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By Johnny Smith on Thu Mar 20 2025

Understanding what genuinely motivates people to engage in purposeful work can substantially influence the trajectory of a startup. As an entrepreneur or investor in new ventures, understanding what Read more

By Catherine Buday on Mon Apr 22 2024

Richard M. Schulze, Founder and retired CEO of Best Buy, sat down on April 19 with EIX Founding Editor Jim Wetherbe (at left) to discuss the 10 th anniversary of the first EIX home page. EIX was Read more

By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Jan 10 2024

Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange (EIX) aspires to be the #1 peer-reviewed resource for thought leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation for students, practitioners, and professors. To Read more

By Jennifer Nelson on Thu Nov 30 2023

In business, change is inevitable. The ability to adapt to and embrace change is often the linchpin of success. "Embracing it requires a delicate balance of communication, vision and engagement," Read more

By Guillaume Carton on Fri Sep 15 2023

Editor’s note: Prof. Carton is an expert on strategy frameworks. He is especially interested in how strategy ideas develop over time and how they get used and shared in organizations. In this Read more

By Arzi Adbi and Siddharth Natarajan on Thu Sep 14 2023

Fintech is an increasingly important innovation for businesses across the world. Fintech broadly refers to technologies that enable banking and financial services. As fintech has the power to diffuse Read more

By Vassiliki Bamiatzi and Nick Williams on Tue Jun 13 2023

The mental health crisis has affected public safety, schools, politics and business and provoked a worldwide discussion on how we can better help individuals who are suffering from mental illness. Read more

By Danielle Ailts Campeau and Michelle Somes-Booher on Tue May 09 2023

The pizza eating skit from SNL has become a way to introduce students to the concept of business models and the business model canvas in a humorous and memorable way. In a very funny 2014 skit from Read more

By Raja Singaram and Gabi Kaffka on Thu Jan 05 2023

Saoirse was intrigued with her launch customer’s request. They criticized some components of her firm’s product for 45 minutes – then asked if the same components could be made out of a Read more

By Joon Mahn Lee, Dalee Yoon and Steven Boivie on Tue Nov 02 2021

Correctly timing a chief executive officer’s (CEO) succession is very important for firms, because CEO transition sends important signals to investors about the future of the firm’s strategy and Read more