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Interview users, map alternatives, and define the riskiest assumption.
First 30 days guide ↗ Ann Arbor, Michigan
A2 / STARTUP ROUTE
Startup route
Move from insight to evidence.
A stage-based guide to the programs, institutions, and habits that help Ann Arbor founders make the next decision.
Translate
Clarify intellectual property, technical proof, and a credible commercial path.
Research to market ↗Build
Choose the smallest product or service that can produce useful evidence.
Project brief builder ↗Connect
Use the local support network based on stage, affiliation, and next milestone.
Pathway navigator ↗Institutional front doors
Choose by context.
University affiliation, intellectual property, sector, and company stage determine which resource is most relevant.
Ann Arbor SPARKRegional startup and business supportOfficial source ↗Innovation PartnershipsU-M intellectual property and commercializationOfficial source ↗Center for EntrepreneurshipStudent and researcher venture educationOfficial source ↗Zell Lurie InstituteEntrepreneurship programs and venture resourcesOfficial source ↗