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Sherrell Dorsey + Garage/Medill Fellowship Recap
by Charlotte Oxnam The Garage/Medill fellowship was launched at the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year and was built to support diversity amongst entrepreneurs in the media industry. With only […]
Insurance for Startups
by Natalie Stone, Hill and Stone Insurance Note: This article does not provide insurance advice for your specific circumstance. If you are considering insurance for your business, you should contact […]
Understanding Danger Zones: Our Latest Findings on Successful Entrepreneurs
by Charlotte Oxnam Read the full report on our latest findings on successful entrepreneurs’ “danger zones” here. Over the past year, The Garage, in conjunction with Northwestern Professor of Psychology […]
VentureCat 2021: The Results
On May 26, 2021, an audience gathered online to celebrate innovation at Northwestern! VentureCat 2021 was once again held virtually to not only keep our participants safe and allow them […]
Where are they now? // Brandon Snower ’19
Growing up in Chicago, Brandon Snower ’19 was always surrounded by entrepreneurship. From an early age, he watched his dad start small businesses, seeing first-hand the ideas, creativity, hard work, […]
The Garage’s Residency Program Grows to 50% Women
by Charlotte Oxnam, McCormick ’23 When The Garage opened its doors to students in the fall of 2015, there was only one offering, The Garage Residency, our incubation program. The […]
Propel Highlight: Haley Hooper ’23
by Charlotte Oxnam, McCormick ’23 Haley Hooper, School of Education and Social Policy ’23 is the CEO and founder of Clubspot, a startup and online platform dedicated to connecting and […]
Recap: Spring 2021 Startup Matchmaking
by Charlotte Oxnam, McCormick ’23 A startup is only as great as its team. Growing that team can be a challenge for a student founder with little or no recruitment […]
The Unknown Unknowns
by Charlotte Oxnam, McCormick ’23 In the MIT Sloan Management Review case study Discovering “Unk-Unks”, author John W. Mullins argues that the most useful insights for a founder are the […]