What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial, with Chris Coleridge, Founder and Academic, University of Cambridge

Lessons of Innovation

If you ever wondered 'what makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial and what corporates can learn from entrepreneurs?' Then, this episode is for you, as I speak to Chris Coleridge just about that.

Chris is a serial entrepreneur, a mentor, an expert in the innovation practice, and a board advisor for several startups. He's also a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship and the founder of the University of Cambridge Business School Entrepreneurship Launchpad.

In today’s episode, we speak about,

· What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial?

· Why Mullin's 7-domain analysis for assessing business ideas is Crisis's favorite framework?

· Why entrepreneurs often jump straight into solutions instead of speaking to customers about their problems; and how to deal with that?

· The different traits to look for in a cofounding team

· The things entrepreneurs can do to minimize the risk of business failure

· What corporates can do to succeed with their innovation programs and learn from entrepreneurs?

Links:

• The New Business Road Test
• Loonshots
• Cardbon 13