Founders : Higher Education

"As soon as they see it operating they see the value in it," says MJ Cartwright, CEO of Court Innovations. "They really get it and want to start using it."

Questions with Seeing is believing spurs growth for Court Innovations

The fifth-year anniversary is a big one for InfoReady. It's the year the Ann Arbor-based software startup crossed 1,000 percent growth on the strength of word-of-mouth marketing from its customers. That win is why InfoReady is one of the Gazelle 100, a year-long exploration of the fastest-growing startups in Metro Detroit as part of SEMichiganStartup's Year of the Gazelle series.

Questions with Word of mouth sends InfoReady to 1,000 percent growth over five years

Pointing at-risk youth in a positive direction is hard enough, but getting them to move toward a career in tech? Jack Bidlack of The Business Side of Youth in Ypsilanti explains how his program is doing both of those things.

Questions with Jack Bidlack on turning at-risk youth on to a career in tech

Finding the next best market to expand online event parking startup Park N Party isn't as simple as randomly picking a Big Ten school and setting up shop. Park n Party co-founder Jason Kapica explains how he grows the reach of his Ann Arbor-based firm.

Questions with Jason Kapica on targeting the best market for expansion

Marcus Perez is the co-founder and managing partner of MSquared, a consulting startup based in Detroit.

Questions with Marcus Perez

Mike Beauregard is a senior partner at Huron Capital Partners, a private-equity firm based in downtown Detroit.

Questions with Mike Beauregard

Greg Gage is the co-founder of Backyard Brains, an Ann Arbor-based startup that specializes in neuroscience education.

Questions with Greg Gage

James Koziarz is the president & CEO of Rubicon Genomics, a genetic testing startup based in Ann Arbor.

Questions with James Koziarz

Brian Cook is the founder of MGoBlog, an Internet publication that specializes in covering sports at the University of Michigan. It is based in Ann Arbor.

Questions with Brian Cook

Doug Neal is one of the four co-founders of Michigan eLab. The Ann Arbor-based venture capital firm focuses on early stage tech startups.

Questions with Doug Neal

James Arps is the general manager of Biotectix, a bio-tech start-up based in Ann Arbor.

Questions with James Arps

Yating Hu is a co-founder of PiezoPowerTech, a clean-energy start-up based in Detroit.

Questions with Yating Hu

Rami D. Fakhoury is the managing director of the Fakhoury Law Group, an immigration employment practice based in Troy.

Questions with Rami D Fakhoury

Skip Cerier is the CEO of SchoolPictures.com, an education start-up based in Ypsilanti.

Questions with Skip Cerier

Laura Schrader is the CEO of 3-D Biomatrix, a University of Michigan spin-out based in Ann Arbor.

Questions with Laura Schrader