[While consensus-based decision-making is a great way to bring employees and disparate stakeholders together, have a healthy debate, and build trust, entrepreneurial ventures need to be agile and make clear, quick, and crisp decisions. It helps to have open discussion along with clear authority and an odd number of people on the board.]

Frame Changers #191: Capstone Correction

June 1, 2015 krm716

[The goal should be to prepare students to be successful real-world innovators and entrepreneurs…and not just to win competitions.]

Frame Changers #190: Venture Time Horizons

May 29, 2015 krm716

[While it takes two days to build a greenhouse, it takes years to build an enterprise. Entrepreneurship calls for patience, persistence and perseverance, and this need is elevated further when working in extremely resource-constrained settings.]