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Tanya Muzumdar
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Meet Michael Barera, the Wikipedian in Residence at U-M's Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Not only is he a member of the first student Wikipedia club in the country, he is the first Wikipedian resident ever appointed to a presidential library. Concentrate's Tanya Muzumdar chats with him about what that means, where he goes next, and which wiki entries he's been involved with and inspired by.
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
In the world of computer data hosting redundancy is a way of life. Ann Arbor's Online Tech has taken that philosophy to a new level, putting in place two CEOs. But far from duplicating each other's efforts, the dual company leaders have found that they complement and strengthen each other's talents.
Richard Retyi
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
It's not all about angel investing and venture capital at Concentrate. Some times you've got to focus on the little guy or gal. Which is what Kickstarter does, helping innovative ideas and people to find investment. From food to photography to music and movies, folks in Ann Arbor and Ypsi have used the crowd-sourcing financial service to get their pet projects off the ground.
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
"I quit!" never sounded so sweet. Even in the state's job-strapped economy, there are Michiganders deciding to leave secure positions to forge businesses of their own. Concentrate profiles four local entrepreneurs who made the leap from employee to self-employed.
Jon Zemke
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Offering a Word for the web solution for the
pains of website maintenance are Mike Monan and Stephen Colson, the founders of Switchback, an internet business based on Drupal technology. This week they dish with Concentrate's Jon Zemke on downtown workspaces and the wilds of entrepreneurship.
Jon Zemke
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
How do you get to the top of Google's first page? Catherine Juon and Linda Girard have a few ideas. It's why they started the successful website optimization firm Pure Visibility. Jon Zemke sits down with these Ann Arbor entrepreneurs to talk about sharing leadership, running a company in downtown A2, and teaching school kids more about business (among other topics).
Dennis Archambault
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Sometimes bigger isn't better. In Ann Arbor the "small giant"
movement is catching on. Their philosophy? Profit is good but the bottom line
should not be the be-all, end-all of your company's existence.
Terry Parris Jr.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
It was only a matter of time before pizza went high-tech. From web tracking to on demand orders from your TiVo, Ann Arbor-based Domino's has created a brave new world of snarfing.
Tanya Muzumdar
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
See that speck on the Lake Michigan horizon? Rolling across choppy waves, skateboard on one foot, surfboard on the other, Josh Weston does double time as a web designer for Ann Arbor's MS&L and as the founder of Einfach Skate. Concentrate chats with the man who's struck a balance between pavement and PC.
Terry Parris Jr.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Are you a follower or do you have a following? Who's tweeting who? Social Media is this year's buzz word and Twitter is its newest doo-dad. Our story would end here (if we stuck to the 140 character limit) but Twitter has only just begun in the Ann Arbor area.
Ryan Allen
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tearing down the cubicle walls, four Ann Arbor tech companies are trading the generic, mundane work environment for something different and, hopefully, more inspiring.
Amy Whitesall
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Whether it's web optimization or life optimization, Linda Girard has the kind of vision, energy and confidence others look up on Google. Co-founder of the successful Internet marketing company, Pure Visibility, she's translated a Life 2.0 philosophy into Web 2.0 business savvy.
Alex Dziadosz
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Along with the promise of 1,000 new jobs, Google's Adwords office is embracing Ann Arbor in unexpected ways: assisting local non-profits and even teaching high school.
Alex Dziadosz
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Ready or not here he comes! There are plenty of 20 year-olds who think they can change the world but how many of them have started a lucrative web design and multimedia firm at age thirteen? Meet Chris Mwakasisi, CEO of whiteMAKO.
Jeff Meyers
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
With much hoopla, Google held a formal open house for their new Adwords division in downtown Ann Arbor. Metromode went on the tour, sampled the buffet and saw more lava lamps and Mr. Potato Heads than you could possibly imagine.