Shantonio Birch experienced thermal discomfort first-hand in his apartment in Ann Arbor as a graduate student at the University of Michigan.“Entrepreneurship is a FAiThE-based journey” says Shantonio Birch, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Technology Officer of ThermoVerse. It’s a start-up he launched with $1,489.76 in cash soon after graduating a year ago from the University of Michigan with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.