiqued by attendees, including venture capitalists, angel investors and business professionals, who provide constructive criticism and guidance. “This event offers startup business owners the opportunity to network with experienced entrepreneurs,...

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  • Marketing Associates (MA) and IDInteract, Inc. today announced a strategic partnership that will integrate MA’s expertise in technology-enabled marketing solutions with IDInteract’s Demand based predictive analytics capabilities. The partnership will allow MA to implement the Seattle-based company’s powerful demand identification and marketing lead acquisition platform for Michigan companies, providing access to valuable consumer purchasing behavior through demand-based analytics. The Platform will enable companies to identify real-time interest in specific brands, products and services, empowering hyper-targeted, in-the-most customer engagement. “At Marketing Associates, we are committed to seamlessly integrating emerging technologies into our traditional marketing services,” said Sameer Desai, Executive Vice President of...

    Marketing Associates Partners with Seattle Startup IDInteract

    Posted on April 15, 2013 | No Comments
    Marketing Associates (MA) and IDInteract, Inc. today announced a strategic partnership that will integrate MA’s expertise in technology-enabled marketing solutions with IDInteract’s Demand based predictive analytics capabilities. The partnership will allow MA to implement the Seattle-based company’s powerful demand identification and marketing lead acquisition platform for Michigan companies, providing access to valuable consumer purchasing behavior through demand-based analytics. The Platform will enable companies to identify real-time interest in specific brands, products and services, empowering hyper-targeted, in-the-most customer engagement. “At Marketing Associates, we are committed to seamlessly integrating emerging technologies into our traditional marketing services,” said Sameer Desai, Executive Vice President of...

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  • [Racial map of Detroit and surrounding suburbs; red is Caucasian, blue is African-American, orange is Latino, credit ATI and US Census] If you work or live in Detroit you would have to spend a lot of time looking the other way to avoid noticing the rampant racial and class disparities surrounding you. It’s not just that there are a lot of impoverished people of color in Detroit (though that fact is also undeniable), it’s that impoverished people in Detroit experience greater immiseration than in many other parts of the country due to lack of public investments, from education to public...

    Michigan Entrepreneurs Need to Confront White Supremacy

    Posted on March 26, 2013 | 11 Comments
    [Racial map of Detroit and surrounding suburbs; red is Caucasian, blue is African-American, orange is Latino, credit ATI and US Census] If you work or live in Detroit you would have to spend a lot of time looking the other way to avoid noticing the rampant racial and class disparities surrounding you. It’s not just that there are a lot of impoverished people of color in Detroit (though that fact is also undeniable), it’s that impoverished people in Detroit experience greater immiseration than in many other parts of the country due to lack of public investments, from education to public...

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