Noted: The business school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a course tied to a $1.5 million fund, which can be invested in companies started by students in the class. The fund has made 20 investments since 1998—less than half of the startups have shut down, while a handful have been sold. “But it’s not as good as it may sound,” said Dan Olszewski, the program’s instructor. “Some companies that are two years old are still alive, but they’re not on the right track.”
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