It struck me that we could all better leverage our resources by putting students directly in touch with opportunity and then having them report on it.
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The bullpen is a place where student volunteers contribute directly to Michigan Innovators.
I started Michigan Innovators a little less than a year ago. In the time since, it has become clear to me that the site deals with three constituencies:
- The innovative business people who power the site's interviews content.
- Academics who use the interviews as a teaching resource. Right now, there are just Diana Wong and myself in this category.
- Students in my classes who seem to have two motivations:
- Finding a job (80%)
- Starting their own business or freelancing (20%)
In considering this latter group, students, some of them showed considerable interest in the site content and were always coming to me for contacts, etc. It struck me that we could all better leverage our resources by putting students directly in touch with opportunity and then having them report on it. The benefits I see:
- Students gain direct experience pursuing leads and presenting themselves.
- Through student efforts, Michigan Innovators increases its reach withiin the practicing innovation community.
The student experience is structured around determining the type of company they eventually want to join or form and then determining how to do it. I expect we will learn a lot from their accounts of their experiences.
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