A discussion with Wharton professor Karl Ulrich on teaching entrepreneurship, value of MBA, working at the MIT AI lab in the 1980s, and a career as a professor and founder.

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Segments:

[03:42] Karl introduces himself

[06:17] PhD at the MIT AI Lab

[12:57] First job as a professor

[16:34] Entrepreneurial trends at Wharton

[22:11] Can entrepreneurship be taught?

[30:53] Innovation tournaments

[36:08] Do innovation labs in big companies work?

[40:45] Starting the Semester in San Francisco program

[47:35] Is it worth to do an MBA?

[53:22] Karl's companies

[56:54] The Xootr story

[01:05:43] Podcast and book recommendations

[01:08:24] It's never too late to start a company

Show notes

- Innovation Tournaments by Karl Ulrich and Christian Terwiesch: https://amzn.to/3ZEFrN3

- Innovation Tournament Handbook: https://amzn.to/46hV5QQ

- Xootr kick-scooter: https://xootr.com/products/xootr-kick-scooter-mg

- Karl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktulrich

- Karl's website: https://ktulrich.com/

- Make It Clear by Patrick Winston: https://amzn.to/3ZJfgoh

- How to Speak video by Patrick Winston: https://youtu.be/Unzc731iCUY

- Unicorn's Shadow by Ethan Mollick: https://amzn.to/46g0GY5