Ep. 18: The Culture of Entrepreneurship (with Ian Mashiter)

With guest Ian Mashiter, Professor and Director of Entrepreneurship Activities at BU Questrom School of Business Why entrepreneurship is critical for the economy The relevance of entrepreneurship to large corporations “It’s really about a transformation of minds. It’s really about getting people to have an entrepreneurial way of thinking.” Entrepreneurship at Boston University Is entrepreneurship innate or can it be learned? Experiential learning as a model for entrepreneurship education The investor’s perspective Bubbles and the Internet Ian Mashiter’s history as an entrepreneur Commercial: The BUzz Lab The role of problem-solving Passion and persistence SnowMonkey The BUzz Lab resources: mentorship, Summer Accelerator program, etc. Artist entrepreneurs Hacker, Hustler, Hipster The cultural dimension to entrepreneurship Exit strategy Failure The pivot The path to entrepreneurship