Tag: Research Methods

Startups don’t need to be in Silicon Valley, Boston or New York to attract investors. Crowdfunding can help promising ventures get noticed by angels. By Sandy Yu, Scott Johnson, Chiayu Lai, Antonio Read more

Connecting academic research with real business problems can improve relevance, generate funding and help professors produce insights managers can actually use. James Wetherbe is the Richard Schulze Read more

Business research and business practice are too often separated. David Teece explains how scholars can use each to strengthen the other. Professor David Teece is one of the impactful business Read more

Researchers can advance the field by approaching research entrepreneurially and exploring emerging questions about opportunity, failure, family, health and more. The community of entrepreneurship Read more

University COI policies protect students, but they can also prevent students from joining startups based on research they helped commercialize. In the private sector, collaboration between the people Read more

Crowdsourcing and other forms of customer feedback can help entrepreneurs gauge demand, uniqueness and appeal before committing fully to a new venture. As online crowdsourcing has shown, people will Read more

EIX offers free case studies, classroom exercises, articles, videos and teaching modules to help educators bring entrepreneurship to life. Are you looking for high-quality new material to enrich your Read more

Business schools often reward publications and citations more than practical impact. This article argues that entrepreneurs should help shape research priorities. Markets are a strong mechanism that Read more

How did a one-hour meeting with FedEx founder Fred Smith lead to $1 million for university research? Preparation, relevance and a clear business case made the difference. Corporate funding helps make Read more

Entrepreneurship rewards adaptability, risk-taking and accountability. This commentary asks whether lifetime job security sends professors and students the opposite message. Successful entrepreneurs Read more