Model D TV: Growing companies
Model D startup editor Jon Zemke asked the right questions and seven panelists who are behind six growing businesses had all the right answers. Video producer Tom Hendrickson came back with some moving pictures.
The evening was filled with talk of pickles, granola, technology — and questions about how to make startup enterprise work in Detroit. The answers? Take your time, make the right decisions, stay passionate, don’t worry about capital: it will follow good ideas.
Got that? Awesome. May the fear be with you. Watch this episode of Model D TV and go get ’em, urban innovators.
The panel, moderated by Jon Zemke, editor of SE Michigan Startup, featured Jim Xiao, Venture Partners, Henry Balanon and Dan Ward, Detroit Labs, Reid Tatoris, Are You A Human, Brian Balasia, Digerati, Joe McClure, McClure’s Pickles and Suzanne Vier, Simply Suzanne.
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