Insights and Research

Notes on entrepreneurship, innovation, and organizational design, tested in my own life and ventures, or with clients before they end up here. New pieces post as ideas prove out in practice, not before.

What the Research Says About Teaching Entrepreneurship

Two new studies and a real case study from an Australian business school point to the same conclusion: entrepreneurship education works when students are put into situations that require a real decision with a real stakeholder, not when they're told about one. Here's what the research actually found, what one school did about it, and how three US community colleges are already running smaller versions of the same idea.

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What San Antonio's Top Ranking Doesn't Show

San Antonio just got ranked the most entrepreneurial city in the country. This piece checks that ranking against Texas's rising bankruptcies, wages that trail the national average, and one of the tougher lending climates in the country, then asks what happens to a business after someone files. The answer: almost nothing.

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The Structure Behind Innovation

Innovation is often treated as an outcome, but it begins within systems that are rarely visible. This article examines how entrepreneurial ecosystems, interdependencies, and structural conditions shape innovation, arguing that sustainable growth depends less on ideas and more on the systems that enable them.

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