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Bobby Housel shares how he built a 200-person entrepreneur community at University of Michigan.
"This is a community of entrepreneurs, about 200 strong at this school. We meet biweekly and just enjoy each other - no context of paying dues, no monthly membership. This is not a club, this is just a group of killers that enjoy spending time together.
This did not exist at other schools. The schools that pretend they have these crazy entrepreneurship programs - no hate on Michigan entrepreneurship, there is some upside - but they can't build this. This has only existed because I spent every waking moment at this school. Anytime anyone tells me they're building something, I connect with them.
It took me 2 years to meet every single one of these killers. We come together biweekly to bring together these kinds of conversations and to build together. Our mission is to bring this sort of community to schools across the country - built ground up for students by students. Come and be together and make cool things."
Bobby Housel
Partner at The Collaborative Fund. Former columnist for The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal.
Two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Author of acclaimed books "The Psychology of Money" and "Same as Ever".
Presented at over 100 conferences across a dozen countries, sharing expertise in financial journalism and business analysis.