38. Wharton professor Karl Ulrich on teaching entrepreneurship and value of MBA in 2023

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. Chapters 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 1:05:43 - Podcast and book recommendations 1:08:24 - 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 Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn