Enthusiast

Educating future entrepreneurs - Gabriel Weintraub (Stanford) & Marcos Singer (Universidad Catolica) on the role of universities, integration with industry and whether entrepreneurship can be taught

February 06, 2021 Patrick Alex Season 1 Episode 5
Enthusiast
Educating future entrepreneurs - Gabriel Weintraub (Stanford) & Marcos Singer (Universidad Catolica) on the role of universities, integration with industry and whether entrepreneurship can be taught
The Enthusiast: Founders & VCs beyond the Valley
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On this episode Patrick sits down with Gabriel Weintraub, Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Marcos Singer, Professor and Dean of the MBA programme at Universidad Catolica de Chile to discuss the relevance of universities in creating entrepreneurial ecosystems. 

We dive into the role of Stanford and explore its replicability to other markets. Marcos and Gabriel alike make a compelling case for the importance of universities in wider ecosystems. Along the discussion, we also highlight the need for more integration between industry and academia, which is lacking in more nascent ecosystems and Stanford contrastingly has embraced since the 60s. 

On this episode you will learn about: 

  • Stanford’s role in creating the Silicon Valley ecosystem
  • What are real entrepreneurship classes and can entrepreneurship be taught
  • What role should universities play in a tech ecosystem 
  • How to embrace more collaboration between industry and academia
  • Where is university and education heading for the future

Have a closer look at Gabriel Weintraub's research here and Marco Singer's research here

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