When University
of Michigan Ross School of Business professor David Brophy launched
the Michigan
Growth Capital Symposium 29 years ago, most people didn’t
understand why he would want to encourage the development of startup
companies in Michigan.
“I was the crazy guy who kept preaching this gospel of
diversifying the economy and getting more knowledge-based, fast-growing
industries,” said Brophy, director of U-M’s Center for Venture Capital and
Private Equity Finance.
He’s not the crazy guy anymore. The symposium, which helps startup companies connect with prospective investors and encourages discussion about various issues confronting the state’s entrepreneurs, annually attracts several hundred attendees. The MGCS takes place May 11-12 at the Marriott hotel in Ypsilanti.
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Author: Nathan Bomey
