Thank you for your candor. I spent the last week in Ann Arbor (Boulder native + 17 years in CA, 2 in Seattle, +2 in the "silicon slopes." It's quiet here. The

Thank you for your candor. I spent the last week in Ann Arbor (Boulder native + 17 years in CA, 2 in Seattle, +2 in the "silicon slopes." It's quiet here. The youngs don't seem to know yet that they can create (ridiculous) value on their own. If I'm missing something, e.g. if there is a strong angel group in A2 or Detroit, please drop me a note, I'm moving here and I'd love to join. (Yes I've seen the umich entrepreneurship efforts; winning school purses does not count) I'm bringing with me some anti-Incubator technology from out west. As in, I offer no money, I take no equity, and after 15 weeks of weekly 7am CEO meetings, you'll be convinced of 5 things: (1) No old (or "successful" entrepreneur) can solve your problems for you (2) Your peers are an amazing resource (3) You are the greatest impediment to your progress (4) You already know everything you need to know to start creating value, and you don't need a check to get started (unless you're curing cancer or doing similarly real science) (5) Andy Groves and Larry Ellison (v1) knew a thing or two about management I'll be launching an A2 cohort (unaffiliated with umich), an East Lansing cohort (possibly in conjunction with MSU), and potentially a Detroit cohort this Fall. If this sounds at all interesting, please drop me a note, I'd love to chat and I'd be happy to share metrics from earlier cohorts...Time to test out the model on Michigan--or vice-versa!