Ann Arbor Startup Blog written by Dug Song

Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup: November 2009

November 18, 2009

In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, we were proud to have 4 University of Michigan student startups present (and the fifth, also a young entrepreneur) at this month’s Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup:

  • Adrian Fortino, Shepard Intelligent Systems - real-time transit information systems (e.g. MagicBus)
  • Alan Shreve, YouCompete - social competition platform
  • Royce Channey, VOI! - hardshell designer iPhone case - with a strap!
  • Jeremy Canfield, Phonagle - location-based iPhone word game
  • Steve Fentriss, SmallerPage - simple websites for any screen size


(select timeline marks to view specific presentations)

As always, thanks to MC David Bloom and videographer Roger Rayle (and son)!

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