A nominating committee proposed and selected all the company founders who are being participating with these criteria in mind:
-The founder (or founders) had to start and grow their company in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Minnesota.
-The founder’s company has some basis in technology and innovation.
-The founder grew his or her company to $100 million revenue;
-Or sold their company for $100 million or more;
-Or their company went public (either IPO or reverse merger) with a market capitalization of greater than $300 million and experienced sustained growth thereafter.
Change can have occurred over time, without affecting the founder’s status for selection in MilkShake.
