Part 2 of 3 · Michigan's economic future

Michigan Needs a Startup Ecosystem That Opens Doors

At Zelus, nearly every early customer started with a relationship. Most Michigan founders don't have that network yet. Here is how the state could lend them one.

November 2, 2026·6 min readRead

The Rise of the AI Co-Pilot in Sports

My fourteen year old wants a breakdown after every basketball game. An AI copilot could give him one, and the same idea reaches all the way up to the coach and the front office.

February 15, 2026·7 min readRead
Inderpal Singh

About the author

Inderpal Singh helps organizations put AI to work quickly and responsibly. He helped build Zelus Analytics, a sports AI company, through its acquisition by Teamworks, led transformation at WWE, and was the founding chief product and technology officer of the XFL. He began his career at Microsoft, Bridgewater Associates, HSBC and McKinsey & Company. He also founded the Dasvandh Network, which has raised more than $18 million for humanitarian and civil rights causes, and the ADLD Center, a nonprofit pursuing a cure for an ultra rare genetic disease. He proudly lives in Oakland County.

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