For this podcast, I typically interview founders and investors, but there are times that I like to switch things up and get a different perspective about startups and entrepreneurship.

Thus, I was excited to interview Jorge, as he teaches Entrepreneurial Strategy at Columbia Business School and his research has been focused on entrepreneurship policy, regional entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial strategy.

He is also one of the creators of The Startup Cartography Project, which is an interactive map showcasing the quantity, quality, and performance of entrepreneurship across America.

Jorge received his PhD from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and was previously a postdoc at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a lecturer at MIT Sloan.

In this episode of our podcast, we cover:

* Jorge’s thoughts on the current economic conditions and what it means for entrepreneurs.

* His background story and the path his career took to becoming a professor.

* The latest in terms of the entrepreneurial culture at Columbia Business School, including the details on the school’s brand new Manhattanville campus.

* The expansion of entrepreneurship across lots of different regions and does it matter to be in Silicon Valley?

* A discussion on his research around the gender gap in entrepreneurship.

* Common mistakes that Jorge sees entrepreneurs make over and over again.

* And so much more.

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