Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp will be held from June 7-11, 2021
The Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) is a one-week intensive training program in technology entrepreneurship for graduate students in the sciences, engineering, and math. MEB is co-sponsored by the Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship (INSITE) and the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship.
As a MEB student, you will work with case analyses, lectures, expert panels, and exercises in market assessments and participate in lively social events.
You will learn to imagine, create, and assess opportunities using multiple lenses; develop resources for an organization by forming teams and seeking funding; and use accounting and finance as language and assessment tools.
For all content areas, MEB offers specific opportunities to:
- Develop your ability to use practical tools
- Deepen your conceptual ability to explore fundamental links between tech and business
- Broaden your factual knowledge about technology strategy and entrepreneurship
- Watch the Bootcamp Video
- View the Bootcamp Flyer 2019
- View the Bootcamp 2019 Program
- View the Bootcamp 2019 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2018 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2017 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2016 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2015 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2014 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2013 Photos
- View the Bootcamp 2012 Photos
Contact Us
Main program contact email is meb@wsb.wisc.edu.
Martin Ganco
608-263-3463
Dan Olszewski
608-265-3959
Watch MEB 2020 Alumni Webinars
Life Science Founders
Description: Starting a business in the life sciences
Featured Panelists: Ben Casavant, Tasso; Andrew Markley, Hoplark HopTea; Chorom Pak, LynxBio
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Description: Using entrepreneurial skills inside a large company
Featured Panelists: M. Cabell Jonas, Kaiser Permanente; Claus Moberg, Roblox; Adam Swick, Beam Therapeutics
Consulting
Description: Discussing careers in consulting
Featured Panelists: Wen Chyan, McKinsey; Daria Fedyukina, BioHeights; Elizabeth Hines, AveXis (a Novartis Company); and Chloe Kim, Charles River Associates
Technology Founders
Description: Starting a business in the technology sector
Featured Panelists: Zainab Ghadiyali, Kakal/Airbnb; Hyunjun Park, CATALOG; Suryanarayanan PaneerSelvan, Skill-lync
Venture Capital and Finance Entrepreneurship
Description: Working in venture capital and finance
Featured Panelists: Yiqun Bai, Flagship Pioneering; Josh Carson, WARF, Carson Cook, FRACTAL and Lattice
Next Steps & Resources
Description: Next steps to enhance and expand your knowledge of business and entrepreneurship along with resources that are available
Featured Speaker: Dan Olszewski, Co-Founder of MEB and Director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Rules for the Long Road
Description: Advice and guidance for a successful and meaningful career and life
Featured Speaker: John Morgridge, Co-Founder of MEB, Former CEO/Chair of Cisco and UW Alum
Application Process
Application to MEB will open on Monday, February 1, 2021
Application Deadline: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Things to think about before applying to MEB 2021:
You will not be able to return to an incomplete application, so before you begin, you may find it helpful to prepare in advance your answers to the following questions:
- Current degree program
- Past degrees
- Current employer (if any)
- Faculty sponsorship (while not required, it is beneficial if your faculty sponsor understands and approves your week long commitment away from the lab)
- Prior business or entrepreneurial experiences
- Why you are interested in this program and how it fits your goals
*Note: You must complete the entire application online and submit it to be in the consideration set for admission.