Upon completion of class you should be able to…
1. Discuss Community Expectations and Instances of Data Collisions
2. Analyze the Challenges of Research in an Entrepreneurial Setting
3. Define your Personal Philosophy of Engagement
Concepts and Definitions
1. Research
2. Base-of-Pyramid Ventures
3. Collision
Pre-Class Activities
Required Materials
- When Participatory Research and Business Strategy Collide: Lessons from Base-of-Pyramid Ventures (Grzybowski, Mathias, Mehta)
Points to Ponder
- Where in your ventures did you see collisions of research and entrepreneurship? Where do you think they could arise in other ventures? Try to think of both HESE and non-HESE related examples
Bring to Class
- A list of 10 examples of where RESEARCH and ENTREPRENEURSHIP collided for better or for worse.
Blog Assignment
- Write a paragraph describing an example of a collision between research and entrepreneurship for a topic within each of the following categories: Challenges to Accessing Information, How Business Compromises Research, How Research can Compromise Venture Success
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