Dan Gilbert on Entrepreneurship and Detroit’s Emerging Tech Hub
Dan Gilbert, Chairman of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, speaks with Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick about how Detroit can make a comeback. (Transcription...
View ArticleThe DIY Economy: The Democratization of Finance, Design, Manufacturing, and...
This session from Techonomy Detroit focuses on how entrepreneurs develop the resources to finance, design, build, and distribute products, and how this this can ultimately lead to the creation of...
View ArticleJack Dorsey on Building Startups and Becoming Mayor of New York
Jack Dorsey, Chairman of Twitter and CEO of Square, joins David Kirkpatrick of Techonomy and Dan Gilbert, Chairman of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, for...
View ArticleFrom Here to There: The Evolution of Mobility
This session from Techonomy Detroit takes a close look at the future of transportation—in the city that has long defined how we get around. Speakers include Jay Baron, President & CEO of the Center...
View ArticleOur Challenge in an Era of Global Competition
In this session from Techonomy Detroit, jointly organized with the Council on Foreign Relations, James Dougherty, adjunct senior fellow at the CFR, leads a discussion about how the U.S. can bolster its...
View ArticleWhy I Believe in Detroit
In this session from Techonomy Detroit, four Detroiters share perspectives on life and work in their city, and where Detroit may be in 10 years. The speakers are: Tonya Allen of The Skillman...
View ArticleTechonomy Detroit in the News: Was Tim Draper Wrong About Detroit’s Electric...
At Techonomy Detroit last week, venture capitalist Tim Draper had some harsh words for the local crowd. Detroit automakers have lost the electric-car battle to Tesla Motors, he said, and the only hope...
View ArticleTechonomy 2012: A Report from Techonomy Detroit
Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick takes the stage at Techonomy 2012 in Tucson, Ariz., to talk about why the company chose to hold its first conference in Detroit earlier this year. Exhibit A is a...
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7.2 Square Miles: The Data Behind Detroit’s Resurgence
A new report produced by a consortium of Detroit-based organizations uses a wide range of analytics to document the revitalization of the 7.2 square miles that comprise the city’s Greater Downtown...
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Venture for America Cultivates Detroit’s Innovation Greenfield
Following our first Techonomy Detroit conference last fall, we profiled Venture for America, a program that places young tech entrepreneurs at start-ups throughout the country, targeting cities like...
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Rock-Bottom Real Estate Creates Opportunity in Detroit
Detroit image via Shutterstock Jerry Paffendorf and Dan Gilbert have radically different visions of urban renewal, but both seek to leverage the depressed Detroit real-estate market to spur...
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From the Model T to P2P: How Automotive Innovation is Changing Detroit (Again)
Uber’s car service seeks to improve transit in Detroit. But how will Detroit’s automakers respond? San Francisco’s Uber has turned the limo and cab industry upside down by offering a car service that...
View ArticleChinese Companies Set Up Shop in the Motor City
A new wave of investment is happening in long-suffering Detroit. At first blush, that sounds eminently promising—the region, and the U.S. auto industry, is still rebounding from the recession, with...
View ArticleReimagining Detroit
by Erick Schonfeld Where most of us see abandoned lots and vacant buildings, Jerry Paffendorf sees a blank canvas. Paffendorf drove me around Detroit when I was there last week for the Techonomy...
View ArticleLooking Back at Techonomy Detroit
Techonomy 2012 kicks off in a few hours, gathering technology and business leaders in Tucson’s Tortolita Mountains to discuss the possibilities of accelerating technological progress. This video...
View ArticleA Look at Detroit 2012
Techonomy Detroit, held on September 12, 2012, and hosted by the Detroit Economic Club, was a one-day multidisciplinary gathering of national and local leaders about reigniting U.S. competitiveness and...
View ArticleTechonomy and Jack Dorsey Return to Detroit
Exploring the promise and peril for the U.S. in an age of technology, the second annual Techonomy Detroit will focus on jobs, education, growth, competitiveness, and America’s urban future. Techonomy...
View ArticleGhosts Of Detroit
By Erick Schonfeld What draws creative types to Detroit? It’s all the possibilities. I got a tour of the city yesterday from Jerry Paffendorf, a local resident and entrepreneur I met on Twitter....
View ArticleRising Costs: Is Uber’s Market-Demand Pricing Ethical?
As San Francisco’s recent transit strike winds down, contract negotiations will carry on over the next month between Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and the employee unions. For on-demand car services...
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A Talent Transfusion for Scrappy Startup Hubs
VFA Fellows brainstorm during a pre-deployment “boot camp” in Providence, RI. Maybe millennials aren’t as selfish as people think. Some college grads are turning down high salaries in finance and...
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