The Motor City is popping off with entrepreneurial energy this week, as they celebrate Detroit Startup Week 2016.
We're still riding high after last week's Boulder Startup Week and Denver's Startup Weekend, plus the scores of other recent sponsorships (you'll notice a theme, loyal readers), but we all know that Detroit is in for five days of a unique community experience.
For new readers, Startup Week is a new type of conference that builds momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship, led by entrepreneurs and hosted in the entrepreneurial spaces they love. The energy is tangible, and the results of the week are a reflection of a community's hard work and entrepreneurial identity.
This year's tracks (knowledge sessions) are organized around the following themes: Art+Design, Civic Innovation, Entrepreneur 101, Food-Preneurship, IoT (Internet of Things), Mobility, Music, Social Entrepreneurship, Tech, and Marquee Events (stuff like the keynote, closing party and Chase-sponsored talks and Basecamps). It will prove to be rewarding and invigorating for all attendees and organizers. We say this because we know, but if you're within a day's drive of these events, they are worth it and you should go soak up all of the information and networking that await.