Digerati News

Meet the 2008 Class of 20 in their 20s
Crain's Detroit Business - May 2008 - By Tom Henderson
Now in its third year, our 20s program highlights young professionals making their marks in the region. Crain's had nearly 300 nominees and spent the past several months evaluating them to come up with the final list. Read more >

Think Small for Big Jobs
Detroit Free Press - March 2008 - By Ron Dzwonkowski
Michigan has to stop its brain drain or kiss its future good-bye -- along with its best and brightest young people. The state's No Worker Left Behind effort is doing what it can for mid-career and older folks displaced by the loss of manufacturing jobs. That helps Michigan through its wrenching economic transition. But the future of this state is in the hands of the young. Read more >

Job Fair Seeks to Retain Talent
Detroit Free Press - March 2008 - By Margarita Bauza
Brian Balasia, an ambitious 2003 graduate of the University of Michigan, wants to stop the exodus of Michigan's young talent going to other states. He has spent the last three years touting a plan that would help connect students with small, emerging firms -- companies Balasia said have the potential of becoming the next Microsoft. Read more >

New Engineering Classes Aimed at Innovators
Michigan Daily - Febuary 2008 - By Lindy Stevens
Before they became some of America's most successful businessmen, Microsoft's Bill Gates, Apple's Steve Jobs and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were all just college kids - some of them dropouts - with big ideas. Read more >

Where a Young Business can Thrive
Crain's Detroit Business - July 2007 - By Mary Kramer
Brian Balasia was an engineering student when he and some pals
pooled the money they earned from internships and started their own company. Read more >

Young in Years, Mature in Approach
Detroiter - May 2005 - By Chris Mead
Brian Balasia was an engineering student when he and some pals
pooled the money they earned from internships and started their own company. Read more >